Was "out of pocket" (see below) for Yom Kippur yesterday, so I missed some fun back-and-forth in the press.

Let's meditate for a moment on this: The one reason Bush has given for nominating Harriet Meirs to the Supreme Court is that she is an evangelical Christian.

Yep, not only is religion now a pre-requisite for a Supreme Court nomination, but it's THE ONLY PRE-REQUISITE.