Preemtive Jubilation?

Perhaps yesteday night's joy over Bush's appointee to the Supreme Court was unfounded , or at least too much too early. So says darling of the right Ann Coulter.

I was mildly estatic that Bush appointed a conservative instead of a moderate. I thought NARAL's condemnation was enough to mean that Roberts was to the right of center. Miss Coulter begs to differ.

Stealth nominees have never turned out to be a pleasant surprise for conservatives. Never. Not ever.

Does he trust democracy? Or will he make all the important decisions for us and call them “constitutional rights.”

It means absolutely nothing that NARAL and Planned Parenthood attack him: They also attacked Sandra Day O’Connor, Anthony Kennedy and David Hackett Souter.

Finally, lets ponder the fact that Roberts has gone through 50 years on this planet without ever saying anything controversial. That’s just unnatural.

And Bush responds by nominating a candidate who will allow Democrats to avoid fighting on their weakest ground – substance. He has given us a Supreme Court nomination that will placate no liberals and should please no conservatives.

Maybe Roberts will contravene the sordid history of “stealth nominees” and be the Scalia or Thomas Bush promised us when he was asking for our votes. Or maybe he won’t. The Supreme Court shouldn't be a game of Russian roulette.

Her points have been taken to heart. I certainly posted early on this one. I hope and pray that Coulter is wrong and that Roberts is truly a conservative who will legislate in such a way to make the founders proud.

If Coulter is right, you can be sure that I will be mad at both Bush and Roberts. Still, it is early in the game and Coulter has certainly been wrong before. For once, I'm rooting against the old gal.

The larger point is this: if Roberts is not a conservative will the democrats still try to bring him down? And if such, what does that tell us about the tolerance of the minority party?

I'm keeping my eyes and ears peeled on this one. Let the ruckus begin.