f/k/a . . .

If the rowdy citizens of the blogisphere were in charge of the

Nation, we’d have only lynch mobs and kangaroo courts.  For

proof, see Prof. Bainbridge’s new Harriet Miers Poll.  So far,

almost no one is willing to “Wait and See.”

 

  This plays into the hands of observers who believe

that many Conservatives who talk about ”strict constructionism”

and “originalism” are mostly into “resultism”  Of course, it

could also be that webloggers and their public would rather

have an opinion than a considered judgment about the important

issues of the day. (see blawggers mug Old Gray Lady)  And, it

surely seems, that those Federalistales are very big on woe-is-we

martyrdom, mixed with a dash of narcissism. 

 

As for this poll, perhaps a better set of choices would have been:

Leaning For

 

Leaning Against

 

Wait-and-See

Then, we could at least have a semblance of open minds.

 

 

 

 

the baby
sucking her thumb
moongazes

 

 

 

 

as the spider

goes down the drain

a second thought

 

 

Tom Clausen

“as the spider” - Upstate Dim Sum (2003/I)