For whatever reason - the times, the weather, the price of onions - I just can't really get into this whole Supreme Court nomination debate. But now, with a conservative man nominated (from the mold of Antonin Scalia says NPR) to replace a female swing vote, I'm getting into it. It would appear that as his approval rating drops, the President runs right - far right, like a toss sweep right. My fear is that if Mr. Bush's approval rating drops any farther he might wind up selecting one third of the Trinity to be on the Court. In Judges Scalia and potentially Alito, we have somebody who thinks about contemporary issues in an 18th century framework. As insightful, forward thinking, and robust as the Constitution is I find it dubious that Jefferson was explicitly against Internet trade. But that's a topic for another time.
Group deadlines are an interesting thing; all of mine are cropping up early. This means that I have a group thing next Tuesday and another next Wednesday and my semester is virtually over, work-wise, on Thursday. Sweeeeet.
Tuesday, November 01, 2005