A Moderate Wouldn’t Make Appointments Like These. ‘It may be legal, but it’s still a coup d’etat. The nomination of Theodore B. Olson
to be solicitor general, a position of such influence that it is often referred to as “the
10th member of the Supreme Court,” affirms that President Bush has turned the
U.S. judiciary over to the far right.’ LA Times In a similar vein: A Bush nominee who should
not be treated gently: “How should Democratic senators act at Olson’s confirmation
hearings? Well, how would Republicans act under like circumstances?” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette