Friday, September 5, 2003
Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, waxes eloquent on the hardships of being a Judicial nominee and the injustice done to a good man.
OpinionJournal - Featured Article - A Wake-Up Call
Not only is this a sad day for Miguel and Laurie Estrada, but we have all let something unfortunate occur in Washington. We allowed the U.S. Senate to erect a "glass ceiling" in our courts--you can do all the right things in America, but if you do not agree with Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton, you need not apply as a federal judge. This is the message that Democrats hope minorities, in particular, get from their victory as they succeeded in repelling a talented man, who happens to be Hispanic, from public service. For the hard left, Miguel Estrada was not qualified to be a federal judge because he would not march to their drumbeat...
Thankfully, there is no glass ceiling on the web. That's my theory anyway.