Reflections of a Supreme-to-Be

So the Bushies still got their Catholic justice, after all... Friends of the Robertses tell the NYTimes that the Justice-designate and his wife are, indeed, "devout." (But are they Scalia-devout?) Given the lack of paper trail, should make for interesting confirmation hearings.

I really hope that the "Catholic" pressure groups out there don't lift up their leg on the hydrant down the line by screaming about canonical sanctions for judges they don't like -- they tried to do this with the San Francisco judge who ruled in favor of gay marriage. It's one thing to bring this up in a legislative context, but the judiciary is a whole new ballgame, and to inhibit or threaten it is not the best thing for a free society... We saw this earlier in the year in Chicago.

Extant the court, it seems a slow news day. What the hell am I to talk about? Should we do a Rohrshach Test-style Q&A session or something?

Whatever the case, good morning.

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