Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid has some suggestions.
Incoming Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Sunday had harsh words for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
When asked to comment on Thomas as a possible replacement for Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Reid told NBC's "Meet the Press": "I think that he has been an embarrassment to the Supreme Court.
"I think that his opinions are poorly written. I just don't think that he's done a good job as a Supreme Court justice."
But the Nevada Democrat said that he could support Thomas' fellow conservative, Justice Antonin Scalia, if he were nominated.
"I cannot dispute the fact, as I have said, that this is one smart guy," Reid said of Scalia. "And I disagree with many of the results that he arrives at, but his reasons for arriving at those results are very hard to dispute."
There's hardly a dime's worth of difference between these two guys philosophically. People have criticized Thomas in the past because he usually doesn't participate in the questioning of the attorneys, but to say his opinions are poorly written is a new one on me.
Thomas is the youngest Justice at 56 years old and Scalia is 68. Reid's comments seem to be a suggestion that Bush will have an easy time promoting the older Scalia. The only other reason would be the Democrats visceral dislike for black conservatives.
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