Only in Bush's America

Would a man almost everyone believes is deceiving the public (this is lying, OK) be considered a lock to be appointed as chief justice.

But the reaction from both camps in the abortion wars was startling. Abortion rights groups took no comfort in the chief justice nominee's remarks, and antiabortion groups took no offense. The reason, activists on the left and right say, is that both sides vividly remember Clarence Thomas's 1991 confirmation hearing

It is clear that we will soon have at least two justices who lied in their Senate appointment testimony. When lying from supreme court justices becomes acceptable, it sets a very interesting standard for behavior and truthfulness for the nation.