ABC radio news and NYT speculate - Bush has decided-Specter called to WH

ABC News | 07/18/05 | self

[mysonsfuture]

ABC News Radio-10:00 CST-Bush has decided on Supreme Court nominee. Spector called to WH tonight to discuss. Expected to be "mainstream".

[rcrngroup]

The only ones that Bush has publicly chastised or rebuked have been the conservative majority base that elected him and re-elected him in 2004. And this was to blast conservatives for voicing their legitimate concerns over Alberto Gonzales. Even RINO RAT Sen. Lincoln Chafee got away with publicly dissing Bush in Nov 2004 election and announcing that he not only did not vote for GW Bush, instead he WROTE IN the name of Bush Sr. for pres. So no, I doubt that GW Bush will do much at all to hold Specter to the fire or collect chips at all. I hope I'm wrong, but I think that GW Bush will betray his conservative majority base on this.... we'll find out soon!

[N. Beaujon]

Specter was DA in Philly. He is well-grounded in law.

Oh please, he is a disaster. He was a disaster as a DA and is an embarassment as the head of the judiciary committee. A job he got only to get that sleezy RINO from pulling a Jeffords. Arlen Specter doesn't doesn't know squat about the rule of law, all he knows is political wrangling. What a disgrace.

[adam_az]

"It sure would be, I don't think they will do that, but I get a little nervous at the sound of "mainstream" choice. But as I said, its ABC news, can you really trust anything those hacks say?"

My guess is that Bush will nominate a Conservative, and call him/her mainstream.

It would be true!

[Finalapproach29er]

Oops. Forgot the T. It'll be....


Heh-Heh.

[OKIEDOC]

I got so sick of hearing about the Karl Rove thing I actually turned off Fox news during the four o'clock news segment.

Damn I don't think I can take any more of this adulterated bull crap about what Big Karl did or did not do.

People are dying and these MSM's are more worried about who lied than who died.

I want a strict constitutionalists for the next 5 appointments to the court.

To hell with kissing the A$$e$ of the Democratic radicals.

[Augie76]

"I love SD, we're always right, in more ways than one!"


I'll second that ;)

[OKIEDOC]

I can agree to that.

I thought Bush was against quotas.

[Republican Wildcat]

Sorry...couldn't resist that. :-)

I did a double take when I read that.

[edmond246]

Except the 39.1 Billion or so for about 1,000 new border agents that was passed today 98-1 or something to that effect. Bush is not the dictator the left (and those who say "CLOSE THE BORDERS NOW!) think he is/can be. If he did that, I'd say we'd loose our democracy that we claim the illegals are taking away. I agree they are wrong for coming here, but blaming President Bush will do nothing but make you look silly. Blame who is responsible for enforcing our laws. THEY ARE CALLED ILLEGALS FOR A REASON. We have the laws, we just need to enfore them!

[Oliver Optic]

a Federalist Society conservative

Hard to know what to make of her answers to Leahy's questions about the Federalist Society (in her confirmation hearing). Probably just saying as little as she could to avoid stirring the pot.

Question 10E: What does it mean to be a member of the Federalist Society as a judge?

Answer:: Membership in the Federalist Society has no particular or general meaning to being a judge.

Question 1OF: Do you share a judicial philosophy with the Federalist Society?

Answer: I am unaware of any judicial philosophy articulated by the Federalist Society.

Question 1OG: With what (if any) Federalist Society positions do you disagree?

Answer: I am unaware of any positions announced by the Federalist Society.

[edmond246]

Also on Clement, I read that she was a lawyer who spent her cases ", representing oil companies, insurance companies and the marine services industry in cases before federal courts." Oil industry tends to translate to Republican/Conservative. Just an observation.

[Republican Wildcat]

Conservative is the mainstream. People on here acting outraged that there would be a mainstream nominee puzzles me. Do they expect the White House to announce "We will select a nominee that is outside of the mainstream?" Do they themselves believe he should be pick a member of the court that is "outside of the mainstream"?

[playball0]

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[Jedidah]

"President Bush will announce da judge real soon to take the heat off Carl Rove....wait and see."

Nonsense. President Bush will announce his nominee very soon because Justice O'Connor tendered her resignation more than two weeks ago, and it's time to name a replacement.

President Bush is taking care of business.

[El Gato]

8. Joy [Clement] is like O'Connor on business issues and we are comfortable that she is with us on upcoming life cases.

What about arms rights issues? That is my "litmus" test issue. If someone is willing to let Joe Sixpack own military type weapons, she is not likely to be trying to overturn other rights either. Nor to create "rights" (more properly "immunities" from government action) out of whole cloth based on their own personal ideology or religious beliefs.

[wardaddy]

well that makes 3 of us!

[El Gato]

I don't even know what the heck it means. If a judge were an "originalist" he would have to throw away all but the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. Than means about 10 more would have to be ignored. The term "originalist" is meaningless.

Horse puckey. The other amendments would just be looked at in the light their original meaning, just like the first 10 and the body of the original Constitution.

[steveegg]

I want a strict constitutionalists for the next 5 appointments to the court.

I'd go with a few more than that (you can't have too many in a row).

[NormsRevenge]

President Bush , the First lady and Indian Prime Minster tonight at State Dinner.

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IN keeping with the spirit of many on the SCOTUS who follow Int'l law of late in their decison making process,, President Bush has announced that he will appoint the 1st INdian to the court.

"We must reach out to the world from which we draw so much of our culture and commerce and ascumulate their views along with ours as we move further down the road toward a cohesive global society."

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(It/s a joke, folks!-)

Have a good one and God bless America and hold fast to what is good and do not fear what lies ahead.

[Oliver Optic]

At her confirmation hearing Clement said Roe V Wade was settled.

Here are the relevant remarks from her confirmation hearing. I'm sure--if she is the pick--these will be infinitely parsed in the next few days.

These were written responses to questions from Senator Kennedy:

Question 2B: Do you believe the constitution contemplates a ``right to privacy''?

Answer: Yes, as I stated in my responses to the follow-up questions asked by Senator Kohl, I do believe that the Constitution contemplates a right to privacy. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the Constitution encompasses a right to privacy.

Question 2C: Do you believe the constitutional right to privacy encompasses a woman's right to have an abortion?

Answer: The Supreme Court has clearly held that the right to privacy guaranteed by the Constitution includes the right to have an abortion. The cases handed down by the Supreme Court on the right to abortion have reaffirmed and redefined this right, and the law is settled in that regard. If confirmed, I will faithfully apply Supreme Court precedent.