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Bush RECESS APPOINTS Pickering!
January 16, 2004

Posted on 01/16/2004 12:17:32 PM PST by Timesink

WASHINGTON (AP) President Bush sidesteps Congress and names Mississippi Judge Charles Pickering to federal appeals court, sources say.


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: bush43; charlespickering; judicialnominees; pickering; recessappointment
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To: VRWC_minion
Schumer no doubt just heard an arrow fly past his left ear!
101 posted on 01/16/2004 1:49:40 PM PST by votelife (Elect a Filibuster Proof Majority)
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To: Capitalism2003
I'd like to see Bush renominate Estrada this summer or fall. Or maybe renominate Estrada in NYC at the convention.
102 posted on 01/16/2004 1:50:26 PM PST by votelife (Elect a Filibuster Proof Majority)
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To: Timesink
I am greatly encouraged every time President Bush manifests his pro-life side. Thank you, Mr. President.
103 posted on 01/16/2004 1:50:32 PM PST by The_Eaglet
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To: Therapist
his next appointment will be vicente fox as ambassador to mexico...aw hell...guess he is that already.
104 posted on 01/16/2004 1:50:52 PM PST by cajun-jack
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To: Timesink
I thought President Bush wasn't conservative
105 posted on 01/16/2004 1:51:27 PM PST by jern
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To: Poohbah
I wish just once you could get something right. You have already been corrected on this. Those on recess appointments are not working for free.
106 posted on 01/16/2004 1:56:18 PM PST by candeee
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To: votelife
Estrada seemd like a great choice. I also hope he gets another chance.
107 posted on 01/16/2004 1:56:45 PM PST by Dante3
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To: Timesink
better late than never! Yippee!
108 posted on 01/16/2004 1:56:54 PM PST by ruoflaw
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To: pgkdan
Are you sayinmg that this appointment is pandering?

Yes, as are others. It has been rather non stop political posturing from the executive for the last two weeks.

Rove is on the march.

109 posted on 01/16/2004 1:57:05 PM PST by Amerigomag
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To: LadyPilgrim
"President "side-stepping" Congress, appoints Charles Pickering, of Mississippi to the Federal Bench!

WOW ! This is good!!!

Great news for a Friday afternoon.

Pickering is a good, decent man smeared by the Democrats in the Senate and the complicit media.

I hope that the new US Senate in 2005 will have enough votes to allow Pickering to have a vote in the full Senate.

110 posted on 01/16/2004 2:00:39 PM PST by george wythe
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To: Timesink
Finally found his peylotes, eh?
111 posted on 01/16/2004 2:02:46 PM PST by snopercod (You've posted a total of 583 threads and 16,122 replies.)
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To: Timesink
Yeah this is the way to do it.

Instead of waiting for Congress to approve people, just put them in and let them serve pending Congress disapproving them.

We have been doing it backwards.
112 posted on 01/16/2004 2:07:30 PM PST by OK
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To: Amerigomag; pgkdan
pgkdan: Are you sayinmg that this appointment is pandering?

Amerigomag: Yes, as are others. It has been rather non stop political posturing from the executive for the last two weeks.

If President Bush makes a principled, unpopular move, he is accused of betraying his conservative base. (See his proposal in immigration.)

If President Bush makes a principled, popular move, he is accused of pandering to his conservative base. (See recess appointment of Pickering.)

Obviously, the unappeasables always find a reason to be perpetually angry.

113 posted on 01/16/2004 2:08:43 PM PST by george wythe
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To: votelife
I'd like to see Bush renominate Estrada this summer or fall. Or maybe renominate Estrada in NYC at the convention.


I think Estrada is no longer in the mix. He wanted to move on and had to make a decision regarding his role in the Law firm. He was being held back on cases due to the pending vote which never was coming... thus he asked to be removed from consideration.... I think he would still have that position, imo.
114 posted on 01/16/2004 2:10:17 PM PST by deport (You BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50, MAKE 60, HIT 70 and then it becomes day by day)
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To: TomGuy
Ends up being a 1 year appointment

And if Bush has a "friendlier" congress next session, he can get a regular appointment. It takes a big commitment for a judge to accept a recess appointment since he has to give up everything for maybe only 1 year.

Bush has a good nose for politics and he looking forward to the next congress.

115 posted on 01/16/2004 2:13:45 PM PST by zeebee
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To: george wythe
Bingo!
116 posted on 01/16/2004 2:15:34 PM PST by ruoflaw
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To: Timesink
FREE MIGUEL !!!!!!
117 posted on 01/16/2004 2:16:08 PM PST by Saundra Duffy (For victory & freedom!!!)
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To: Timesink
Muy Bien! doble u zero quatro!
118 posted on 01/16/2004 2:16:13 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Timesink
Woohooo !!
119 posted on 01/16/2004 2:17:14 PM PST by ChadGore (George W. Bush has done more to earn my vote than any other American alive today.)
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To: ArneFufkin
That's it, the last betrayal!!! Bush just lost my vote. Oh, wait, it was something good ... ;^)

LOL!

120 posted on 01/16/2004 2:20:00 PM PST by AmishDude
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