[Rutles4Ever]

It's going to be Luttig. Bush never telegraphs his punch.

[American Quilter]

Bush never telegraphs his punch.

Yes. Remember how surprised we all were to hear about John Roberts the day of his nomination? I feel confident he'll again pick the judge he wants, not one to make the libs happy.

[LucyJo]

Luttig would be a good choice too, but I'm still hoping for Janice Rogers Brown.

[DallasMike]

Yes, it's interesting how this White House sends up trial balloons but never lets its final decisions be known until the time of announcement. The Clinton administration, on the other hand, leaked like a sieve. I guess that's the difference between how adults run things and children run things.

 

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[Clump]

It's going to be Luttig. Bush never telegraphs his punch.

I couldn't agree more. I have some ideas why Luttig or someone of that mold will be nominated.

I think Bush understands his dad's legacy ( which is mixed with Souter and Thomas). He also knows that he has a chance to make a difference for many years beyond his administration.

Secondly, why would Bush nominate someone to replace SDO who is not going to back up his recently confirmed CJ? I have to believe that he would not put someone at that level (Chief Justice) only to have them shoot blanks by constantly being a part of the dissenting opinion.

I also have to believe that Bush would not have nominated and fought so hard for the likes of JRB, Owen, Pryor, and Estrada if he had no intention of having them backed up by the SCOTUS.

Finally, he has yet to show me that he is not serious about the task at hand. He has nominated to my liking thus far, and I will support him until I have a good reason to do otherwise.

[nopardons]

Luttig and Roberts are very old VERY close friends. Luttig is a solid Conservative originatist. He's a good choice.