As Deputy Solicitor General, Roberts argued in a brief before the Supreme Court that "we continue to believe that Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled. The Court’s conclusion in Roe that there is a fundamental right to an abortion...finds no support in the text, structure, or history of the Constitution."

Great.

For the last couple of years, they've only been guilty of bad taste

That's somewhat relieving. And not just because I really like their cheesy hashbrowns. Although I haven't been there in a long time.

Great.

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

I'm pretty much resigned to us getting an anti-abortion Supreme. Although I hope I'm more pessimistic than I need to be.

In somewhat less-disturbing news, there's this Century 21 ad on TLC tonight that's in Spanish, but it has English captioning, which I find interesting. Gotta make sure everyone gets it!

When we lost the election, we lost the Court.

But also, Roberts "told senators Roe was "the settled law of the land" and said "there's nothing in my personal views that would prevent me from fully and faithfully applying that precedent." " (From CNN) I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I may be foolish, but I'm trying to keep up hope.

Is this a done deal, though? Doesn't the Supreme Court have to vote or something? My years of watching The West Wing have apparently done me no good.

OK - since of course the Democratic party listens to me, I'll take the opportunity so suggest what the strategy should be on this. Filibuster - so that either the Republicans use the nuclear option, or the "moderate" Republicans prove they are moderate by actuall voting against the use of the nuclear option. Guess which way I'm betting.

One way or another Bush is going end up with a court that is essentially an arm of the Republican party. An independent Judiciary was a nice idea while it lasted. So make the Republican pay a political price for this. The nuclear option is not popular among the general public. Added bonus; if the the Democrats ever get back into power, they can use the same nuclear option as the Republicans to repeal the rest of the filbuster, then do the court stacking Roosevelt was prevented from doing. The basis for preventing this was to protect an indendents judiciary which we will no longer have. If the rule is that under the Republicans we have Republican judiciary lets make the same rule that under the Democrats we have a Democratic one. If the Democrats filibuster, and the Republican moderates don't like that possible end game, let them vote against the nuclear option.

The Democrats are going to have understand something - having almost no power to stop the Republicans from doing bad stuff, they are going to have to stop trading "bi-partisan" cover in return for things being a fraction less bad. It is time they stop concentrating on tiny gains, and instead do stuff that highlights how bad the Republicans are screwing things up - make them pay the poltiical price for what they do.

No more political rants from me today.

When we lost the election, we lost the Court.

Which means we're likely to lose control over our own bodies.

I may just barf.

For the last couple of years, they've only been guilty of bad taste.

Ginger! how can you say that? don't you love the fake down-home shit?