The withdrawal of Harriet Miers' nomination to the Supreme Court is a good thing. I'm not saying that as any ultra right-wing conservative who thinks every court member should be personally bombing abortion clinics or anything. I say that because the Supreme Court is the domain of unbelievably intelligent and experienced judges. In a meritcracy, Harriet Miers had no place on the Supreme Court. Were she not close with George W. Bush, she would just be another private practice attorney or lower level judge in Texas (albeit an intelligent one). This sets the stage for Bush to nominate a qualified conservative, which not only has the benefit of uniting his base, but also of framing the debate in a way that the democrats can not win in the long term. As long as Bush nominates an obviously qualified jurist, Democratic attempts to filibuster him or her will be (rightly) seen as blatant partisan attempts to hijack the democratic will of the people. I imagine Harriet Miers would have been a staunch conservative, since I don't think Bush would have nominated such a wild card if he wasn't absolutely certain of her stances, but she does not possess the intellectual pedigree to fill a seat once occupied by the likes of Oliver Wendell Homes, John Jay, and my personal hero John Marshall.

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In other news, it's time for the rap lyric of the day! Woo! Today, our entry comes from my favorite homey in the LBC, Snoop, who reminds us all of our ultimate goal, to be rich and famous and yet retain our street cred. P.I.M.P. indeed.

"F-I-F-T-Y-C-E-N-T and S-N-O-O-P D-O-Double G
Internationally known and locally respected..."

Til Monday, G.