Back On The Bandwagon

Courtesy of Zach Brissett at In Toon with the World (sorry 'bout them Dawgs, Zach).

My Comments:
Finally, Dubya has given us the nominee he promised in 2 presidential elections - one in the mold of Justices Scalia and Thomas, as Paul at Thoughts of a Regular Guy points out:

This is the sort of nominee the President promised. Unlike Miers, he is objectively qualified. Unlike Roberts, he is not a stealth candidate.

At any rate, with this pick, I think I can let bygones be bygones and go back to supporting the President.

A word of caution, however. There is something about the atmosphere in Washington, D.C., in general, and on the Supreme Court, in particular, that causes otherwise conservative judges to "grow" (a.k.a. sell out their principles). If that happens with Alito (assuming he's confirmed), President Bush cannot be blamed for that. He has made about as good a choice as one can make, and Dubya is not responsible for the unforeseen eventuality of someone nicknamed "Scalito" not living up to expectations.