White House Talking Points on Scalito

Here. They know his weaknesses, and here are their responses. Passed on by Charlie.

You know, the thing that makes me angriest about this is that Bush is still playing to his base, that 30% or so who think that Adam and Eve rode dinosaurs to church, as if he’s still running for something. It’s always, always politics; it’s all they know how to do. Never has there come a time when he has seemed to recognize that he needs to govern instead of campaign, or that he’s president of the entire United States. He has never even remotely acknowledged that he is supposed to be a steward of this country for all of us, instead of turning the country into a utopian paradise for its cruelest and most self-interested elements. Prick.

Other Stuff to Read on Scalito:

LeMew’s got a good round-up here.

The Heretik: Roe, Roe, Roe Your Boat.

Pam, with more, including the celebration in Freeperville.

Ez says:

I've been trying to settle on the right word for the Bush administration's decision to start Alito off with a photo-op in front of Rosa Park's casket. For now, I'm going with "despicable", which just barely beat out "repulsive" and "enraging", but I'm open to other suggestions.

How about ironic? Nauseating? Mocking? Sociopathic? Plain old fucking dumb? Grr.