The signs are there, but does anyone care to read them?
I was reading this article recently from the New York Times and it made me think about something. I've mentioned my affinity for XM Radio. I get to hear a wide range of talk radio opinions while driving truck. There is a point of view being put forth by one set of political pundits that would best be characterized this way.
God knew that America would face the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy before it ever happened. And as such, He prepared a leader for America that would be able to step up to the occasion. It is because of this that America has been able to face down the "evil terrorists of 9/11" and "confront them over there, before they follow us home." Today, America has the strongest economy that it ever had. Only those on the far left still hang on to the idea that America needs some type of fixing or has some wrongs to right.
While I don't have the energy or stamina (or enough doggie bags) to begin to address the twisted world perspective these statements represent. I do think this article about the normally reserved and collegial Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg might serve as a sign post for some.
Something is definitely askew in American politics today. Enough that seasoned Washington operatives feel uneasy about the tone of politics this Administration has set and feel it necessary to begin to speak out more firmly their own beliefs in the face of what they fear maybe tragically misguided policy making. My fear? It's going to be years before we realize the full folly of this president. The extent to which his hubrice has cost America...
Has anyone wondered what fruit our president's lopsided changes to the highest court in the land will bear America over the next 15 - 20 years?
Supreme Court Memo
Oral Dissents Give Ginsburg a New Voice on Court
WASHINGTON, May 30 — Whatever else may be said about the Supreme Court’s current term, which ends in about a month, it will be remembered as the time when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg found her voice, and used it.
Both in the abortion case the court decided last month and the discrimination ruling it issued on Tuesday, Justice Ginsburg read forceful dissents from the bench. In each case, she spoke not only for herself but also for three other dissenting colleagues, Justices John Paul Stevens, David H. Souter and Stephen G. Breyer.
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