Decision ‘08

Pig Slanders Mud

That’s the analogy I think of when I hear Ted Kennedy decrying the politicizing of the Supreme Court nomination process:

Mr. Kennedy said the nomination process, and particularly the hearings, had “turned into a political campaign,” and that the White House had proved increasingly skilled in turning that to its advantage.

“These issues are so sophisticated - half the Senate didn’t know what the unitary presidency was, let alone the people of Boston,” he said, referring to one of the legal theories that was a major focus of the hearings. “I’m sure we could have done better.”

“But what has happened is that this has turned into a political campaign,” he said. “The whole process has become so politicized that I think the American people walk away more confused about the way these people stand.”

No, Teddy, I don’t think that’s the case at all; I think you tried to slander a good man, and it didn’t work, and people walked away disgusted. Funny how ‘disgust’ and ‘Ted Kennedy’ always seem to revolve around each other…

(With the hat tip to Mark Levin, who has a new blog up at National Review Online)…

One Response to “Pig Slanders Mud”

1 AcademicElephant Says:
January 14th, 2006 at 3:08 pm
“George Bush won the election,” said Representative Rahm Emanuel, an Illinois Democrat. “If you don’t like it, you better win elections.”

Words of wisdom from Rahm Emanuel in that article. Who would have thunk it?