Kristol's right.
Nominate anybody who's come out for Roe to ANY Supreme Court vacancy, and the Republican majority is over.
Bush needs to understand that, after the disastrous Republican appointments of Souter, O'Connor and Stevens, conservatives are in no mood for "compromise", or a "moderating voice on the Court."
The fact that liberals from Harry Reid to Juan Williams are grinning over the prospect of a Gonzales appointment should be reason enough for Bush to keep him as far away from The Supreme Court as possible.
If Gonzales is picked, the President is surrendering territory.
Kristol is wrong, about the Republican majority splitting upi over a candidate that "might" overturn Roe. As a couple of the swinging Republican seven have said - "judicial philosophy" is not "an extraordinary circumstance".
And the key to whether or not Roe "might" be overturned does not require a record that indicates the candidate would overturn Roe. The candidate may have nothing in their "track record" to indicate exactly how they would vote on Roe; and there is good reason and precendent in the hearing process to not answer that question directly.
The key is whether or not the candidate will defend and upholds the constitution, as opposed to re-writing it, or not. In other words, an "orginalist". And if I hear at least two of the slippery seven Reps, they will not accept the candidacy of an orginalist as extraordinary circumstances.
Kritol is a lib looking for "balance", which to a liberal means a five to four liberal majority.
Good or bad, ( I think that it is a poor decision), Roe is the law and Gonzales, AND EVERY OTHER JUDGE ON BUSH'S OR YOUR LIST, has applied it.
Absolutely. People here should not forget how quickly evangelicals like Robert Schuller and Jerry Falwell dumped Carter after it became clear he was making a hard left turn on everything. It won't take long for evangelicals to dump Bush if they feel betrayed. Without evangelical Christians, there is no Republican majority.
They can forget my vote.
That is so backwards. If Bush does not nominate Justices who are anti-abortion, the Republican party will cease to exist in 5 years. Abortion is the #1 vote gainer the GOP has. Taxes and Guns are #2 and #3.
I also agree with Kristol.
I must have missed it. When did Gonzales come out in favor of Roe? As far as I know, he overruled a parental notification law based upon a technicality. Where did he come out in favor of Roe?