Opening salvo

Here it is, my first ever post. To be honest, there's so much mental incapacity around here that its difficult to know where to begin, so why not start with something current and we'll see where my rage takes me?

After months of speculation about whether 'Big Bad Billy' Renquist would retire before or after he carked it, he was trumped by the resignation of Sandra Day O'Connor. Perhaps she could no longer stand the stench of old man's sweat and stale urine in the Supreme Court - a sort of Fort Lauderdale with gowns and wood panelling. Whatever. The important point is that the lobbying groups swung into action, money no doubt changed hands, and the phrase 'Roe vs Wade' was incessantly cried out by both sides of the political divide like a sacred catechism. The race was on for America's very soul!

'Look what I've found Daddy, a Supreme Court Judge! Can I have ice cream now?''No Georgey, your mother's already told you - no ice cream until you've finished with abortion'

British people are often confused by the US mechanism of government, so I suppose I should at least attempt to explain what the Supreme Court is. It's nine men and women, political appointees all, (and with no maximum term of tenure) lording it over the entire American legal system (and by implication, lording it over the general direction of America's values). Imagine the House of Lords restricted to nine people (all of them lawyers), except actually able to wield meaningful power. Scared? Well the liberals certainly are.

Anyway, I digress. The point is that the President has finally made his choice, and the cover of the New York Times was today bedecked with his customary infantile smirk. 'Look Daddy, I've made a Judge. Can we have ice cream?' In reality of course, he hasn't made a Supreme Court Judge until John G. Roberts has gone through a confirmation process, which probably explains his choice. Roberts is conservative, naturally, but not too conservative, and so far has remained fairly tight-lipped about abortion (although that won't last for long, the shit will start really flying soon). Apparently, he also has an impeccable professional record and is widely respected by colleagues, which just goes to show that not all Republicans are incompetent cretins. As Colin Powell would have said, 'you don't have to be an imbecile to work here, but it helps'. So, it seems likely that America has a replacement for O'Connor, and normal stupidity can be resumed, at least until either decency or decripitude wipes Renquist off the list...