Separated at birth?

OK, I wouldn't mistake John Roberts and Sam Alito for twins, but they both sure look particularly white and male today.

I wonder if Laura is speaking to George. She, like Justice O'Connor and scores of others, urged Bush to nominate a woman to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court.

"But Laura," he'll say, "I did nominate a woman. You never said you wanted me to get one actually confirmed."

I remain ambivalent about the prospect of Democratic-led filibusters and such. As much as I abhor where the president's picks are likely to take the Supreme Court, these are the spoils of the 2004 election. Bush won. Humanity lost.

Instead of TV campaigns that urge the Senate to pose tough questions to Bush's nominee, the progressive movement should spend money to remind people why it is so important to elect a president that represents the values they hold. That's where we can and should make a difference.

And, a third of the Senate will be up for election in 2006. That's our next chance to stop Bush from continuing to fill the courts with far right wing conservatives. It's only by taking back the Senate that Bush will be forced to nominate people acceptable to Democrats.