It’s Not What You Know, but How Well You Kiss Up to POTUS: DHS Napolitano Considered for Supreme Court Judge David Souter’s Opening
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on May 4, 2009
By Vicki McClure Davidson * Frugal Café Blog Zone
We just can’t make this stuff up, kids: read it and laugh (eye-rolling and expletives are allowed), or cry, if you feel the urge:
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was studiously evasive Sunday about whether she coveted an appointment to the Supreme Court, as Republicans and Democrats sparred over the next justice.
“I’ve got my hands full with the (swine) flu right now, and I’m going to stick with that (answer),” the former governor and attorney-general of Arizona said on Fox News Sunday.
Napolitano has been floated as a possible name for President Barack Obama to name to the highest US court, after the liberal-leaning Justice David Souter announced Friday that he plans to retire in June…
… Obama said he aims to have a replacement on the bench by the time the court begins anew in October, “someone with a sharp and independent mind and a record of excellence and integrity.”
The former constitutional law professor is said to prefer a woman for the job. His spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama was seeking “diversity of experience” in his nominee, and that a “rigorous” vetting process was underway.
“Someone with a sharp and independent mind and a record of excellence and integrity.”
Yeah, when faced with identifying someone with those exemplary qualities, the first person I always think of is Janet “I Didn’t Think Illegal Aliens Crossing into America Was Breaking the Law” Napolitano. Sharp as a bowl of Jell-o.
Maybe Ja-No should have released that disgraceful Homeland Security document that said military veterans were potential terrorists sooner. She could have usurped Hillary Clinton’s position by now and be marginalizing Girl Scouts, Sunday School teachers, and beagle breeders while cozying up to ruthless dictators. Oh, wait, the “cozying” part is Obama’s job.
Interesting commentaries:
Michelle Malkin: Monday snort-inducer and Hot Air exclusive: Ja-No apologizes to American Legion and What Palin should have said to Couric about the Supreme Court and Souter to retire and Granholm mentioned as Ginsburg replacement Defining domestic extremism and Janet Napolitano said what?
Jules Crittenden: Fourth Grader Vs. Stanford Lefty
Fire Andrea Mitchell!: Janet Napolitano for SCOTUS? Is Joe Robinette Biden a crackpot?
Broken Country: Napolitano Declines to Rule Out Interest in Supreme Court Appointment
Scared Monkeys: Fox News Chris Wallace To Kathleen Sebelius & Janet Napolitano: Is Biden A ‘Crack Pot’?
Frugal Café Blog Zone: Napolitano’s Brain-to-Mouth Disconnect on Illegal Immigration Stance and Supreme Change Coming: David H. Souter Announces Supreme Court Retirement
I Took The Red Pill (and escaped the Matrix): What to Expect From Obama’s Supreme Court Pick
Jim Blazsik: The President who keeps on giving: Obama was wrong about Churchill and the British
Hot Air: Specter Defection Will Haunt Dems On Souter Replacement
Nice Deb: 2006 Video: Obama On Supreme Court Nominees
Stop the ACLU: Souter Out – Who Will Obama Pick?
Winky Dog: GOP Reps Call On Napolitano to Resign For Her “Tyrannical” Statements
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