My letter was published in Newsday!

It appears on the Newsday letters page today. I also created a dailykos entry about it, which is currently the top-ranked diary.

But the best part of the day was reading the other letters in Newsday. One particular note, written by Darlene Johnson, seemed odd. I googled around for about 0.003 second and discovered that it was astroturfed from a Focus on the Family site. Way to go, Darlene!

Newsday letter:

Judge John Roberts, President George W. Bush's pick to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court, brings with him one of the most impressive resumes any nominee to the high court has had in a generation ["Their opening arguments," News, July 20].

When he was nominated to his current post on the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia, more than 150 members of the D.C. bar weighed in with their support - calling him a "brilliant writer" of "unquestioned integrity" and "fair-mindedness." He earned those accolades, in part, as a lawyer who argued more cases before the high court than all but a few of the 180,000 members of the Supreme Court bar.

Still, Judge Roberts isn't likely to sail through the confirmation process. He already is being bashed by those on the political left as out of touch with mainstream America, a baseless charge designed to direct attention away from the real issue: Liberals want a judge who will legislate from the bench, rather than strictly interpret the Constitution.

Darlene Johnson

Bay Shore

Letter generated with the Focus on the Family astroturfer.

Judge John Roberts, President Bush's pick to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court, brings with him one of the most impressive resumes any nominee to the high court has had in a generation.

When he was nominated to his current post on the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia, more than 150 members of the D.C. bar weighed in with their support, calling him a "brilliant writer" of "unquestioned integrity" and "fair-mindedness." He earned those accolades, in part, as a lawyer who argued more cases before the high court than all but a few of the 180,000 members of the Supreme Court bar.

Still, Judge Roberts isn't likely to sail through the confirmation process. He already is being bashed by those on the political left as out of touch with mainstream America, a baseless charge designed to direct attention away from the real issue: Liberals want a judge who will legislate from the bench rather than strictly interpret the Constitution.