Posted on 09/21/2005 9:57:42 AM PDT by SirLinksalot
THE O'CONNOR VACANCY SHORT LIST
See here :
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/20/politics/politicsspecial1/20confirm.html?pagewanted=print
The New York Times reports that, "The White House is reshuffling its short list of potential Supreme Court nominees with a new emphasis on finding someone who will hold up under the pressure of what is expected to be fierce confirmation battle..."
This revised criteria allegedly weakens the chances for Judge Janice Rogers Brown. Also on the list is Judge Priscilla Owen, who, "strategists say the White House is evaluating whether her reticence and mild manner would be a strength or a weakness under interrogation in the Senate."
The Times lists the following Judges as also being on the short list:
Judge Edith H. Jones
Judge Edith Brown Clement
Judge Alice M Batchelder
Judge Karen Williams
Judge Consuelo M. Callahan
"Nominating Marc Levin would soften up the opposition. His barbs at the "honorable" Senators would be sweet!"
I had the same thoughts about Pat Robertson.
that would be a REAL blast!!!
CONSUELO CALLAHAN?
Going for that Hispanic-Irish combo, eh? :^)
(I once encountered a Rabbi Jesus Moran.)
Consuela would be a woman; I think Consuelo is a man.
Actually, I'm talking about the votes that matter. That is, the ones from the Senate Judiciary Committee. The 96 votes Scalia got were after the committee vote, and the reason they were so high is because the Senate unites to support the committee recomendation. Somewhat of a tradition.
I suspect it's going to be. This next confirmation is going to be the most bruising since Clarence Thomas, and the people in the White House probably feel it'll be a little more difficult for the Dems to beat on a woman than a man. There'd be more public sympathy for a woman getting cruelly mauled than otherwise, and the Dems know that.
No Consuelo Callahan is a woman, former state court judge now sitting on a 9th Circuit.
Here's my short list: JANICE ROGERS BROWN
I would love to see Mark refer to the senators as "honorable" while doing that finger quotation mark thing! LOL
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and finallyJANICE ROGERS BROWN
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That tradition has been thrown out the window by the RATS along with others such as decency, honor, love of country, truthfulness and common sense.
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