Juanson World

I was listening to a radio show on NPR and laughed at some of the representatives of interest groups that were commenting on Roberts. There was the director of a feminist organization who was shouting about John Roberts taking away her 14 year old's daughter's rights, as if he was an assasin lurking in the corner. Then there was a solid rebuttal by another woman who quite righteously declared that the country had elected Bush in a majority and controlled both houses of Congress so she could just shove it.

There are two points I find interesting from the appointment:

1) Bush's re-election means so much now, as we await Renquist's retirement. Roberts is good for another 30 years on the Court, and
2) Roberts is a genius pick because he seems so decent and lovable (which by all accounts is very true) so that it will be that much harder for Democrats and interest groups to try to block Bush's pick for Renquist's spot on the Court.

What are progressives to do? Already the interest groups on the left are knee-jerking their way through talking points. I got a nice email today from John Kerry, telling me that "this White House remains bent on opening old wounds and dividing America." Well, liberals have to make a choice - are they going to pick this fight, which they won't win, and spend precious political and financial capital? It's time for the left to cut their losses and gear up for 2006 midterms in a big way.