YGLESIAS AWARD NOMINEE

“Conservatives, I thought, were supposed to believe ideas have consequences, that American institutions – chief among them the Supreme Court and the Constitution – have specific and organic roles to play in the culture which depend on intellectual honesty, opposition to cant, and a dispassionate rejection of the politicization of the law. The reliable vote argument — absent other rationales — runs counter to all of these. This becomes obvious when you imagine a Democratic President appointing a confidante with few obvious credentials for the Supreme Court. A president Kerry could hardly convince any of us that his pick should be confirmed because she’s a reliable vote.” – Jonah Goldberg, NRO. Just compare that to Stanley Kurtz’s recent contribution to the debate. Kudos to the Corner for their open debate.