By Ion Zwitter, Avant News Editor
Washington, D.C., January 4, 2006
Britney Spears will be the new Bush nominee for Supreme Court Justice, replacing Harriet Miers, whose nomination was recently withdrawn in the face of overwhelming bipartisan public sniggering.
Close observers of the Miers fracas have pointed out that Bush's withdrawal of Miers' nomination was actually little more than a technicality, given that the Senate, in a rare moment of bipartisanship, had already voted 93-7 against confirmation last November.
The new nomination was announced by President Bush during a short hiatus in this morning's press flapdoodle with Scott McClellan on Air Force One. President Bush said that Spears, who is an expert in rhythmic "dancercise" and has achieved notable success marketing recorded entertainment to the under-14 WASP demographic, will make "a real good judge".
While the choice of Washington outsider Britney Spears is clearly intended to help deflect growing accusations of cronyism and insideropeia within the Bush administration, pundits on both sides of the aisle nevertheless predict an uphill confirmation climb for the youthful entertainer.
Britney Spears, who joined the nomination announcement via video uplink, said she was "totally excited" about the opportunity. "This is like so cool," said Ms.
Spears. "I mean, like, the Superior Court and everything. It's like a dream come true.
I mean for somebody, I guess."
Britney Spears has long been recognized as one of President Bush's most reliably sycophantic entertainers. The young superstar is a frequent visitor to both the White House and President Bush's Crawford estate, and says she "really looks forward to meeting Laura someday".
Her number one single, "Oops!
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