Clinton's Decision Process on Ginsburg

Byron York shows the thought process behind Clinton's Supreme Court nominee Ruth Bader Ginsburg. While Democrats praise Clinton's "consultation" with Senators, Orrin Hatch repeated yesterday that, believe it or not, Ginsburg was likely the best choice of Clinton's top 10 choices. (Scary thought.) A younger Brit Hume called out Clinton on his process:

At the news conference announcing her nomination, Brit Hume, then with ABC News, offended Clinton when he asked about "a certain zigzag quality in the decision-making process here. I wonder, sir, if you could kind of walk us through it, perhaps disabuse us of any notion we might have along those lines." An angry Clinton stopped the news conference right there, saying "How you could ask a question like that after the statement [Ginsburg] just made is beyond me."

To which Stephanopoulos responded, "But not beyond the pale. Brit just didn't know how right he was."

If Bush were smart, he would "consult" with Democrats by giving them a choice of his desired candidate and then someone like Robert Bork, who Democrats likely would find so offensive, that Bush could then say, "Hey, I consulted Democrats and gave them who they wanted."