Judge Roberts nominated for Chief Justice

Judge Roberts nominated for Chief Justice.

Not even confirmed yet, Judge Roberts has been nominated by President Bush to succeed the late Judge Rehnquist as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. I'm actually quite surprised by this, in light of the fact that Judge Thomas or Judge Scalia have sat on the court for many years, and either one of them could have filled the position with distinction.

Of course, now the Dems are saying that Judge Roberts must be held to a higher standard, with Dem Senate leader Reid saying, "The Senate must be vigilant." [Emphasis mine]

There are two things wrong with these statements.

One is that, aren't judges nominated for the Supreme Court already held to the highest standard, as opposed to the standards for say, a nominee for an appellate position? If nominees for the Supreme Court are already held to the highest standards, how high of a standard do they want, anyway? I mean, come on - that's illogical! Oh, wait ... there I go again, expecting logic to be applied. We are, after all, talking about the Dems here. Silly me!

The second is, "The Senate must be vigilant." Vigilant? Against what? A judge that interprets laws based on what the Constitution actually says, rather than what he thinks it should say? Oh, please. Note to Dems - interpreting laws based on what the Constitution says is the job of the Supreme Court, not legislating from the bench, making up laws on the fly based on how they feel, or what they think the Constitution says.

Up to now, I haven't commented very much on the nomination of Judge Roberts, as I don't have a background in law, and therefore haven't felt, well, qualified if you will, to speak to that. But, watching the Dems and their leftist cohorts foaming at the mouth trying everything in their power to block his nomination through innuendo and outright lies, I have come to the conclusion that Judge Roberts will make a fine Supremem Court Judge, and by extension, a fine Chief Justice.