Remembering Sandra Day O'Connor
Many will remember her from her opinions, but my clearest memory, seared into my sports loving brain:
At the 39th annual Washington Press Club "Salute to Congress" Dinner in 1985, Washington Redskins running back John Riggins was seated at a table with Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. As usual, he had not missed attitude adjustment hour. Sometime before he passed out under the table, he managed to respond to what he considered boring dinner conversation by giving some advice to Mrs. Justice O'C. "Lighten up, Sandy baby," he said.
Classic.
The replacement? I go with Janice Rogers Brown. . solid. . conservative. . replacing a woman with a woman. . and . . . hey, if she's good enough for the Court of Appeals, why isn't she good enough for the Supreme Court?
At the 39th annual Washington Press Club "Salute to Congress" Dinner in 1985, Washington Redskins running back John Riggins was seated at a table with Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. As usual, he had not missed attitude adjustment hour. Sometime before he passed out under the table, he managed to respond to what he considered boring dinner conversation by giving some advice to Mrs. Justice O'C. "Lighten up, Sandy baby," he said.
Classic.
The replacement? I go with Janice Rogers Brown. . solid. . conservative. . replacing a woman with a woman. . and . . . hey, if she's good enough for the Court of Appeals, why isn't she good enough for the Supreme Court?
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Stewdog, are you looking for a fight?
Actually, the other side alread is (not that we're surprised). Check out the double headline on the front page of the Washington Post (7/4/05), keeping in mind that the President has not even mentioned any possible nominees:
Filibuster Deal Puts Democrats In a Bind
Pact May Hinder Efforts to Block High Court Nominee
Yes, they're getting ready to block the nominee, even though there isn't one. So much for advice and consent.
Everytime I hear "he needs to pick a concensus moderate candidate acceptable for all", my response is "agreed, if Ruth Bader Ginberg agrees to step down".
If I happened to be Dubya, I would seek not the advice of Robert Byrd, nor the consent of Barbara Boxer.
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