Food for Thought on Primary Day" McCain's Views on Judges

This is one of my broody Tuesday's. No need to say more about THAT. Except...an interesting post for those of you who are washing your hands of this years presidential election. From hte McClatchy Washington Bureau comes this gem McCain vows to name more 'Alitos' and 'Robertses.' As McCain might say, "My friends, please take notice."

In outlining his philosophy, McCain hoped to make clear his common cause with the conservative activist base of his party. For them, the judiciary is a huge issue, but many regard McCain with suspicion. One reason was his decision to join the so-called "Gang of 14," a bipartisan group of Senate moderates that sought to avoid filibusters in attempting to win confirmation of several of Bush's judicial appointees.

McCain defended the group's effort in his speech, noting that most of Bush's appointees were confirmed, including Justices Roberts and Alito. He blamed Democrats for blocking many Bush nominees, ignoring the fact that the Republican-controlled Senate blocked dozens of Bill Clinton's judicial nominees during the 1990s.

He said his own appointments would be "in the cast" of Roberts, Alito and the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist; "jurists of the highest caliber who know their own minds, and know the law, and know the difference."