Frisky070802's Journal: Reid on Thomas/Scalia

Harry Reid, the incoming Democratic minority leader in the US Senate, has spoken out on the confirmation process. CNN reports that he calls Clarence Thomas "an embarrassment to the Supreme Court" and implied he would fight against any possible promotion of Thomas to chief justice. On the other hand, he cited Antonin Scalia's brilliance, and said while he disagreed with many of his opinions, he found it hard to dispute the reasoning by which Scalia arrived at them. He also commented on the use of filibuster to deny approval of a confirmee, saying that "advice and consent" means just that, and the senate shouldn't rubber stamp every nominee.