tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post2414346021491566453..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: The One You Never SawDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-24940872207377385282009-05-14T10:37:00.000-07:002009-05-14T10:37:00.000-07:00At work this morning, several people were expressi...At work this morning, several people were expressing the idea that he ought not nominate someone who is too liberal, that it will be very difficult to confirm a very liberal candidate, that Napolitano would be much more likely to be easily confirmed because she's moderate, etc., etc.<br /><br />And it occurred to me that Moreno may be on the list to establish the leftward boundary, so to speak. I don't really know if he is actually the most liberal (and personally, I think Obama should pick someone liberal), but the gay marriage issue probably would make him much more radioactive, politically. Could he be there to provide cover for one of the other nominees? As in, "Hey, you might not be crazy about this one, but at least I didn't picked Moreno."chingonanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-27359723208091633662009-05-14T06:43:00.000-07:002009-05-14T06:43:00.000-07:00I don't see the rationale behind Janet Napolitano ...I don't see the rationale behind Janet Napolitano or Jennifer Granholm nor any way to distinguish between them. They have essentially the same resumes: California college, top 10 law school, clerked for a federal appellate court but not SCOTUS, became a government attorney, was state attorney general and then state governor.<br /><br />Moreno's background at least seems more interestingly relevant since he has been both a federal trial judge and a state appellate judge.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-49925292814361134022009-05-13T21:46:00.000-07:002009-05-13T21:46:00.000-07:00It's possible Obama wants to raise his profile, pe...It's possible Obama wants to raise his profile, perhaps with future nominations in mind.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268585506327621265noreply@blogger.com