I believe that Condi has publicly condemned the concept of activist judges, and if that is the case, she is well on her way to deflecting the worst fears of conservatives, regardless of her stance on any individual issues. It also eliminates the fear of another Souter problem.
"I believe that Condi has publicly condemned the concept of activist judges, and if that is the case, she is well on her way to deflecting the worst fears of conservatives, regardless of her stance on any individual issues. It also eliminates the fear of another Souter problem."
So did Pres Bush (41). That's the problem. It's a lip service issue. He was not a TRUE believer in this. For Pres Bush, conservatives were another interest group to be balanced and held in the coalition. He wasn't one of them in his heart and soul. That is why he nominated Souter instead of Edith Jones.
America would be pretty different had Pres Bush been a true believer in conservatism.
Rice has the same problem.
Now, lest I violate the 11th commandment, let me say that Pres Bush standing by Clarence Thomas gets him the highest marks possible in my book. He showed some brass balls in doing that and we should all be incredibly grateful to him in that regard. And also for being - apparently - a pretty darn good dad!