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To: Paladin2
"close enough"

Hardly. He said "The most primary issue is will they strictly interpret the Constitution of the United States." Russert then tries to get him to say exactly what folks like you claim Bush has said. So how does Bush respond... "Well, I don't think you're going to find many people to be actually similar to him. He's an unusual man." He then lists the reasons why he likes Scalia, starting with the fact he knows him well. He goes on to say that he likes a lot of other judges as well.

So where in all that do people draw the claim "Bush promised he would appoint judges in the mold of Thomas and Scalia." The correct answer is...YOU CAN'T. You can correctly say Bush believes the primary issue is that judges strictly interpret the Constitution. You can correctly say he likes Scalia in part because he knows him. But you cannot say, "Bush promised to appoint judges in the mold of Thomas and Scalia." So for the sake of the truth, please don't.

66 posted on 10/14/2005 8:06:27 PM PDT by Rokke
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To: Rokke

Let's see, Bush names but two SCJs. Why didn't he name Souter?


70 posted on 10/14/2005 8:08:57 PM PDT by Paladin2 (MSM rioted over Katrina and looted the truth)
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