I said “she seems nice.” I say it again.
Julio, please stop being foolish.
She's "nice"? That strikes me as at least vaguely sexist. It reminds me of the middle-school kid who says that a female classmate has a great personality. Being nice and having a great personality are fine attributes, I suppose. But in context, these statements are the epitome of damning with faint praise. Beyond that, I've learned from my substantial time living and visiting there, "nice" in Minnesota generally means an outward friendliness coupled with passive-aggressive nastiness. Are the local MSP practices overtaking you?
Beyond that, you bizarrely wrote that "there are lots of people as intelligent or more intelligent" than ACB. None of us has sufficient IQ-test data to fully assess your opinion. But it certainly seems to me as though you are just making stuff up here. We do have evidence of Judge Barrett's intelligence. I won't go through all of it. But you might want to read this opinion piece (
link) by Noah Feldman, a Harvard Law professor who testified in support of impeaching President Trump. He, in fact, is the kind of lawyer that a Democratic president could conceivably appoint to the bench.
Mr. Feldman wrote glowingly about Judge Barrett. Some excerpts:
"I got to know Barrett more than 20 years ago when we clerked at the Supreme Court . . . . Of the thirty-some clerks that year, al of whom had graduated at the top of their law school classes and done prestigious appellate clerkships before coming to work at the court, Barrett stood out. . . . he was one of the two strongest lawyers. The other was Jenny Martinez, now dean of the Stanford Law School." . . . . . "To add to her merits, Barrett is a sincere, lovely person. I never heard her utter a word that wasn't thoughtful and kind--including in the heat of real disagreement about important subjects. She will be an ideal colleague."I'd encourage you to read the whole thing. In the meantime, you might want to reconsider your dismissive characterization of Judge Barrett as "nice." And if you have evidence that she's not as bright as others you know, I'd love to see it.
