Supreme Court Review: Alito or Wally?
As the Senate Judiciary Committee voted, along party lines, to approve Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the US Supreme Court and send his nomination to the full Senate for confirmation, Wally wonders: am I qualified for the Supreme Court?
Green monsters are, of course, unrepresented on the Supreme Court, but Wally doesn't believe that seats should be held for people (or monsters, for that matter) with any certain list of immutable characteristics. Although Wally doesn't have a judicial record, his views on the following subjects are well established:
Green monsters are, of course, unrepresented on the Supreme Court, but Wally doesn't believe that seats should be held for people (or monsters, for that matter) with any certain list of immutable characteristics. Although Wally doesn't have a judicial record, his views on the following subjects are well established:
- executive power: he agrees with the Red Sox bringing back Theo Epstein, but doesn't like the Bush administration's views on the supremacy of the executive branch;
- terrorism: anti-Evil Empire!
- the designated hitter rule: against - the Green Monster at Fenway was around well before the American League adopted the DH rule for the 1973 season.
- Roger Clemens: against, since he took the money and got in shape. Wally thinks "Fat Boy" still owes the Sox his salary for 1993-1996 (http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/clemero02.shtml), when he was overpaid and underperformed.
- Quilting: definitely pro! Wally knows where his bread is buttered, and doesn't want to remain in the doghouse after his comments yesterday about the Gilmore Girls! He does, however, stand by his position that Miami Vice was the best TV show in the 80's.
Wally is also clearly smarter than Clarence Thomas and has agreed to ask more questions from the bench if confirmed. Actually, if he agreed not to sleep during oral arguments and not always vote with Scalia, he would be a definite improvement over CT.
Since it appears that Scalito will be confirmed, Wally will have to hold out for a better position, such as Commissioner of Baseball. If Wally became Commissioner, would every game be played at Fenway?

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