Bush Gives Recess Appointment to Pickering (Fox News's Take)

Fox News ^ | 1-16-04 | Wendell Goler and Sharon Kehnemui and The Associated Press

[Hacksaw]

WASHINGTON

[Hacksaw]

Check out the lie from Schumer.

[Dog Gone]

This is an "in your face" move by the President. Damn right it will score points with conservatives.

[DallasMike]

"This has Karl Rove (search) written all over it," Napolitano speculated.

Why do these folks think that President Bush can't even blink his eyes without being told to do so by Kark Rove?

[Old Sarge]

MY take on Fox News:

ALL MICHAEL ALL THE TIME ALL LACI ALL THE TIME ALL CHANDRA ALL THE TIME President makes recess appointments ALL KOBE ALL THE TIME ALL OJ ALL THE TIME

[pettifogger]

"A man who defended cross-burning does not deserve elevation to the bench," said Sen. Charles Schumer D-N.Y., who led the opposition to Pickering in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

In case anyone missed this. Kerry also made some choice remark, calling Pickering a notable supporter of cross-burning, or some such nonsense. Gotta love it.

[lilylangtree]

After the general reaction from conservatives over the prez' immigration policy proposal, Pickering's appt is most definitely welcomed after the senate RATS held up his appt for two years or better. W will score points with this one.

[Feckless]

"this recess appointment is a finger in the eye to all those seeking fairness and bipartisanship in the judicial nominations process," Schumer said"

I got a finger for you Chuckie......

[Hacksaw]

I was checking out the De... I mean the website that is Not To Be Named. They had an AP story posted where Dean comes right out and calls Pickering a racist.

[LasVegasMac]

Well then, I might suggest CBSNBCABCCNN.

Where you can see.......

ALL DEMORAT LIBERAL RANT ALL THE TIME Bush Lied ALL KLINTOON ALL THE Bush Lied TIME ALL HILDEBEAST ALL THE TIME Iraq Quagmire ALL WE DO IS SLANT All Bow to the UN THE NEWS ALL THE We will never show the good things happening in Iraq TIME BECAUSE WE KNOW Israel sucks WHAT YOU WANT ALL Arrarat is a warrior THE TIME AND WE KNOW YOU ARE NOT Bush Lied CAPABLE OF THINKING ALL THE TIME.

I'm changing the channel now......all the time.....

LVM

[Zechariah11]

ALL MICHAEL ALL THE TIME ALL LACI ALL THE TIME ALL CHANDRA ALL THE TIME President makes recess appointments ALL KOBE ALL THE TIME ALL OJ ALL THE TIME

I'll take that over an hour of O'Reilly.

[Old Sarge]

I'll take that over an hour of O'Reilly.

Point made...

[Old Sarge]

Which is why I FReep...

[solo gringo]

Here schumer kiss this and here is something you can poke in your eye.

[syriacus]

"As the New Year began, many of us had hoped the president would adopt a more bipartisan approach in his selection of judges. Instead, this recess appointment is a finger in the eye to all those seeking fairness and bipartisanship in the judicial nominations process," Schumer said in a written statement.

There's no pleasing Sen. Chuck Gloomer.

He's repeatedly said his main concern about Bush's nominees is that Federal Judges serve for life.

Chuck should be happy that Pickering's appointment is for one year!!

Buck up, Chuck.

[deport]

In case anyone missed this. Kerry also made some choice remark, calling Pickering a notable supporter of cross-burning, or some such nonsense. Gotta love it.

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And so did Edwards........

Statement Of Senator John Edwards On Appointment Of Charles Pickering

[joesbucks]

Whoa, wait a minute. I've heard talk show host after talk show host say the President didn't do recess appointments because he was above that "dirty" process. So which way is it?

[Russ]

It's obvious. It's just too bad the other judges he offered appointments turned him down. That would have really set off the left.

[Becki]

Democratic senators had filibustered Pickering's nomination, accusing him of racism, and saying he supported segregation while a young man and held anti-voting rights and anti-abortion positions while a state lawmaker.

Ask Byrd. He'll know. He was there.

Becki

[deport]

Pickering sworn in to 5th Circuit

The Associated Press
1/16/2004, 7:08 p.m. CT

Jackson (AP) — Federal judge Charles Pickering joined the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals of tonight (Friday) hours after President Bush bypassed Congress to put him on the bench.

Pickering, 66, took the oath of office from fellow Appeals Judge Rhesa Barksdale at the federal courthouse in Jackson.

Joining Pickering for the swearing in were a host of family members, including son U.S. Rep.Chip Pickering, who actively campaigned for his father's appointment to the bench.

Pickering becomes the third Mississippian on the 5th Circuit, joining Barksdale and Judge E. Grady Jolly.

Pickering declined to answer specific questions about what he had been through over two years, other than to tell the crowd "it had been a long journey."

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[jaugust]

I love how the left goes f'n ballistic. Bush must have done the right thing.