Posted on 07/08/2005 12:48:56 PM PDT by hispanarepublicana
If LULAC endorses Gonzalez, then he's way too liberal and "Chicano" for me.
Garza & Estrada. This is the president's best duo to send to Scotus, bar none.
I like my old Marine Garza, but to tell the truth, that old boy Roy Moore, now he's got some CONJONES too. He stood up for what he believed in against overwhelming odds and it just so happens its what I believe in too.
Roy Moore graduated from Etowah High School in 1965 and obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1969 from the United States Military Academy at West Point. After military service, Judge Moore returned to Alabama, where he completed his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1977 from the University of Alabama School of Law.
Judge Moore served our Country as a Captain in the Military Police Corps of the United States Army. He also served as Battalion Staff Officer at Ft. Riley, Kansas, and as a Company Commander in Vietnam.
Bush needs to send a 100 percent conservative, but just to make sure, I suggest he send someone who is 110 percent.
NO, Poor timing. Not just no but Hell No!!!
Isn't one of the knocks on Gonzales is that he deemed that torture was acceptable at Gitmo (or something to that effect?)
I'd endorse an old-fashion Tejano. Wonder if there might be a qualified latino who would publicly describe himself or herself as a Tejano? Intrigues me . . .
Why is this bad timing? I'm no SCOTUS expert (to say the least), but it seems like a brilliant play:
- Two conservative jurists, one of them wrongly spurned by Democrats.
- No allegations of either being a "token" since there are two of them.
- It would surprise and confound the Dem strategists.
- Politically, you solidify the conservative base, possibly expand the Hispanic vote.
- Any attacks on either would be totally unfair and would highlight Dem hatred of minorities that aren't liberal.
- I'm not sure if both are Catholic, but if the Dems attack their pro-life stances, it would look like them bashing religion again.
Seems like a winner to me.
i thought the GOP and Bush hates minorities? i'm confused. moveon.org and charley rangle and jesse jackson and al sharpton and Calypso Louie Farakook have said that we are all racists.
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was the first Hispanic justice (1932-38).
Perhaps I have to rethink my base. I am not without logistical intelligence. I do however see some blatantly "hispanic issues" that are going to be dealt with by the Supremes. I think the reason we are in so much trouble on the border now is because we are catering to the "hispanic population" of this country, be it legal or illegal. Sooner or later someone is going to have to make a stand on this issue. I think perhaps the timing is very very wrong.
When Mr Gonzales starts paying attn to the border perhaps I will change my mind.
I gotcha now. You are using the Iberian peninusula connection which his ancestors came from and immigrated to the US in the mid 1700s....
Absolutely. The press is acting like Gonzo would be a slam dunk and that is total BS. The left-wing crazies like Daily Kos and DU would never tolerate the Democrats allowing him on SCOTUS. They are all convinced he spends his weekends at the local Falafel Hut, grabbing olive-skinned cooks from the kitchen and pulling out their fingernails. He (wrongly) represents everything they hate about the war and they will try to destroy him.
These two strikes will actually unify the right and the left in opposition. Both bases will be ticked – no good for anyone.
That's the problem with descriptions like Hispanic, they can mean everybody and nobody. In some context, the person need not even speak Spanish.
No gottcha, but yes thats true. Very good.
That's the problem with descriptions like Hispanic, they can mean everybody and nobody. In some context, the person need not even speak Spanish.
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