Posted on 07/18/2005 11:47:23 AM PDT by JZelle
Democrats are floating candidates who they consider acceptable Supreme Court nominees primarily to ensure that they can complain later about not "really" being consulted by President Bush when none are selected, according to conservatives. They say the three Hispanic judges who Democratic leaders offered Mr. Bush in a private meeting earlier this week to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor are all non-starters. "It's a cynical tactic intended to set themselves up so that when the president nominates someone they haven't mentioned, they can jump up and down and scream about how they weren't really consulted," said Manuel Miranda, chairman of the Third Branch Conference, which is lobbying to put conservative nominees on the bench.
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I'm shaking in my boots.
And I'm not even wearing boots.
How many Evangelicals or practicing Catholics are in Bush's final four?
That is the metric.
Let's get together and send our 'acceptable' names for the 2008 Democratic nomination for President.
Um, 'final 4' doesn't matter.
He nominates one.
Ward Churchill
Michael Moore
George Soros
Al Franken
A democrat acceptable short list direct off the democratic short bus.
I still want to see the list of people that the Democrats consider "unacceptable."
Pretty silly. They will push and bluff until they realize the consequences -- no more filibusters and Bush can get whomever he wants confirmed.
They don't want it to come to this. I suspect that they will pull back at some point.
Sorry not liberal enough.
I have decided the Democratic Party needs to officially change its name to the Indignation Party. That is all they do, call the news cameras around and throw Indignation Parties.
I have 'thought on it', and I simply can't think of an 'acceptable' name for the 2008 democRAT nomination for 'president'
I was picking "moderate" democrats.
"He nominates one."
You're right. But if they are not well represented in the 'final four' their name won't even get in the hat!
Once a nominee is selected... the DNC/MSM will begin the drumbeat. 24/7 propaganda that the guy/gal is toooo conservative... toooo much of an activist. If they can manipulate the polls to their favor... they might force an impasse.
Dems expect Republicans to act as though they've lost the election, which is expected.
Problem is, the GOP seems to agree with them.
Party discipline does not exist in the GOP, with idiots like Specter, McCain and Graham running around.
Well, if the Dims push too hard, the pubbies will REALLY give them something to cry about - no more filibusters on judicial nominees. (I only wish it could be for all presidential nominees, but alas.)
Anyone that George Bush or any conservative names, will name or even thinks about naming.
1. Pauly Shore
2. Michael Schiavo
3. Ward Churchill
You forgot:
4. GeorgeMichael
5. Paul Reubens
6. Rob Lowe
7. R. Kelley
8. Mike Tyson
When is somebody on the RIGHT going to have the GUTS to stand up and say = YOU LOST - YOU DON'T GET TO SELECT ..??
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