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By Carol Platt Liebau Posted in Analysis and Predictions — Comments () / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

Is Ron Brownstein joking? That's the only theory one can have about his piece in today's LA Times.

Brownstein suggests that Bush reach out and nominate a Democrat to the O'Connor seat. Funny, I don't remember any pundits making a similar suggestion when partisan rancor was likewise high in the country during 1993-94 -- and President Clinton named unabashed liberals like former ACLU counsel Ruth Bader Ginsburg and former Kennedy staffer Stephen Breyer. Hmmm.

Is there anyone who really believes that if Bush did nominate a Democrat, the MoveOn.org contingent would simply stop its wild Bush-bashing, the sun would shine and birds would sing? Well, maybe some do believe it -- the same people who think that Senators Kennedy, Leahy, Schumer, Feinstein et al. are approaching the Roberts hearings with open minds.