Posted on 05/20/2004 10:13:51 PM PDT by dts32041
Thanks for your reasoned explanation-it makes the most sense.
WE really have a smart man in charge, and yes, we need to hammer to the libs the obstructionism!!!
Hey Neal, vote for Nader.
when a SC nomination comes up, it will be time for Bush to play hardball
Also, the nominees would likely prefer a normal appointment as opposed to a recess appointment, which may not last long. The Left uses the courts to bypass the legislative process and any way to fill vacancies with non-Liberals is OK as a stop-gap measure.
Exactly, in addition:
1. Were Bush to lose the election, none of these judges would ever be approved. Everything would be on hold until the next president comes into office.
2. If Bush wins the election, he can almost immediately return to recess appointments if the Dims still filabuster.
"The point is, the fundamental equation has not changed. The real battle is over the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court sets precedent for the lower courts to follow. While these lower posts are important, it's even more important to get conservatives on the High Court.
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At this rate, it will NOT happen.
In 2000 there were various reports that at least 2 SC judges might retire for whatever reasons (health and age), but not a one has. Is it just a personal decision of the judges' to hang onto power and productivity as long as they can, or it is because they don't like the congressional enviroment for a successor? I really don't know.
He didn't!
Amen to that! And the first one I'd recommend for jettison would be Bill Frist. That guy has been patently useless.
you answered your own question. It's probably both: power and the Congress situation. The point is, we need to keep Bush so it's the libs who feel the pressure, not Rhenquist.
The President can't do everyone's job in DC...about time the GOP in Congress pull their own weight.
Okay .. here's the truth.
What the dems didn't know ahead of time was this: Bush had no plans to use the recess appointment before the end of the year. The reason probably was because none of his nominees was willing to take the "recess" appointment.
Therefore, the President could make the DEAL .. rope-a-doping the dems into giving him at least 25 of the judicial nominees.
I'm stunned everybody is so eagar and willing to dump on Bush .. what a bunch of fair weather voters.
VOTING FOR ANYONE OTHER THAN BUSH IS JUST UNTHINKABLE!!
I concur.I was here,shocked and awed into silence( a rare thing for me)at how many people here thought that having Frist take over would be a "good" thing.Truth to tell, he's been abysmal;just as I said he would be!
"This President is a genius. "
If the context is arranging his own re-election, then I agree. He is a politician, and this must be his highest priority.
If the context is sneaking in a cost increase of a new entitlement program of 30% of the previous month's estimate, which was used to sell the bill, he is as well.
For photo-ops, he is the best at least since RReagan.
For taking away democrat issues by passing democrat laws himself, I agree.
For showing budget discipline, willingness to veto appropriation bills, etc., he might be found a little lacking. How much has non-military spending grown since he came into office? How many vetos has he used? His admin. has been a party for congressional spending unlike any I have seen in my adult life.
If securing our southern border (for the children, if not homeland security) is one of your criterion, I do not agree.
Bush didn't cave. The ball is in Dasshole's court. If he doesn't give the 25 judicial nominees an up-or-down vote, that's Dasshole's fault, not Bush's. Dasshole wanted to move to other votes, and Bush merely told Tommy "Not until I've got up-or-down votes on this long backlog of judges". Bush is clearly in control. There's no caving in on Bush's part. Neal Boortz is a moron.
we all know how Daschle will respond. I will be surprised to see 25 judges confirmed.
Much akin to when Bush was working with Ted Kennedy, and now Kennedy is attacking Bush at every chance, including blaming him for passing his education bill, well hell, the two of them worked on it together.
after Bush gets these 25, I'd like to see him go to SD and saw we need Brown and Owen to get votes in the Senate. Put Daschle on the spot.
If I were prez, and the Senate ground all business to a halt, you can bet I'd be recess-appointing enthusiastically during the next recess!
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