McCain begins the transition to his replacement, John Roberts. From the AP,

[CK_John]

McCain castigates Obama on judges

By LIBBY QUAID – 1 hour ago

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Republican John McCain criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for voting against John Roberts as U.S. chief justice, reaching out to the Christian right on one of their chief concerns: the proper role of judges in government.

Conservatives contend that federal judges have upset the constitutional balance of power among the courts, the Congress and the presidency by making far-reaching decisions, such as one in 2005 that let cities seize people's homes to make way for shopping malls.

"My nominees will understand that there are clear limits to the scope of judicial power, and clear limits to the scope of federal power," McCain said Tuesday in a speech at Wake Forest University.

McCain, the eventual GOP nominee, promised to appoint judges in the mold of Roberts and Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, saything they would interpret the law strictly to curb the scope of their rulings. While McCain didn't mention abortion, the far right understands that such nominees would be likely to limit or perhaps overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.

[Mira]

1. W00t? McBush is in town? I just drove near Wake Forest and saw no unusual activity.

Maybe his 5'7" frame just blends and gets lost - the Obama voters are out in droves - and I think they are standing tall today.

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2. "I know what the constitution says, John. After all, I taught it for 10 years."

"And supporting the constitution means supporting all of what it says - not just an amendment here and a limit there and an interpretation that suits the needs of the moment. One of my first acts as President will be to restore the right of heabeas corpus, which has been effectively suspended in recent years. Our constitution states that anyone - not matter who they are or what they are accused of - is entitled to a fair trial. And that's the sort of thing we mean whn we speak of 'Truth, Justice, and the American way'. That's point number one..."

Oh, bring it on, John!