Newsweek: Put Palin on the Supreme Court

[BzaDem]

http://www.newsweek.com/id/158748

It took me some time to figure out whether I should vomit or laugh at this article.

[liberalpress]

1. This may be...

...the funniest thing that ever appeared in Newsweek. I'm sure freepers will not see the tongue-in-cheek aspect and take it face value. That will make it ten times funnier. Good job, newsweek!

[Earth Bound Misfit]

2. LAUGH--The author is being "Snarky"

and does it quite well:

"If Palin stands for anything, it's that when it comes to both the presidency and Pixar movies, nothing good ever happens until the Stranger Comes to Town...If ever there were a branch of government crying out for varying life experiences, it's the Supreme Court. And if any branch of government is in need of a mother of five who likes shooting wolves from helicopters, the court is it...


Closer scrutiny suggests that the Supreme Court might actually be a better fit for Palin. Consider her interests: Palin has little background in national security, health care, immigration or foreign policy. Her main concerns have been the hot-button social issues that cannot be settled by fiat in the executive branch. Palin wants to do away with abortion and strongly opposes gay marriage. She supports teaching creationism in schools and believes in promoting religious free expression. These are constitutional issues on which Republican presidents have been thwarted for decades. Since the Supreme Court has often been the lone defender of the rights of women, gay couples and atheists, installing a Sarah Palin there would do far more to undo these things than getting her into the White House..."