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http://www.professorbainbridge.com/2005/10/hewitt_and_mirg.html

I went onto Nexis and pulled up the transcript of Bush's November 21, 1999 Meet the Press interview. Here's what Bush said on point:

MR. RUSSERT: Would you want to know the views of a potential Supreme Court justice on abortion before they were appointed, not for a litmus test but just know their views?

GOV. BUSH: Well, let me tell you what I'd like to know. I'd like to know are we compatible from a philosophical perspective on a wide range of issues. But the most important view I want to know is are you a strict constructionist, Mr. Jurist? Will you strictly interpret the Constitution or will you use your bench as a way to legislate? That's the kind of judges I've named in the state of Texas. On of the--I've got a record on this. I've named four Supreme Court justices in our state. As you know, we elect judges in Texas. But when there's a vacancy, I name, and I do.

MR. RUSSERT: Which Supreme Court justice do you really respect?

GOV. BUSH: Well, that's--Anthony [Ed: sic] Scalia is one.
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/10/20051004-1.html

THE PRESIDENT: [...]

Secondly, she knows the kind of judge I'm looking for -- after all, she was a part of the process that selected John Roberts. I don't want somebody to go on the bench to try to supplant the legislative process.

I'm interested in people that will be strict constructionists, so we -- and I've told that to the American people ever since I started running for office. I said, vote for me, this is the kind of judges I'll put on the bench.

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perhaps we cant quite find direct quotes right now but ANYONE here who is intellectually honest KNOWS who he is talking about when he says STRICT CONSTRUCTIONISTS.

come on people...do you really think he was talking about ginsberg, souter, etc?

anyone with a brain knows EXACTLY who he was talking about when he said "strict constructionist".

it really troubles me that we're having to go back to this and reevaluate what he said or what he didnt say. we all know what was said because we followed the campaign day by day.

since the beginning of this whole miers debate we've been TOLD that she'll be just like scalia and thomas.