I Love Antonin Scalia

....for lines like this one:

Scalia . . . railed against the principle of the "living Constitution," saying it has led the Senate to try to appoint so-called politically "moderate" judges instead of focusing on professional credentials and ability.

"Now the Senate is looking for moderate judges, mainstream judges. What in the world is a 'moderate' interpretation of a constitutional text? Halfway between what it says and what we'd like it to say?" he said, to laughter and applause.

Dinna be too sure (based on some of his Reagan-era memos) that good ol' JR won't end up as a "smoother" version of the possible next Chief Justice.

[HT: NRO Bench Memos]