Reply #11: Here's how you get around that [View All]

[nichomachus]

A. Assume you're the GOP president (who got in because petty Democrats were busy holding their breath to teach other Democrats a lesson).

B. There is an opening on the Supreme Court, and you know that the Dem-controlled judiciary committee is going to give you problems.

C. You simply name Alberto Gonzales to the Supreme Court. The Dems go apeshit. The blogs go apeshit. The MSM covers the piss fight 24/7.

D. You let the fight play itself out and you let the Dems vote Gonzo down.

E. Then, you name some uncontroversial corporate lobbyist to the court. Everyone is happy that you've "moved to the center." The Dems can't really oppose him without being painted as "petty" by the corporate media. (You can only go to that well so often.)

F. You get your corporate court and the Dems go home feeling all warm and fuzzy that they kept Gonzo off the court.

G. Of course, you never wanted Gonzo on the court anyone. You know he's an idiot and you just wanted to make him the sacrificial lamb.