December 7, 201312 yr Actually, Bush 43 of all people tried to break the Ivy League elitist trend when he nominated Harriet Miers in '05. But his own party started screaming because she was a grad of SMU and not Yale or Harvard. Bottom line is that the radical right didn't see her as a reliable vote. They saw her as an independent thinker. Can't have any of those in black robes. You must be so angry our president is an ivy league grad.
December 7, 201312 yr You must be so angry our president is an ivy league grad. Good point. For a change we agree. We certainly do need more non-Ivys in positions of authority -- more top students on the rise in D.C. from places like Slippery Rock and NKU. Having said that, I must respond to post 43. Being the "most qualified" has nothing to do with high court nominations. Zero. It's all about (a) ideology and (b) confirmability. If it were about "most qualified," the nominee would simply be the highest scorer on a judicial civil service exam.
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