Chuck Schumer says the president isn’t going to get any more Alitos on the High Court. 

 “We should reverse the presumption of confirmation,” Schumer told the American Constitution Society convention in Washington. “The Supreme Court is dangerously out of balance. We cannot afford to see Justice Stevens replaced by another Roberts, or Justice Ginsburg by another Alito.”

When Schumer says “The Supreme Court is dangerously out of balance,” what he is saying is the nutroots from MoveOn.org and DailyKos have their shorts in a wad and are screaming the Supreme Court isn’t liberal any more. 

Proof?  Did you hear him calling for no more Ruth Bader Ginsburgs or calling for no more John Paul Stevens?  No, you hear him decrying originalist justices making the Supreme Court unbalanced.  How can a court that routinely has 5-4 decisions be unbalanced anyway?  Seems to me that is as near to balance as you can get with an odd number.

The White House called Schumer a bully and kindly asked him to “shut his cake hole.”  Not really, but it would have been cool if they had:

“This is the kind of blind obstruction that people have come to expect from Sen. Schumer,” [Dana] Perino said. “He has an alarming habit of attacking people whose character and position make them unwilling or unable to respond. That is the sign of a bully. If the past is any indication, I would bet that we would see a Democratic senatorial fundraising appeal in the next few days.”

Nice job.  Not only did she get the “bully” shot in there, but alluded that this was nothing more than posturing to get supporters to open up their wallets.  There are two justices that may retire. 

While no retirements appear imminent, Bush still could have the opportunity to fill another vacancy on the court. Yet the two oldest members – Justice John Paul Stevens, 87, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 74 – are part of the court’s liberal bloc and could hold off retirement until Bush leaves office in January, 2009.

Let’s hope one or both decide it’s time to take a break from ruining the country and retires.

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