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jrtomWashington Post: Poll: Senate Should Examine Federal Judges
There are two poll results quoted here that particularly puzzle me in combination:
I'm tempted to interpret this as "the Senate ought to be conscientious, but I can't be bothered to be 'cause it's not my job". Possibly it's a general-vs.-specific thing ("in general I think that the Senate ought to, but in particular I think Bush's picks are likely to be OK"). Which causes me to wonder if all sitting Presidents get this sort of vote of confidence boost in this regard.
Anyway: weird.
There are two poll results quoted here that particularly puzzle me in combination:
More than three-quarters of Americans say the Senate should aggressively examine federal judicial nominees and not just approve them because they are the president's choices.
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A slim majority--52 percent--say they would be comfortable with whomever President Bush might pick for the Supreme Court.
I'm tempted to interpret this as "the Senate ought to be conscientious, but I can't be bothered to be 'cause it's not my job". Possibly it's a general-vs.-specific thing ("in general I think that the Senate ought to, but in particular I think Bush's picks are likely to be OK"). Which causes me to wonder if all sitting Presidents get this sort of vote of confidence boost in this regard.
Anyway: weird.