Virginia Thomas on Miguel Estrada

Like I said: we lost on the Estrada filbuster and I am not going to go on about it.

But I will link to this poignant piece by Virginia Thomas, Justice Clarence Thomas's wife in the WSJ today (and available on the OpinionJournal free site).

Not only is this a sad day for Miguel and Laurie Estrada, but we have all let something unfortunate occur in Washington. We allowed the U.S. Senate to erect a "glass ceiling" in our courts--you can do all the right things in America, but if you do not agree with Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton, you need not apply as a federal judge. This is the message that Democrats hope minorities, in particular, get from their victory as they succeeded in repelling a talented man, who happens to be Hispanic, from public service. For the hard left, Miguel Estrada was not qualified to be a federal judge because he would not march to their drumbeat.