Murder of Meritocracy

Last night Sen. Obama referred to the current Bush/McCain system where the 'ownership' society means that you are on your own, and that you are expected to pull yourself up by your bootstraps even if you have no boots.
This morning, NYT reports that "In a move that drew praise from conservatives, Gov. Charlie Crist on Thursday named to the State Supreme Court a former congressman who played a major role in the impeachment of President Bill Clinton....Mr. Canady, a graduate of Yale Law School, was elected as a Democrat to the Florida Legislature and served for eight years but switched to the Republican Party before he ran for Congress in 1992.In the House, he was a staunch opponent of abortion and pushed legislation to aid churches in zoning disputes"

Corrupting justice with politics and murdering merit and accomplishment- and not a protest about it- the people who voted and the people who did not vote are perpetuating a system that is counter to "liberation"- the cornerstone of freedom. This is particularly relevant as we discussed "liberal education" in our class yesterday.