SOUTER IN ROBERTS CLOTHING, ANN COULTER

Ann Coulter.com ^ | 7-30-05 | Ann Coulter

[Howlin]

I agree. She's dead wrong.

[Always Right]

Nah!.. but I'll duel you for it.. I select the weapons.. and the venue..

Oh puh_leeez. I choose very fair and definable criteria and you wimped out. I am confident in who Roberts is, while seem confortable throwing stink bombs and have no idea what you are talking about and not willing to back it up. Shoot, you can't even do $20 to back up you BS?

[rollo tomasi]

Edith Jones was passed over for Souter. Just pointing this out.

I hope Roberts is the conservative people are talking about.

Great pick if Roberts is (Young, smart and well qualified) and I do think the Souter mistake by father Bush made the son think twice.

[Howlin]

Then you must be privy to information that the rest of us don't have.

I'm pretty sure the president is.

[sima_yi]

I think Bush wants to get a conservative securely on the Court before he nominates someone who's a bit edgy or outspoken, like Edith Jones or what's-her-name Brown.

I agree, and here's my preferred scenario:

1. Roberts is nominated and confirmed.

2. Rehnquist retires.

3. President Bush nominates Clarence Thomas for Chief Justice.

4. President Bush nominates Janet Rogers Brown to fill the vacant seat.

5. We pop some popcorn, sit back, and watch the Democrats' heads explode.

[Howlin]

After pretending to consider various women and minorities for the Supreme Court these past few weeks

Bush did not such thing; the chattering classes, including Ann Coulter, did that.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Populist conservative (think O'Connor/Kennedy)"

I don't think "populist" is the right word. Something like "gutless" would be better. These two are generally conservative, but on high-profile cases like abortion and affirmative action, they go soft; looking over their shoulder for media approval, they are unwilling to rock the boat even when their legal philosophy tells them to rock. That's why some of O'Connor's opinions were so strange and convoluted and illogical; for the sake of image, she was voting against her own basic philosophy.

[Lancey Howard]

frogjerk

I never implied that Roberts was a scumbag. Please be careful about irrational leaps like that. What I said (implied) was that we don't know enough about Roberts to drop him into the Scalia/Thomas category. In fact, we don't know enough to drop him into ANY category with real confidence. This makes me nervous because the nation cannot sustain another disgusting scumbag like Souter. (Fortunately, the odds would seem to be strongly against such a blunder.)

I am certainly willing to put my faith and confidence in Dubya, and I bet he got good information on Roberts. Presumably, the last thing Dubya wants is a legacy like that of his father who gave the country "the Souter mistake".

[Tribune7]

You were intimating the fact that Mrs. Roberts appears to be pro-life is a good indication of Judge Roberts' position.

If she should be a leader with a intellectually responsible pro-life organization that would be a good indication that Judge Roberts is sympathetic to pro-life causes.

Mrs. Bush has not been outspoken on the issue.

[NCSteve]

Maybe, but she's wrong on this one and hasn't done her homework.

Can you offer evidence to back this claim?

[Steve_Seattle]

That's a pretty good scenario.

[subterfuge]

"Maybe she should eat something, and then comment"

When are all you people who are so hung up on looks going to stop commenting on how skinny Ann is? Is that the only thing you can think of to say?

I'll bet most of you body-watchers are fat as hell and I'm sick of reading this same post.

We know she's skinny so GET OVET IT ALREADY.

[TKDietz]

"Sounds like Ann isn't happy."

Is she ever? Imagine being married to that woman. I can't believe so many find her attractive, but even if you were so inclined I doubt you would be after a while of living with the woman when she starts getting mad at you for little things. What a nightmare. Even saying that I often agree with what she says but I doubt the woman is ever happy or even capable of it.

[RobFromGa]

5. We pop some popcorn, sit back, and watch the Democrats' heads explode.

We may not have to wait this long, I think if Rove were to give them a funny look, they might explode now.

[frogjerk]

In fact, we don't know enough to drop him into ANY category with real confidence.

I do not believe that is true. Check out who supports him, his affiliations, his decisions and thoughts and I believe you can confidently put him in the conservative corner.

A little faith in W is needed here because prior to this appointment many people were stating he was going to "sell out" to the left and abandon his base. That has not happened here.

[nickcarraway]

Where is that?

[rwfromkansas]

True.

However, while not all conservatives agree with Bush on the WOT, no liberal would.

Therefore, Roberts has to be a conservative of some stripe to actually rule in favor of tribunals.

[cynicom]

I assume all the Bush apologists have already been here to attack Coulter. No need to read their bile.

[advance_copy]

5. We pop some popcorn, sit back, and watch the Democrats' heads explode.

That will be some of the tastiest popcorn ever popped.

[Paved Paradise]

I love her wicked sense of humor.