Blogger Has No Opinion on
Roberts Nomination
Shareena D (FGAQ file photo)
Lou Snyder, 20 Jul 05, San Miguel (UPS):
Shareena D, the voice behind the popular liberal blog 'Cattle
Call', found herself staring at her keyboard with nothing to say this
morning about the nomination of John Roberts for the United States Supreme
Court."I suppose I should have done
some more research last night, but I really thought that by this morning
there would be plenty of reaction already out there for me to cull through.
And there is, but... it's all so academic - went to school here, clerked for
Rehnquist, argued in front of the Supremes a few dozen times... Give me
something I can sink my teeth into, for Christ's sake. You know, I'm sure
the guy is pretty far out there: he's on record as saying 'We continue to
believe that Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled', so we know
where he's coming from. Still, it's almost a relief. I swear, I was
expecting Bush to nominate someone like John Ashcroft. At least he didn't go
that far."
Many conservative bloggers are dealing with
much the same case of judicial writer's block. Peg Gordon from 'Eyeball
on the Judiciary' explains. "There's something about his eyes that
bothers me, a certain lack of zeal... Okay, he worked for Regan and the
first Bush, and argued in front of the Supremes a few dozen times, but what
else is behind that salon haircut? I'm worried. Look, I've got a quote from
him right here: "Roe v. Wade is the settled law of the land. It's a little
more than settled. It was reaffirmed in the face of a challenge that it
should be overruled in the Casey decision." Exactly how is that supposed to
make me feel warm and fuzzy? I was hoping that Bush would nominate someone
like John Ashcroft, but he didn't have the guts to go that far."
It's not only political blogs that have been
subject to a temporary case of ennui; silly blogs have been affected as
well. Mark Hoback at 'Fried Green
al-Qaedas' elaborated. "Hey man, no problem. There is definitely
something funny here, and I'm going to find it. Here's an idea - let me
pitch it to you. Did you know that everybody in the Roberts family has a 'J'
name? No shit. There's John, wife Jane, kids Jack and Josie. And I'll bet
they have a dog named Jasper. I could riff on that, what you think? No?
Damn. I wish Bush had nominated someone like John Ashcroft." |
