Whether the predominant interest groups on the left would actively seek to defeat the nomination of Judge John Roberts to the Supreme Court was never a question of if but when. Ralph Neas answered that question Wednesday when he announced People for the American Way’s opposition to the Roberts nomination in a harsh condemnation of the judge and his likely role on the Supreme Court.
Mr. Neas’ bit of invective ("I didn’t think that anybody could be to the right of William Bradford Reynolds, Robert Bork, and Ted Olson, but Roberts managed it") should serve as a stern reminder to any conservative that the left, or the far left at least, has every intention of employing the same scorched-earth tactics that became infamous during the Bork and Thomas confirmation process, no matter how unfounded they are. Yes Judge Roberts’ ascension to the Supreme Court is all but guaranteed and no Democrats no longer have the numbers in the Senate to pull off the same character assassination that succeeded in Judge Bork’s nomination and nearly succeeded in Justice Thomas’. But what they can do, and probably will do, is denigrate Judge Robert’s integrity and character, further diminishing the integrity of a process that has already been diminished far too much in the past two decades. Conservatives and Republicans need to be prepared to refute such inflammatory tactics and keep the record straight. Mr. Neas and company shouldn’t be allowed to get away with crying wolf any more.
Hat Tip: Sean Higgins
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