President Obama now gets to nominate his first U.S. Supreme Court justice, per recent news out of Washington that Justice David Souter plans to retire at the end of the current term in June.
Hopefully he will choose a judge who is committed to restoring the laws and standards of the U.S. Consitution that have been so flagrantly distorted and/or dismissed under the Bush administration.
And I wouldn't be surprised if the Senate Republicans (i.e., the party of "no") decide to filibuster whoever Obama chooses, for whatever petty reasons they can come up with.
But, if they do, will they see the irony in it?
After all, when the Dems tried to block votes on a tiny handful of George W. Bush's nominees, the Republicans went wild and threatened to use the "nuclear option" to thwart Democratic attempts to filibuster.
Now, all of a sudden, the right to filibuster is crucial?
Of course, if the Republicans were to try it now, we could do the same thing they did just a few years ago -- if only Harry Reid had the backbone to do it. For that, I shall not hold my breath.
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