Alito Shilling:
Fred Hiatt's Washington Post Editorial Board, in a move that could surprise no one who is familiar with its Bush loving ways, urged the confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito the other day. What was particularly funny and indicative of just how in the tank Hiatt and Co. are was their straight from the GOP talking points invocation of Alito's "judicial modesty":
Humility is called for when predicting how a Supreme Court nominee will vote on key issues, or even what those issues will be, given how people and issues evolve. But it's fair to guess that Judge Alito will favor a judiciary that exercises restraint and does not substitute its judgment for that of the political branches in areas of their competence. That's not all bad. The Supreme Court sports a great range of ideological diversity but less disagreement about the scope of proper judicial power. The institutional self-discipline and modesty that both Judge Alito and Chief Justice Roberts profess could do the court good if taken seriously and applied apolitically. [..][Emphasis supplied.]
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My gawd, what a record of wankery. Sorry, I know Tom Friedman seems a worthy choice, but no, Fred Hiatt was the Wanker of the Decade.