Legal Commentary

Is Conservative A Dirty Word?

By Big Tent Democrat

Ann Althouse implies so:

"Those favoring, say, prosecutors and employers are said to be conservative, while those favoring criminal defendants and people claiming discrimination are said to be liberal." If you can get past that sticking point, you can code everything into an immense database, produce some amazing-looking charts, and reach conclusions like "Court Under Roberts Is Most Conservative in Decades."

(Emphasis supplied.) Strange. Althouse seems really upset that the Roberts Court was called the most conservative court in decades by the New York Times. I am not at all sure why. Of course the Roberts Court is the most conservative in decades. That is what Republicans wanted -- what President George Bush wanted and what the Republican Senate that confirmed Roberts and Alito wanted. And what all conservatives wanted. Why whine about the NYTimes reporting that Republicans achieved their stated goals?

I think the article is rather silly, in that it is like reporting that the sun came up today. The more interesting and important reporting should be about how the Roberts Court is the most activist in decades.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on July 25, 2010 (boomark / email).