"People who think that Democrats are saving up to bork the next nominee are mistaken. If the political cost were not so steep they would have borked Roberts. They dare not do so... The problem is far too many Registered Democrats do not believe in abortion and do not believe in gay rights. Even the most rabid democratic senators do not want to remove all chances for the Democrats to regain political power."
Brilliant Comment ... People forget the obvious rule of Democrats - if they could get away with it, they would try to do it!
It also tells us that Bush could do one thing to ensure a Hillary victory in 2008 ... disappoint the cultural conservatives on Supreme Court nominations.
Roberts IMHO could be a home run for Bush ... if he rules like Rehnquist.
Bush needs to nominate someone like Michael Luttig. Either Luttig himself or someone like him. Judge Williams is conservative and a women, Judge Garza is conservative and Hispanic; he can pander if he wishes but he MUST nominate a judicial Conservative!.
Sen. Boxer to oppose Supreme Court nominee Roberts
The Associated Press
http://www.bakersfield.com/state_wire/story/5604945p-5585368c.html
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., announced Wednesday that she will oppose the nomination of John Roberts to be Supreme Court chief justice.
"I said I could only vote for a nominee who would protect the rights and the freedoms of the people that I represent ... This nominee fails that bar," Boxer said on the Senate floor.
"I don't buy into this reasoning either: Let's support this nominee because the next one might be worse," she said.
The announcement by California's junior senator, a liberal who opposes many Bush nominees, was not a surprise. Still unknown is how the state's senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, will vote when the Judiciary Committee convenes Thursday to decide on the nominee.
Feinstein, a moderate, is the only woman on the Judiciary Committee.
Boxer's announcement came as a number of other Democrats were revealing their decisions on the nominee to replace Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
The Senate Judiciary Committee's senior Democrat, Patrick Leahy of Vermont, announced his endorsement for Roberts. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, liberal stalwart Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts and former presidential candidate John Kerry of Massachusetts decided, like Boxer, to vote no.
Boxer said she was concerned about the views Roberts expressed in memos written while a lawyer in the Reagan administration, and about his failure to assist in the release of his writings from his years in the solicitor general's office under the first President Bush.
"With so many of our fundamental rights hanging in the balance, it is not good enough, in my view, to simply roll the dice, hoping a nominee will change his past views," Boxer said.
You're damn right on that one! For many, these religious cultural concerns are the ONLY reason why they're Republican. Take these away and Republicans will have nothing to offer them.
We know on what issues President Bush campaigned. He mentioned the Supreme Court in every speech. I think the odds on Dubya failing to do what he said he would do are slim and none.
One of the reasons the media hates President Bush is he always does what he promises to do.