a mad tea-party
September 08, 2002
This has to be the most asinine quotation I've read in the past week:
"[A] consumer attorney from Texas told me that there is not a single consumer-rights attorney in the state who feels he'd get a fair shake in her courtroom."
-- Dianne Feinstein on the rejection of Priscilla Owen for a seat on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
There are a lot of acceptable reasons to reject a nomination. A personal anecdote isn't one of them. Feinstein wouldn't base her vote on one, but to avoid such an appearance, she should probably learn the fine art of avoiding vapid remarks. It doesn't matter what wonderful things a public figure might say. In the end, journalists are bound to print the silliest one.
Fortunately, I'm not a public figure, so I can say whatever I'd like!
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