How would you describe an accomplished litigator, a staunch family man, a veteran, a judge with a long record of being fair and distinguished? The man in question is 5th Circuit Court nominee Leslie Southwick and if you are People for the American Way (PFAW) or one of their toadies you would describe, with no evidence, Judge Southwick as a racist homophobe. Unfortunately PFAW's hold over the Senate Democrats is so strong they have thrown away all principle to attack this Iraq war veteran using boilerplate talking points by Ralph Neas and his cohorts to be applied to any judicial nominee a Republican might put forth. By attacking a man like Judge Southwick the Left has gone too far. Earlier this year Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) made promises to their Republican counterparts that Judge Southwick would get a fair up or down vote - but now, according to Senate Judiciary ranking member Arlen Specter (R-Penn.), they are reneging on that promise. As Gomer Pyle used to say, put in "Surprise, Surprise!"
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