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...roles in Americas culture wars, both parties attempt to pack the courts with like-minded judges. Judges are nominated for their political views, not because of their judicial prowess, and condemned for their political leaningstoo conservative, too liberalinstead of for flaws of jurisprudence, such as stamping their personal views upon legal decisions. Although it is easy to dismiss such laments as nave, the contemporary politicization is unprecedented in recent U.S. history and unmatched by other liberal democraciesother democracies, like Canada and the United Kingdom, manage to nominate judges in a much less political manner...
...short run, the politicization of the judiciary is likely to continue apace, but filibuster compromise can only be beneficial. Although it does not address the underlying issues, the compromise keeps the filibuster, which is a natural check upon the ability of one party to pack courts with ideologues. Even more important, the compromise proves that rumors of the death of the political center have been greatly exaggerated; centrists have sent a clear message to Bush pushing for the nomination of less extremist judges. Hopefully, the political center can continue to exert influence over the Senate, changing the tenor and motivation...
...response to Newsweek’s article, the Bush administration pounced upon the magazine’s shoddy journalism, attacking the publication for its use of an anonymous source and charging it with responsibility for the 17 deaths and increased anti-Americanism in the Muslim world. According to White House spokesperson, Scott McLellan: “The report has real consequences. People have lost their lives. Our image abroad has been damaged.” Such accusations are overblown and, of course, ironic...
...taken this opportunity to deflect some of the responsibility for the U.S.’s pathetic image abroad, blaming a mainstream magazine for international sentiments that have taken years to cultivate. It is regrettable that Newsweek printed a story with false claims, but it is ridiculous to impute upon them blame for the sorry state of the American image. But to focus blame solely on Newsweek and the Bush administration for the recent riots is to overlook the actions of those who participated in the violence following the article’s publication. Regardless of which parties...
...they seem unavoidable nonetheless. While conservatives such as myself might dream of, in William F. Buckley’s words, “standing athwart history yelling stop” real world experience has shown that this is really only that: a dream. Despite the persistent nagging of hundreds upon hundreds of conservative intellectuals, columnists, and politicians, America’s trajectory seems entirely unchanged; the effort seems all for naught...