Kristol: Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory? (Will Bush nominate a conservative?)

The Weekly Standard ^ | September 6, 2005 | William Kristol

[RWR8189]

He speculated in June that it would be O'Connor and not Rehquist retiring at the end of the term.

O'Connor, Not Rehnquist-

[BigSkyFreeper]

I do recall hearing some reporter at the time of O'Connor's announcement, ask Rehnquist or Scalia if they had plans to retire, and they both said no.

[rdb3]

If it isn't Edith Jones I'm taking my vote and going home!

What sense does that make when Dubya can't run again and the '08 nominee would have had nothing to do with the next SCOTUS pick?

If you want a Google GMail account, FReepmail me.

[ontos-on]

"I'm sure he gets opinions from a few different sources then makes up his own mind."

Thanks. Now, I understand. That was very helpful. I am glad I asked. So good of you to help me.

[FReethesheeples]

Good analysis by Bill Kristal.

[FReethesheeples]

I agree, but of course we already HAVE a GOP majority in the Senate and the Presidency, as Kristol points out, so Bush will make the biggest and most long lasting mistake of his Presidency if he does NOT maintain the initiative and honor his conservative base with another authentically conservative nominee for Justice.

[jmc813]

And if Gonzales was so liberal and awful, why did he allow such good judges to be nominated?

Good point, but still, I cannot bear to see a gun-grabber nominated. Someone who supported the Assault Weapons Ban has no business being anywhere near the SCOTUS.

[flaglady47]

Most of the media are wrong about half the time. Kristol is wrong the other half.

That's funny. I take it you don't like Kristol much. I'm neutral about him. Sometimes he has good inside sources, sometimes he guesses rights, sometimes he doesn't. Like most of us do. But he has political savvy and thus often guesses right. Politics is an art, not a science.