Be Quiet, Sandy!

"It takes a lot of degeneration before a country falls into dictatorship, but we should avoid these ends by avoiding these beginnings."--former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Oh shut up you old bat. You can't act like the Monday morning Quarterback when you have stated in the past that you would retire when a conservative Republican was elected to office. You have seen the general encroachment of the Religious Right into American politics back when Clinton was in office, hell a cracked out raving lunatic could have seen that coming. You retired this year, at the ripe old age of 75, to spend more time with your grand kids and family. Cool, I am all for the family values. However, do you think that maybe you could have retired when you were 69 or 70, giving the PEOPLE of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA a chance for another Supreme Court Justice that would carry on your tradition of being the swing vote in substantial cases such as abortion, gay rights, and civil liberties? You can't fake ignorance now, when the signs have been so obvious nor can you take the high road of moral aptitude. This speech you gave the other day should have been done years ago around the time the President was trying to convince the world that invading Iraq was the correct thing to do. Cute little quotes like; "We must be ever-vigilant against those who would strong arm the judiciary" would have carried a tad bit more weight in the eyes of the world. I guess you thought that making this speech now, in front of corporate lawyers, you would get a nice pat on the back and a big hug for being so strong by standing up against the current regime. Oh puh-lease, more respect would have been commanded even if you had done it last year. I end with this..."Statutes and constitutions do not protect judicial independence-people do," O'Connor stated. Riiiight, next time practice what you preach woman, you might get my respect back.