Kos vs. Drum in a blogosphere brawl on How To Win In 2006.
Drum says run the ball down the middle:
The fact is, by every previous standard of Supreme Court nominees, Roberts is well qualified for his position. Is he conservative? Of course he is. But that's because the American public elected a conservative president and a conservative Senate. If we want better nominees, that's what needs to change.
Kos says go deep, down the left sideline:
Most Americans do not even know who the hell John Roberts is. The people that care, the bases of both parties, are the only folks who do and who care. The fact is that the Supreme Court, vitally important to our nation, registers not at all with most swing voters, one way or another. This is a base issue. And SMART political parties play to their base on issues like this. Moreover, on the issues that are affected by the Supreme Court, especially privacy, Independent voters are with the Democrats. This was a perfect highlight issue for Dems. The people who cared and could be moved to the Dem side would have been swayed by a strong stand for privacy rights. Roberts was a missed political opportunity.
Well, you know I'm a lefty kinda guy. The next opportunity should be later this week as W makes his second pick for Great Justice...
Also noted: TalkLeft on the financial aid ban for students with drug convictions: "Denying financial aid to students because of a drug conviction is a stupid policy and fiscally irresponsible." Long substantiation here.
And the American Library Association is out with the Banned Books List again which should provide lots of good reading ideas.
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