Sandra D: Leaving at last

The fickel lady is at long last leaving. I lived in Arizona at the time that Reagan appointed her to THE court, so even if she hasn't been the first Woman on the Court I would have remembered.

Her court opinions have been both well and poorly written. I have oft thought that she must be rather tall; to be able to straddle the fence between liberty and governmental authority. Perhaps, being raised on a ranch in El Paso, TX, she was merely athletic enough to jump back and forth between the two sides.

Whether she will be missed or not will depend upon Dubya. He campaigned often upon appointing strict constructionists to the court. I know a dozen or more people who voted for him ONLY because of his promise to do so. Nominate Alberto Gonzales or someone like him and we will be wishing for her back, and the Bush they elected be exposed (again?) a fraud. Nominate Janice Rogers Brown and liberty loving advocates will be dancing in the streets. Joe Farah of WND has his picks. I second his motion.

It is a shame that at 5 years into his presidency, we are still waiting to see if the younger Bush is a man of his word.