The American Spectator

Thought I’d take a look at Eleanor Clift’s latest column (don’t worry — it’s not a habit) for what thoughtless/ridiculous things she had to say. I didn’t have to read past the first paragraph:

Get ready for the divider, not the uniter, when President Bush delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday to a packed House chamber. It will be a ceremonial evening, with Chief Justice John Roberts likely to be joined by newly confirmed Associate Justice Samuel Alito in the front row to look up admiringly at the man who made their careers.

Made their careers? I could see her arguing that for John Roberts based solely on his posts on the D.C. Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court (obviously discounting his immense legal knowledge independent of the last two points on his resume). But Sam Alito? When Bush took office, he’d already been serving on the 3rd Circuit for 11 years.

Yep, a coupla’ bums he found wandering on Pennsylvania Avenue.