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Originally Posted by FunForOne
Please dont take this the wrong way or take offense, but you are looking at it from an angle if you think an ACLU lawyer is an impratial centrist.
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As I said, it's been within the last generation where things have gotten more and more partisan, which includes nominations on both sides. Right now there's a teetery, slightly right-leaning balance, of which O'conner has traditionally been the swing vote by being a 'pragmatic conservative'. Bush would attempt to skew that balance to the right to further his agenda, and the agenda of his puppeteers.
I'm not saying that other administrations haven't attempted to do the same in the past... what I'm saying is that it's not a good thing, and the extremity of this battle has really come to a head lately. IMO as a result, everyone aside from the rich, the corporate (but I repeat myself!) and the zealot will be the lessor for it.
That said, at least Clinton had the presence of mind to consult with the GOP before putting forth Ginsberg and Breyer, both of whom were quickly ratified. Bush has not attempted to reach a consensus with centrist offerings, but rather proferred the most radical and extreme personalities he can find... Bolton, Gonzales, and now Roberts.