Our Constitution has a clear process for appointing judges.
Like it or not, the people of the United States have selected a Republican president and granted the Republicans a Senate majority.
This is how the game is played. By the rules.
Hell, they could appoint me to the Supreme Court if they wanted.
This is not to say that the voters shouldn’t register their approval or disapproval of Bush’s picks at the polls come Congressional election time.
I like to think that a Smallholder appointment would lock up the key “hot organic chick” voting bloc.
Super seekrit note to George: Just remember that ‘ol Marky is available and I am more qualified than Harriet Meirs was, having thought about and discussed Constitutional law at some point in my life. Added bonus: Clerk Presly!