26May
Obama’s Court Choice
Posted by JimNo matter how you think of his policies, you cannot doubt our President’s considerable political skills. I am referring to his announcement his new Supreme Court nominee. The GOP, eager to court Hispanics in 2010, now find themselves in a real corner. I suspect they will have to swallow their distaste for the nominee’s views on social issues and judicial activism and approve the choice. There is, however, potential for a real internecine gang fight. The hearings will be the first real skirmish in the War for the Republican soul. Moderates within the party, who have been marginalized over the past few years, are going to have their future status largely determined by this battle. This will be political theatre at its’ finest.
