Sunday, October 09, 2005

Damn! Faint Praise!

Picked this up on Volokh. Not specific to Harriet, but in that vein.

That should win the Roman Hruska award for 2005. (The most damning endorsement possible, without intending to be.)

"Even if he is mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren't they?"

U.S. Senator Roman Hruska (R-NE) in defense of Harold Carswell's SCOTUS nomination on the charges that he was 'mediocre'.

Carswell's nomination was defeated 51-45.

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