I Think They Doth Protest

...too much.

As Elena Kagan sits before a Congressional hearing for the next few days, defending her choices against constant Republican insinuations that she will "politicize" the high court, no one seems to be doing anything about one of the most prolific court-politicizers, Samuel Alito.

Salon.com: Sam Alito: The Tea Party justice

Salon brings to light what is just a one instance in a long chain of instances of Alito's conservative bend. My question is (already knowing the answer): how can Jeff Sessions and Lindsey Graham constantly harass Obama-n judicial nominees while overlooking the Bush administration's rampant judicial "reform"?
 
The truth is, one cannot simply overlook the practice of purposely tilting courts in one political direction or another. The saving grace of Democracy is the notion that the people may respond to injustice within the bounds of the law. If the law decides to rewrite the definition of "injustice", then the political power of the people wanes.

Republican Problems Back Home

While most of the talk in the news has been at the possibility of Democrats losing seats in the House and Senate in the midterm elections of 2010, Republicans have not been encased in this glass bubble of political immunity (though that's not what most analysts would have us believe)

Along with a further discussion of his politics, a recent New York Times article depicts the impending fall of Senator Lindsey Graham (R - SC).  Apparently his more progressive stances have won him a censure by his own party.  According to the article:

The executive committee of the Charleston County Republican Party voted unanimously on Monday to rebuke Mr. Graham “for many of the positions he has taken that do not represent the wishes of the people of South Carolina, such as: passing a ‘cap and trade’ energy bill, bailing out banks and granting amnesty for illegal aliens.”

 Perhaps Republicans should be just as scared as Democrats by the winds of change.

Do you think this has more to do with Republican - Democrat battles or with the pile of failed political careers that change inevitably leaves behind?  Please feel free to leave comments at the front desk.