This is the Glorious Moment For Conservatives!

This is the glorious moment that all conservatives should be waiting for: When Bush's next originalist nominee, the replacement for "swing vote Sandra," is actually confirmed. You know why that is going to be such a great day? Because that will be when it finally dawns on the Democrats that they've been completely and utterly hosed. Little miss flipping coin, Sandra Day O'Connor, will be gone and in her place will be a rock solid originalist who'll be up there for decades. It'll be enough to bring a smile to a conservative face and a tear to a Democratic eye..."

If you're conservative, this is a day worth celebrating for 3 reasons...

#1) Given that the Supreme Court has managed to slip its tentacles into almost every facet of American life, Supreme Court Justices are incredibly important. That's why getting two conservative judges like John Roberts and Samuel Alito, who both respect the Constitution, onto the Supreme Court qualifies as the greatest accomplishment on the domestic front of the entire Bush presidency. Just think about the alternative: President Kerry appointing two liberals instead of Alito and Roberts.

#2) Conservatives really snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to get Alito on the court. Had we not fought Harriet Miers tooth and nail, Alito would have never gotten his shot. Ms. Miers may be a very nice woman and I think few conservatives hold anything against her, but she's also not in the same league as Alito and everyone knows it. When you consider what might have been, then it becomes clear that conservatives are very lucky indeed to now have Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court.

#3) Finally, after all this time, we've exorcised the demons of the Bork hearings because another clearly qualified, textualist nominee, with a long record on the bench has made it through the confirmation process. That means that stealth nominees whose greatest asset is that they have no records on the bench are no longer needed or desired as Republican Supreme Court nominees. So folks, enjoy today because we have won an enormous victory that will be good for the Republican Party and for the country.