Jun 29, 2010

Confirming a SC candidate with no résumé

The agony and the ecstasy

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The grilling


The boredom


When Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor as a candidate for the U.S. Supreme Court many said her qualifications were thin and that she was merely an ‘affirmative action’ candidate.

Now Mr. Obama has selected a candidate with literally no résumé at all.

Will she be confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice? Yes.

Is she qualified? No.

The general feeling in Washington is that, unless there is something terribly wrong with a candidate, everyone should support the right of a president to choose whomever he wants for the Supreme Court because it is one of the perks of getting elected. Just another example of why elections have consequences.