Something about a pot and a kettle

From James Dobson's "Focus on the Family", discussing what he found out in his private conversation with Karl Rove, which he had hinted occurred and would not reveal what was said until now:

And I feel very strongly about that. And frankly, I think it's a mistake and maybe even an ethical problem for people to do that - to go out and brag about being a player on the national scene, maybe to make themselves to look important. You know, I just wish that didn't happen like it does and I certainly didn't want to be part of it.

Dobson goes on to say he knows nothing more than we do now, but he knew it all sooner than we did. If it's true, there's not much to the story. But he does hit one of my pet peeves:

You know, that's one of the most outrageous developments in the history of the Court. American public opinion is ignored...

As well it should. Law is not a popularity contest and judges should not rule by what the public wants but rather by what the law says. Ruling by public opinion rather than rule of law is, in effect, legislating from the bench, something Dobson is supposedly opposed to.

And it should be noted as well that most Americans actually support Roe v. Wade, meaning if Dobson had his way, abortion would still be legal.

Finally, and kos notes this too, the next spin on Miers appears to be, "All the more qualified people turned Bush down." Which shows that Bush is more of a lame duck than we thought initially. And it really is an insult to Harriet Miers as well.

I'm sure we'll see more of this in the days to come.