[muawiyah]

Once the Constitutional option is exercised don't be surprised to see Democrats assassinating some of "W"'s nominees for the courts.

[Archon of the East]

So how is Ginsberg's health anyway?

[Tarkin]

John Paul Stevens (age 85, a moderate).



LOL, these guys are nuts. Stevens...a moderate.

[SteveMcKing]

I agree, McCain's in trouble.

[Tarkin]

"Yet, amidst all the three-dimensional chess, the irony is that nobody knows how justices will perform until they don the robes. Republican President Dwight Eisenhower named Earl Warren and William Brennan, who helped tilt the court leftward for a generation".

Yeah well nobody knew how Warren would do on the court as he never served as a judge before (he was a three-time California governor, and republican candidate for vice-president in 1948). As to Brennan, Ike asked for it, as he wanted to nominate "a Catholic, Democrat from North-East" to increase his chances during re-election. Now what could you possibly expect from a democratic judge from New England????
For me much more shocking were people like Harry Blackmun (who was proposed to president Nixon by Chief Justice Burger) and David Souter (who was proposed by Sununu). Now THEY (unlike Brennan for example) were supposed to be conservatists...

[Txsleuth]

I still think that since the dems have agreed to letting a vote take place on Janice Rogers Brown, and she is likely to get approved, SHE should be put up---

How in the heck could the dems use the "extraordinary circumstances" excuse on her anymore? Besides, everything that I have read that she stands for, sounds really good to me...

I also wish he would think about Miguel Estrada...

These dems that came away from that little "compromise" charade thinking that President Bush is going to "ask the dems" who he should nominate, are really stupid!

[Clintonfatigued]

Whether the 'Rats fight Bush's nominee aggressively depends on which judge retires. If William Rehnquest retires, the 'Rats won't try too hard to stop the nominee because there will be no ideological change on the court. A Rehnquest retirement is the most likely in the near future. Look for Bush to nominate Antonin Scalia as Chief Justice & Michael Luttig to succeed Scalia as Associate Justice, with both being confirmed with only token opposition.

Now if Sandra Day O'Conner or John Paul Stevens retire, that's when you'll see the fireworks.

[LibFreeUSA]

The White House , if not already done so (through intermediaries), should keep it simple and do the following >>>

- inform Scalia that he will be nominated for Chief Justice

- have Scalia draw up a list of top choices for the Supreme Court to join him on the bench.

[Tacis]

Fine, but he overlooks one thing. The Senate can rule against 60 votes to end debate ONLY IF THE TURNCOAT REPUBLICANS vote with the good guys! McVain could say, "I gave my word," and vote "present." The Republicans would need 50 of the 55 Republican Senators to end debate.

If McVain has set up his own shop, it may not float. McVain is pushing his own agenda and does not give a big rat's patoot about the country or Bush's agenda. McVain is working for McVain!! And, whether the six other idiots, including Graham, follow him is in qquestion.

[Waco]

Nope, no way, the "compromise" is gone forgotten in the blink of an eye. Watch, if I'm right. The RATS are but a hairs breadth above communists.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

More on the Filibuster ....and MOU.

[Republican Wildcat]

John Paul Stevens a moderate? LOL.

[Zack Nguyen]

But these Bush allies - who fervently seek a high court that will end legal abortion and lower the wall between church and state...

WRONG! I get so tired of these "objective" media members! No Christian conservative wants to bring the church into the government. We want Christian ethics in government. How often does it need to be said that there is a difference? Are these reporters ignorant, or is this done on purpose?

[edsheppa]

It would appear that the Democrats, by lifting blockades against Brown and Pryor, can no longer reasonably cite a nominee's conservative ideology as grounds for a filibuster.

How convenient periodic memory loss is to the Old Media. Only a few short years ago the Democratic mantra was "no political litmus test" for judges. I guess that stance is "no longer operative."

[Yosemitest]

Damned right, "some of the anger is genuine."

NOT ONE PENNY!!!

I'm angry enough to pledge money to real conservatives who will run against these RINO's and replace them. How about $100.00 a head?

I encourage everyone to attack!

Lincoln D. Chafee of Rhode Island
Office Locations

United States Senate
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170 Westminster Street
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(401) 845-0700

Susan M. Collins of Maine
Senator Susan M. Collins
172 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone:


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Olympia J. Snowe of Maine
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John W. Warner of Virginia
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Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.


John McCain of Arizona
contacts
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United States Senate
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Phone: (202) 224-2235
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Phoenix
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Phone: (602) 952-2410
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Tempe
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Phone: (480) 897-6289
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Tucson
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Phone: (520) 670-6334
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Lindsey O. Graham of South Carolina
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Washington Office
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Upstate Regional Office
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Golden Corner Regional Office (part-time)b 135 Eagles Nest Drive, Suite B
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Senator Mike DeWine, an Ohio Republican
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Washington, D.C. Office
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Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2315
Fax: (202) 224-6519
TDD: (202) 224-9921

[rwfromkansas]

Also, the Democrats may have boxed themselves in. Last week, in exchange for agreeing to stop filibustering three lower-court Bush nominees whom they had tagged as extremists, Democrats promised they'd use the tactic only in "extraordinary circumstances." That phrase could haunt them down the road, because it arguably sets the bar higher than it was before.

Many analysts are asking: How can Democrats credibly invoke "extraordinary circumstances" against a conservative nominee for the Supreme Court - after having just agreed to stop filibustering an appeals-court nominee (Janice Rogers Brown) who once assailed FDR's New Deal as a "socialist revolution," and after having agreed to stop blocking another nominee (William Pryor) who believes that the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion ruling was an "abomination"?

What an interesting idea. It certainly makes sense. Bush just better not make the mistake of his father or Eisenhower.

I am hoping and praying we get one moderate or liberal to retire this year in addition to Rehnquist.

[madprof98]

. . . John Paul Stevens (age 85, a moderate) . . .

Surprised they didn't label him a conservative. If you're going to lie, lie big.

[Thom Pain]

How will the Dims reject President Bush's nomination of Owen, Pryor, and/or Brown to the Supreme Court having just witnessed their approval without invoking the "extroardinary circumstances" option of their own agreement?

Note to Dims: don't play poker with Dubya.

[El Gato]

I think he would actually enjoy a big fight with the Democrats

All Real Americans Love to Fight, said another George (Patton). That most certainly includes President George Walker Bush.

[InterceptPoint]

Many analysts are asking: How can Democrats credibly invoke "extraordinary circumstances" against a conservative nominee for the Supreme Court

What a joke. You have to laugh when you see credibility and Democrat in the same sentence. The Dems wouldn't hesitate to declare "extraordinary circumstances" for any reason at all. They will not be constrained by this clause in the least.