Reply #3: They have been trying this BS for a long time

[ComerPerro]

My counter to this is usually along the lines of "Why is Bush making a point of mentioning the race, ethnicity or gender of his nominees? Why doesn't he look past that? Is he just trying to fill some quota?"

That usually upsets them quite a bit.

Sometimes I like to press further my listing judges complications or lack of qualifications (such as having been disBARred).

I then follow through with "Why is Bush making a mockery of race relations by appointing minority judges with such a terrible track record? Does he want us to think that these people are an accurate sample of all minorities?"