That was Ted Kennedy…

That was Ted Kennedy then:

“We have to respect that any nominee to the Supreme Court would have to defer any comments on any matters, which are either before the court or very likely to be before the court,” Kennedy said during a 1967 press conference. “This has been a procedure which has been followed in the past and is one which I think is based upon sound legal precedent.”

This is now:

In his June 20, floor speech responding to President Bush’s nomination of Roberts to the Supreme Court, Kennedy argued that senators “must not fail in our duty to the American people to responsibly examine Judge Roberts’ legal views.”

Kennedy listed a number of issues, including workers’ rights, health care and environmental regulations, that he considers important.

“Each of these issues, and many others, [have] been addressed by the Supreme Court in recent years,” Kennedy said. “In many of these cases, the Court was narrowly divided, and these issues are likely to be the subject of future Court decisions in the years to come.”

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The double standard is alive and well.

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