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Bloomberg opposes Roberts' nomination
al Reuters ^ | 16 sep05 | Anonymous

Posted on 09/16/2005 1:40:24 PM PDT by white trash redneck

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday opposed John Roberts' nomination to be U.S. Supreme Court chief justice, making him the first noted Republican to break with the Bush administration over who should lead America's top court.

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Bloomberg, a former Democrat seeking re-election in a heavily Democratic city, said Roberts had failed to show a commitment to upholding the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision establishing a right to abortion.

"I am unconvinced that Judge Roberts accepts the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling as settled law," Bloomberg said.

Roberts' answers to questions in Senate confirmation hearings "did not indicate a commitment to protect a woman's right to choose," he said. "For that reason I oppose the nomination of Judge Roberts as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court."

While Bloomberg's statement is unusual from a Republican, the mayor has no standing over whether Roberts will be confirmed by the U.S. Senate as chief justice.

Bloomberg, who became a billionaire by building the media company named after him, is ahead in polls in the New York mayoral race ahead of November's election here.

Like many Republicans in New York, Bloomberg has long been a liberal on social issues and has been unafraid to publicly break with President George W. Bush.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: bloomberg; johnroberts; nyc; nycmayor; rino; roberts
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To: HitmanNY
This is Bloomie just shoring up his re-election bid. NY State is very abortion-happy, clocking in I think at around 100,000 to 110,000 abortions a year. That's NYC's sentiment.

Just another decadant immoral city the evil will celebrate and tolerate.....

41 posted on 09/16/2005 5:10:43 PM PDT by demkicker ((Life has many choices. Eternity has only two. Which one have you chosen?))
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To: All

I oppose RINO's like Bloomberg calling themselves republicans.


42 posted on 09/16/2005 5:13:33 PM PDT by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: white trash redneck
noted Republican..

That's funny.

43 posted on 09/16/2005 5:14:33 PM PDT by csvset
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To: white trash redneck

Bloomberg obviously understands all sorts of transactions. After making his billions providing business information services, he looked around and made a shrewd assessment of what his political affiliation ought to be to guarantee him accession to the mayor's office. The name that popped out of his analysis? Republican. Hence his transmogrification.


44 posted on 09/16/2005 5:17:24 PM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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To: Soul Seeker
He is not a RINO in any sense. He used Republican primaries to be noticed. The RNC in N.Y. should be ashamed they've allowed it, but his alligiance was never with Republicans.

He is a RINO.

45 posted on 09/16/2005 5:17:56 PM PDT by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: demkicker

Lots of good folks in nyc. Even more self absorbed & provincial types. I grew alienated from nyc and moved away. Best move I ever made.


46 posted on 09/16/2005 5:25:25 PM PDT by HitmanLV
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To: HitmanNY

Why don't we ask what the mayors of Atlanta, Toledo, Memphis, and Oklahoma City think about this? Why does this idiot think anyone cares what his opinion is?


47 posted on 09/16/2005 6:20:16 PM PDT by Democratshavenobrains
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
It happens when the lights go out in a person's soul.

Perfect answer.

48 posted on 09/16/2005 6:23:10 PM PDT by skr
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To: Democratshavenobrains

Helps him stay simpatico with his citizens in his city.


49 posted on 09/16/2005 6:25:53 PM PDT by HitmanLV
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To: dirtboy

Jerk and dork.


50 posted on 09/16/2005 6:41:41 PM PDT by jimfree (Freep and Ye shall find.)
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To: white trash redneck

Bloomberg is no Republican. He ran in the Republican primary for purely political reasons-would not have won a Democratic primary.


51 posted on 09/16/2005 7:32:19 PM PDT by bronxboy
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To: white trash redneck
Bloomberg was a RAT until just before the NYC mayoral race in 2001

So was Giuliani. Rudy switched from RAT to RINO after he lost the RAT primary to Dinkins, IIRC.

52 posted on 09/16/2005 9:41:47 PM PDT by nonliberal (Graduate: Curtis E. LeMay School of International Relations)
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To: Raycpa

Any idiot who claims that Bloopberg is a Republican is really sick in his mind. I will offer prayers for such pea brains.


53 posted on 09/16/2005 9:42:40 PM PDT by indianrightwinger
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To: white trash redneck

Bloomie better be careful: people like me may vote for Freddie (Sigfried @ Kaos)Ferrer just to mess things up


54 posted on 09/16/2005 10:20:50 PM PDT by Cougar66 (Keep America beautiful: kill a terrorist)
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To: Cougar66

55 posted on 09/16/2005 10:21:59 PM PDT by Cougar66 (Keep America beautiful: kill a terrorist)
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To: demkicker

this city is starting to make me sick to my stomach


56 posted on 09/16/2005 10:24:23 PM PDT by Cougar66 (Keep America beautiful: kill a terrorist)
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To: xkaydet65

I would be interested in knowing what your 'real feelings' are about the politicos whose names you mentioned (sarcasm on) --- while it makes little difference to any of those characters, I totally agree with your findings and opinions


57 posted on 09/16/2005 10:31:47 PM PDT by cmotormac44
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