Bush to Consult With Senators on Monday

CNS News ^ | 7/8/05 | Susan Jones

[wagglebee]

I think the only reason that Bush should do this is to give the senators advanced notice of who the nominees will be, I don't think he should ask for their input.

[Laverne]

I don't think he should give them any names...I think he should just talk about the process with them.

[jayhorn]

Mr. President, this should be a one-way conversation. In other words, you tell them who you are appointing. Period.

All of our work since 2000 has been leading to this point. Please do not blow it.

[Mike Darancette]

I think that's an important first step in the process of meaningful consultation...

No, I think that this is all they'll get.

[corkoman]

Strategery at work. Sometimes W can be the Zen Master. I hope it is the case this time.

[Dr.Hilarious]

"Bush must engage in real, meaningful consultation before making any decisions," Schumer is telling "friends" of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

He "must"? Really?

[truth_seeker]

I hope Bush invited Schumer to the meeting.

Then he can read the transcript of the cell call, to the gathered group.

He can tell the gathered group that "advise and consent" with democrats is not possible, because of Schumers attitude, eg. block anybody.

He could then tell the democrats to get the phuque out of his office.

[popdonnelly]

Dear Chuckie: You and your Party are treacherous, underhanded, and lying. Why would we want to consult with you?

[golfisnr1]

Schummer and Reid should BOTH shut up.

[ncountylee]

I didn't think Schumer and pride could be used together.

[lilylangtree]

All the prez has to ask himself: If the situation were reversed, what would the demoncRATS do? Knowing their obstructionism and name-calling, Pres. Bush knows his path, and it's not the path of least resistance.

[AlGone2001]

"Schumer's message says the DSCC would like to have 30,000 signatures on that petition before Monday's meeting with President Bush.

"Together, we can show George Bush that the American people want all parties to engage in the meaningful consultation that will result in a Supreme Court nominee we can all be proud of," he said."

I don't think 30,000 signatures represents "the American People". They represent the Marxist fringe that we call MoveOn and DUh.

[need_a_screen_name]

"All of our work since 2000 has been leading to this point. Please do not blow it."


I know of tons of Libertarians and other third party type voters (mostly 2nd Amendment supporters), who voted for Bush simply because of this ONE issue. Then we have the Republican base who also has a big stake in this.

Now is not the time to compromise away our best shot at getting the Court back on the right track. I can see a lot of people on the right sitting out the next election, if the wrong choice is made.

[digger48]

A mere courtesy, i'd bet.

The Prez knows exactly who he is dealing with, with the Dems.

The problem is a loon from Arizona and his aspiring entourage waiting to get their names in the news and get invited to have Katie sit on their lap while Matt spit shines their shoes before they face the spittle-spewing gang orgy with Chrissy Matthews

[noexcuses]

DSCC would like to have 30,000 signatures

After our showing of 420,500 signatures collected by volunteers in 30 days here in the liberal state of WA that 30,000 number is pretty pathetic.

[wagglebee]

I agree, you can find 30,000 people in the US to support absolutely ANYTHING.

[dts32041]

Nope bush will wimp and say please mastah schumer mastah reid don't beat me anymore.

[stylin19a]

If the President gives 'em a list...they'll get Bork'd, and probably quicker than the 45 minutes Kennedy gave him after the announcement.

[savedbygrace]

Schumer chairs the DSCC.

DSCC = Dimocrat Senatorial Crabbiness Committee

(And you thought one of the Cs stood for Communist. Well, maybe, but look at Schumer and tell me he doesn't have something to do with crabbiness.)

[PhiKapMom]

I would love to be a fly on the wall and would bet Schumer is going to wish he never opened his trap. Have a hunch this meeting is going to be about the President telling them what he is going to do and telling them he expects his nominee to get an up or down vote.

Would take the advice of the democrats and let it go in one ear and out the other -- that miserable bunch of Senators haven't earned the right to open their mouths now after what they have put the President's nominees through. Reid, Schumer, Hillary, Fatso, and the rest can stuff it! If the RATs filibuster his nominees for SCOTUS, they are going to wish they never crossed this Texan. Bet also brings up the other judges that the RATs have not given an up or down vote for -- IOTW -- taking the RATs to the woodshed time!

If they don't want to play ball, that nuclear option is still on the table.

Bunch of Bravo Sierra by Schumer that Pres Bush has to consult with the American people -- he did that during the election when he said he wanted strict constructionists as his nominees not a litmus test. That's why a lot of us worked so hard to give him a second term. He already had his consultation with the American people and we picked Pres Bush over that jerk Kerry supported by Hillary and Schumer and Fatso.