ODE Watch: Bush Invented Cronyism?
From today’s ODE editorial:
Alito once wrote in a job application, I am and always have been a conservative. Judges are not supposed to have views that put them on either side of the party line. Judges are expected to fairly apply the constitution to real world situations, and political or religious viewpoints should never be a factor in judicial decision making.
I guess this means the ODE is in favor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg stepping down. The Emerald is clearly having difficulty here in differentiating between a political philosophy and a judicial philosophy. Following a conservative judicial philosphy will mean that the justice fairly and consistently interprets the law with only minimal interference from personal political and religious bias.
As I’ve stated before, there are things that must be asked of Alito in the confirmation hearings due to troubling statements he’s made in the past. But to judge him solely on his perceived view of Roe v. Wade and his purported political views is quite silly.
Of course, the sillyness doesn’t end there…
Alito is, like Miers, an old friend of President Bush. Alito might have more judicial experience than Miers, but hiring your friends to run the country is still not a good idea. The fact that words such as cronyism have entered our lexicon to describe Bushs recent appointments betrays the foolishness of this move.
Yes, because knowledge and use of the word “cronyism” was clearly rare before the Bush administration. Has anyone on the ODE Editorial board ever read about Tammany Hall, Ulysses S. Grant, or the Ohio Gang?
