Liar, Liar

Let’s call it as it is…I snipped a piece (below) from a column that Frank Rich (NY Times) wrote…

“The fraudulence of "Justice Sunday" begins but does not end with its sham claims to solidarity with the civil rights movement of that era.”The filibuster was once abused to protect racial bias," says the flier for tonight's show, "and now it is being used against people of faith." In truth, Bush judicial nominees have been approved in exactly the same numbers as were Clinton second-term nominees. Of the 13 federal appeals courts, 10 already have a majority of Republican appointees. So does the Supreme Court. It's a lie to argue, as Tom DeLay did last week, that such a judiciary is the "left's last legislative body," and that Justice Anthony Kennedy, a Reagan appointee, is the poster child for "outrageous" judicial overreach. Our courts are as highly populated by Republicans as the other two branches of government.”

So, after reading this, what do you conclude?

Here’s what I see…a shameful grab for power. With a Republican majority already in all levels of the judicial system, the fact that Bush has a problem getting more judges approved is testimony to the effectiveness of the separation of powers.

What we should be alarmed about is the further politicization of the judiciary. Do we want judges or political lackeys?

Shouldn't the question be, "Is he/she a good judge?" and not "Is he/she a good Republican/Democrat?"