And for parity, here's some bad news -- Charles Pickering, notorious conservative yahoo, was surreptitiously appointed to the federal bench on Friday by President Sneaky, after his nomination was repeatedly rejected by the Congressional Democrats. How could this happen, you ask? Simple: Bush did the deed while Congress was out of town on recess! This unusual move wouldn't be a play to his base of conservative Christian voters as the election year kicks off, would it? Draw your own conclusions there -- People For the American Way is calling this an "insult to the memory of Dr. King, and to all Americans who are committed to equal justice under the law." Why is that? Read for yourself: Pickering is an acknowledged Scalia-phile who actually thinks the Voting Rights Act was a bad idea. Somebody should pack the Constitution away in a shoebox for a while...