Behind the iron curtain

I'm really hoping this was taken out of context.

"I think it's important to bring somebody from outside the system, the judicial system, somebody that hasn't been on the bench and, therefore, there's not a lot of opinions for people to look at." —President George W. Bush, on the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, Washington, D.C., October 4, 2005. Slate