Google "Cronyism", Watch the Bush Administration Roster Fly By

By now, all Americans should know (or at the very least speculate) that governments are not build to tell its citizens the truth. The purpose of government is for people to come together and do things for the common good that we otherwise could not do alone. That said, what government has become is a giant baby-sitter for adults who only need to be sat sometimes. Government is there to keep us from killing each other in our irrational, irresponsible momentary lapses in judgment. It is a good thing.

However, the government is run by the same sometimes irrational, irresponsible people it is attempting to protect. That is why we use our basic documents (U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights) for guidance. All good. Now flash forward to the conformation of Judge Roberts and the nomination of Harriet Ellan Miers (???) to the Supreme Court for lifetime (LIFETIME!) appointments. These are the people who will be interpreting how our laws benefit the common good. Roberts who could not answer the question "Would you agree that the opposite of being dead is being alive?" in a straightforward fashion. This administration is the most pitiful and underhanded I have seen. All governments lie. That is a fact. The primary reason they do is to, supposedly, protect its people. The name of protector given to this administration is a misnomer. Just as in the case of Mike Brown, someone is being shoveled through under the guise of our best interest when in reality it is just cronyism. If you cannot give a judgment in a confirmation hearing (Roberts) or you have no experience as a judge (Miers), how can you be expected to do your job? Lifetime appointment. That is the most frightening thought ever.