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October 15, 2008
Once again, Miss McArdle rulz
All right, let's get down to brass tacks: which one of these two candidates has more pull with the Fairy King? Because that's where you get the really cool sustainable technology. You never see fairies using fossil fuels, do you? No you don't.
Maybe I'm just weak because I've met her and can HEAR her say this . . . but hey. It's a great line.
And then there's this:
10:16 I don't know why it's so hard for these two candidates to admit that each election is, in part, a war over Roe and who gets to cram the court with justices who support their position. The kabuki ritual in which both claim there is no litmus test, while attempting to clearly indicate that they will not nominate any justice who disagrees with them, is both ridiculous and tiresome. I believe we may have actual issues that could be discussed during this useless time.
I agree that I wish we could take this as a given, though I'm sure Megan and I disagree about Roe. Litmus tests are what we call substantive disagreements about reality and jurisprudence. Yes, Fr. Baker, J.D., I know I'm contradicting my "oh, let's just throw in the towel on the legal fight and convert America's hearts" emails of last week, but it's mid-October now and I'm feeling more combative.
Though if you believe in experience over litmus tests, here's what Prof. Althouse had to say:
9:07: The Supreme Court. McCain notes his record of voting for judicial nominees based on their qualifications. This is a good point, because Obama has voted against highly qualified Supreme Court nominees, while McCain voted for Justice Ginsburg. They're both against "litmus tests" (of course).
Posted by CrankyProfessor at October 15, 2008 11:08 PM
Comments
I am glad the passivity has passed!
Posted by: JSTB at October 16, 2008 7:41 AM
I'd be very surprised if we did disagree about Roe--I think it's terrible law and should be struck down. What follows it, in terms of law, we might disagree about . . .
Posted by: Megan McArdle at October 16, 2008 8:16 AM