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To: Lane3 who wrote (64243)5/7/2008 7:22:18 PM
From: JohnM  Respond to of 543164
 
Apparently, but maybe not. As in any performance evaluation, it's surely inflated. "Qualified" means "unqualified."

Precisely. Anyone who reads or writes a lot of evaluations and/or recommendations knows the phenomenon. Watch for what's not said.



To: Lane3 who wrote (64243)5/8/2008 12:14:52 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 543164
 
The ABA isn't exactly some perfect, disinterested, and non-political arbiter or objective qualifications.

When Bork was nominated 10 panel members voted him "well qualified" (the highest rating, and one that in light of the "grade inflation" your talking about amounts to "qualified"). But the other 4 didn't even just vote qualified but "non qualified" (which is almost unheard of as a rating for a Supreme Court nominee)

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