Federal Judiciary

McCain on Judges at CPAC

By Quin

Look, it is clear I am no fan of John McCain's, especially on judges, where I remain angry at his actions with the Gang of 14 and absolutely furious (as we all should be) with his shameful support for Lindsey Graham's smear job against 4th Circuit nominee Jim Haynes. But I must admit that his speech at CPAC, which I attended, hit almost all the right notes in exactly the right tones. What bothered me, though -- indeed, almost the only thing that bothered me -- was what he said on our favorite issue here at Confirm Them. I acknowledge right up front that this is slightly nitpicking, but with McCain's record, they are nits that I think are quite legitimate to pick. So here goes....
McCain pledged to appoint judges like Roberts and Alito. Great. I am a fan of both. But I am even more of a fan of Scalia, and even more than that a fan of Clarence Thomas. I would have been happier if McCain, speaking to this conservative audience, had forthrightly said he would appoint judges like Clarence Thomas. (More)

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Full post as published by ConfirmThem on February 07, 2008 (boomark / email).