No Way Out But Through
Judging from the piece in today's Washington Post, the Bush Administration has apparently realized anew that trying to destroy the Roberts nomination represents a blood sport to the Democrats.
There is no way out of the thicket but through. It's good to hear that staffers are combing through Reagan Administration papers at the Reagan Library, so that they're prepared. It's not clear to me exactly when they were dispatched (whether immediately after the nomination was announced or after the adoption story indicated that Roberts' opponents would stop at nothing). But the important thing is that they're there now.
I tend to agree with those quoted in the story who oppose shying away from Roberts' conservative record unnecessarily. Despite the baying of the MSM and the liberals, there's no decree that says a conservative -- a true conservative -- either doesn't belong on or can't be confirmed to the Supreme Court. Of course there's no reason to bring up issues that Democrats can easily distort -- but what kind of confidence in the conservative movement or conservative ideas does it betoken when Bush administration officials act like membership in mainstream conservative legal organization like the Federalist Society is legitimately controversial?
It's just reassuring to know that the Administration is listening to its lawyers -- who know that no one should ever be release documents to the adversary without knowing what's in them first?
There is no way out of the thicket but through. It's good to hear that staffers are combing through Reagan Administration papers at the Reagan Library, so that they're prepared. It's not clear to me exactly when they were dispatched (whether immediately after the nomination was announced or after the adoption story indicated that Roberts' opponents would stop at nothing). But the important thing is that they're there now.
I tend to agree with those quoted in the story who oppose shying away from Roberts' conservative record unnecessarily. Despite the baying of the MSM and the liberals, there's no decree that says a conservative -- a true conservative -- either doesn't belong on or can't be confirmed to the Supreme Court. Of course there's no reason to bring up issues that Democrats can easily distort -- but what kind of confidence in the conservative movement or conservative ideas does it betoken when Bush administration officials act like membership in mainstream conservative legal organization like the Federalist Society is legitimately controversial?
It's just reassuring to know that the Administration is listening to its lawyers -- who know that no one should ever be release documents to the adversary without knowing what's in them first?
posted by LadybugUSA at 7:53 AM
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