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Regarding the appointments to the Court which the President is making this year, I have a question which is puzzling to me. Who is it really that we know is an adviser to GW on the Supreme Court nominations, AND whom we can count on to give him the message as to the importance of who to pick in directing the court to a constitutional [conservative or rightward] direction. For eg, if Luttig is the best choice available, who in the inner circle of the President, is likely to advise in this direction --even with regard to individuals or as to what the President should be trying to accomplish and how to do it? Is it Rove or Cheney? I don't really think of them as knowledgeable in the realm of judges. How did W arrive at Roberts? How can we hope that he will go further now and choose Luttig or Edith Jones? Who is the person behind the scenes?

I mean, GW appears to have a close personal relation with AG Gonzales, and it is obvious that the AG could not be counted on to counsel in the manner which we would believe appropriate. So, my question is, who is it that is close to the President and whom we can be counting upon to be making the case to the President?

I mean, GW appears to have a close personal relation with AG Gonzales, and it is obvious that the AG could not be counted on to counsel in the manner which we would believe appropriate.

Get real. Gonzales was in charge of vetting all of Bush's nominees during the first four years, and there was not a single complaint from conservatives on the type of judges being selected.

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