I joked the other day that former Senator and present Law and Order District Attorney Fred Thomson would be President Bush's nominee for the Supreme Court, and now it looks like I was meta-right!
GLENEAGLES, Scotland -- President Bush has named former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson to help shepherd his yet-to-be named Supreme Court nominee through the Senate, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Wednesday.Thompson, a Republican and actor on the NBC television series "Law & Order," agreed to accept the post in a telephone conversation with the president on Monday, McClellan said.
He said Thompson would serve as an informal adviser to shepherd the nomination through the Senate.
"Senator Thompson will guide the nominee through the confirmation process," McClellan said.
Yes, I'm a genius.
He'll be a guide for the nominee... not the actual nominee.
You're not a genius... it's just a lucky coincidence.
Just like Cheney searching for a VP candidate....
Mark: The point is that I'm meta-right! And genius always looks like coincidence to the less gifted.
BJ: Exactly! I don't know much about FT, but I've heard he isn't that conservative and wouldn't make a good justice. Why not have Rumsfeld resign and then get appointed? That'd be awesome. Or Wolfowitz.
MW: Coincidence always looks like genius to the naive.
Actually, Michael may end up right-right. After all, Dick Cheney was named to head the search committee in 2000 for Veep nominee and the search chair became the nominee.
Misquoting always looks like humor to the Mark!
Riiight......
I've heard he isn't that conservative and wouldn't make a good justice. flag