Piling on a bit, but not exactly.
Bush vs. Lieberman, I'm gonna go Bush. Bush vs. Kerry, Bush. Bush vs. Clinton, Bush. Bush vs. Delay, Bush. And a host of other possibilities that I would look at and find Bush being the better choice over.
But, Lieberman vs. a lot of other possibilities from the Republican side, I'm gonna go Lieberman (I think). Again, it really comes down to against whom, but I'm not that beholden to either party. I'll vote the best man (or woman) for the job.
On the choice of justices, I think Roberts is a good choice. I hope he doesn't turn out to be someone that is so staunchly conservative and so staunchly religious that religion comes to the front as a big issue on who our Supremes should be. I don't want Pat Robertson on the bench. I want someone more like Scalia, who recognizes the law as written, and doesn't go looking for outside influences (such as world opinion) to influence it. If a law is bad, Scalia recognizes that and basically puts the ball back into Congress' court to fix it. That is as it should be.
I hope that the next choice is a good one also. Again, I don't really care if Roberts or whomever is the next nominee is solidy anti-abortion or if they are pro-choice. I care that they interpret the law, and in so doing don't make up their own rules as they go.
Finally, to the Dabes, Myrrs, and others of the world that must be hating life over Roberts getting onto the court, I say again, if you aren't happy about it, you always have the option to vote for new Representatives or to demand that the ones you have now pass ammendments or laws that are constitutional and do address your issues. If you want a right to an abortion, pass an ammendment to get one if needed.
