Another political fact complicating the confirmation picture is that the Senate is not only split 50-50 between the parties, but a handful of Republicans are as liberal as most Democrats. Still, Senate Republicans in 1997 adopted a resolution condemning judicial activism, and Mr. Bush's nominees likely will represent a very different judicial philosophy. Aggressive Democrats seeking a more political judiciary and an evenly divided Senate with several liberal Republicans make the next Supreme Court vacancy perhaps the most important domestic leadership opportunity for our new president. No matter what the liberal media say, most Americans would agree that they, and not unelected judges, should run the country and define the culture. If he ignores the speculators and would-be intimidators and promotes a judiciary that follows rather than fashions the law, Mr. Bush can truly establish a legacy of freedom.
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