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It appears that Bush has pulled a rabbit out of his hat. He has galvanized support in his base and has distracted the fickle main-stream media from his many recent failures. The Senate Republicans, fearful of recent disorder and rancor will surely huddle together, trying to hide their disquiet behind wall of unanimity.
So what should Democrats do? Here is the Democrats' opportunity to play the first card in their 2006 campaign strategy: oppose the nomination mightily. Accuse Bush of packing the court with right-wing zealots (which at least has the virtue of truth), then remind the voters that it is the Republican controlled Senate that is willing to rubber-stamp Bush's erratic, misguided, and ultimately nefarious policies.
All we need to do is run a few adds with machine guns, battered wives, and theocratic crazies, and we can have the Senate back in Democratic hands.
