Why conservatives don't like Crist

[CARLHAYDEN]

From AP

Fla. Justices: Crist Can't Reject White Judge Nominees

Thursday, July 2, 2009 2:25 PM


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida Supreme Court says Gov. Charlie Crist can't reject an all-white list of appeals court nominees, even though he wants to appoint someone who will make the judiciary more diverse.

The justices unanimously ruled Thursday that the Florida Constitution leaves Crist no choice but to pick one of the six white candidates submitted by a judicial nominating commission.

Crist refused to make an appointment to the Daytona Beach court after the commission refused to give him a more diverse slate. The 10-member court has no black judges.

[Rowan]

What an idiot.

[Holmes]

Aw, good on him though.

[Badger]

What an idiot.

Yeah, a total a** hole. Everyone knows there isn't a non-white lawyer capable of being a judge within a hundred miles of Daytona Beach. Beside, the south--indeed the whole country--get rid of racism last year--nay, in 1965--so these 6 guys proposed by an unelected commission simply must be the most qualified for the job and--by purest coincidence--all white. Adding a lawyer of color to the mix would obviously only water down the judiciary with unqualified tokens.

What was Crist thinking? A real jerk to be sure.