Would Senator McCain appoint justices to the Supreme Court using their position on Roe v. Wade as a litmus test?
McCain said "no" during last night's debate; according to the Senator, he always puts qualifications before ideology.
Uh, really John? What about your Palin pick? What about your wacky assertion last night that military vets returning from combat ought to be given school teaching jobs no questions asked?
Senator McCain asserted last night in response to a question regarding Roe v. Wade that any Supreme Court appointments he'd make as president would be based on appointees' qualifications rather than on ideological grounds. But that's a pretty hard statement to swallow in light of his pick of Sarah Palin for the VP slot, and given his bizarre pronouncement that military vets fresh back from combat service ought to be given jobs teaching our kids in schools absent any kind of state certification process or substantive testing.
Of course, McCain would dispute the virtually universally undisputed notion that Palin is totally unqualified to serve in the executive role. But, rhetoric aside, even if McCain did want to go with someone like Joe (not the plumber) Lieberman as VP, he nevertheless caved in the face of his advisors' exhortations. Why should we think he'd do anything different, keeping in mind Roe v. Wade, when it comes to appointing new justices to the Supreme Court?
Besides Palin, another example of McCain's proclivity to make completely irresponsible decisions when it comes to reviewing job candidates' qualifications is his take on school teachers. According to McCain, soldiers returning from combat duty should automatically be made school teachers, no traditional questions asked. Qualifications? Bah. If you're fit enough to pull a trigger, then obviously you can teach. Preposterous you say? Insulting to teachers and to military vets you say? Well, of course it is. But that's how McCain sees things. I don't know about you, but I don't want John McCain picking either our teachers or our Supreme Court justices.