Posted on 09/21/2005 5:26:27 PM PDT by pissant
WASHINGTON - President Bush’s nominee to the Supreme Court to replace Sandra Day O’Connor appeared to be skating on thin ice Wednesday, even though the president hasn’t yet revealed who the nominee is.
In the war of nerves leading up to Bush's announcement of his next high court nominee, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid and other Democrats were signaling Wednesday that the filibuster — extended debate in order to kill a nomination — is an option they might use.
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Bush has to bust some balls on this one.
Good. Let them filibuster and then we get rid of filibusters on judicial appointments once and for all.
The idiot Republicans made sure of that when they allowed the Nazis to seize the Senate.
I'm confident he will!
That would be the perfect outcome!
We need to send these to Frist and company...
http://www.neuticles.com/index1.html
This sentence needs to be in every piece of Republican campaign literature for the next 4 or 6 years.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Where will Mclame and the gang of 14 be on this one?
That must be the part of the Dems' "living Constitution" where "advise and consent" is replaced by "hijack and obstruct".
Agreed!!!
An insult to every insane person!
I'm not sure, but I'm hoping the Prez nominates a rock ribbed conservative, regardless of the backlash of McCain & co. If they vote him down, nominate another rock ribber.
W, Dare them - right in their face. Then they will lose another election.....
Can the White House use the bully pulpit to hammer the Democrats on their absurd level of obstruction - talking filibuster before he even appoints anyone?
And it will take Bush to ram a conservative down the Senate's throat, since the GOP senators are mostly a bunch of pantywaists.
I like yer thinkin!
He certainly should. But GWB is pretty shrewd, so we'll see what's up his sleeve.
What stupid liberals and whimp conservatives fail to realize is that President Bush has wanted John Roberts to be Chief Justice since he took office.
Liberals can threaten to filibuster.
If Bush is smart, he will nominate Owen or Brown.
The "Gang of 14" did not find their selection "extraordinary".
Either one of these picks will paralize liberals who want to filibuster.
Expect nuke option.
MLame, DeWine and Graham need it to survive in the GOP.
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