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July 1, 2005

Supreme Court Vacancy

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has resigned, which means that President Bush will appoint the first new Supreme Court justice in about a decade (the last was Justice Breyer in 1994). While President Clinton's nominees - even Ruth Bader Ginsburg - sailed through their confirmation hearings, the Democrats showed with Clarence Thomas and, earlier, Robert Bork and (of all people) David Souter that they are looking for blood on the floor, a knock-down drag-out festival of hatred and lunacy.

Make lots of popcorn; this will be fun.

UPDATE: Good coverage at Wizbang and Blogs for Bush.

And Confirm Them has an interesting statistic on timelines. Short version: two to three months' worth of popcorn will be needed.

Posted by jeff at July 1, 2005 11:58 AM

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