Borked Again

This guy Robert Bork comes back to haunt us again and again. The following is a recent quote from this idiot in the WSJ:

With a single stroke--the nomination of Harriet Miers--the president has damaged the prospects for reform of a left-leaning and imperialistic Supreme Court, taken the heart out of a rising generation of constitutional scholars, and widened the fissures within the conservative movement. That's not a bad day's work--for liberals. There is, to say the least, a heavy presumption that Ms. Miers, though undoubtedly possessed of many sterling qualities, is not qualified to be on the Supreme Court. (emphasis added)

As if liberals had anything to do with Dark Eyes nomination, or this is not the same court that elevated a dyslexic bumpkin to the White House. Jeez. Not that I disagree with his estimation of her abilities, though. But we forget what this man is infamous for:

When the Watergate scandal reached a similar stage in October 1973, President Richard Nixon, ordered Attorney General Elliot Richardson to fire the intrepid special prosecutor Archibald Cox. Richardson resigned rather than carry out Nixon's order; and so did his deputy William Ruckleshaus. So Nixon had to reach farther down into the Justice department where he found Robert Bork, who promptly dismissed Cox in the so-called Saturday Night Massacre. (emphasis added)

What might happen if Fitzgerald indicts Cheney? It is inconceivable that Albert "Chico" Gonzales woud ever resign over this. Just the opposite, he would be rubbing his hands in glee. He has much nastier things up his sleeve. Poor Fitzy would most likely undergo "Extreme Rendition" to Kazakhstan or parts nearby.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales: U.S. policy is not to send detainees "to countries where we believe or we know that they're going to be tortured." If a country has a history of torture, Washington seeks additional assurances that it will not be used against the transferred detainee. But the government "can't fully control" what other nations do. He does not know whether countries have always complied with their promises (Washington Post, March 8, 2005)(emphasis added).

Oh, its going to be an interesting week.