Posted on 10/29/2005 5:23:51 PM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
WASHINGTON - Rebounding from the failed nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, President Bush is poised to select between two of the nation's leading conservative federal appeals court judges - both experienced jurists with deep backgrounds in constitutional law - for what promises to be a bruising Senate confirmation battle.
With an announcement expected Sunday or Monday, administration officials have narrowed the focus to Judges Samuel Alito of New Jersey and Michael Luttig of Virginia, sources involved in the process said. Both have sterling legal qualifications and solid conservative credentials, and both would set off an explosive fight with Senate Democrats, who are demanding a more moderate nominee to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
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Today just achieved "great" status. Hope the rumors turn out true.
Way to go Bush! My pick is Luttig.
All this wild-arsed speculation is mind-numbing. I wish all these pundits and pundit wannabes would all just STFU and wait for a nomination, and then react. Pre-acting to something like this seems like peeing into the wind to me.
Just wishful thinking at this point, I bet.
Choosing between Scalito and Luttig is like choosing your favorite eye. I like both. Can we have Souter step aside so that both could get in, please?
Good pick. I would be delighted with either one. Plugs and Chuckie, are you ready for your intellectual superiors.
Thought the pick had to be a chick...
Luttig is the best. He's a strict constructionist all the way. Also, Clarence Thomas and John Roberts would be thrilled with Luttig joining them as they are both friends of his.
Then again, Alito would be fine too.
At least this one quotes "sources."
But no one saw Roberts coming...and few saw the abomination called Miers.
My guess is it will be another "stealth" candidate.
This fight is winnable if he can get McCain, Graham, DeWine, and Warner on board. Chaffee, Snowe, Collins and Specter are lost causes.
The first pick for that seat was John Roberts who is no chick.
I agree. The present reporting methods seem to be, "Make enough predictions and you're bound to look like a sage once in a while." Of course the rest of the time you're going to look like a complete liar.
Who is younger?
No way! I don't want souter to step aside.
I want my lost liberty hotel dammit!
:-)
I want Steven Breyer to step aside. That guy has problems. But Souter needs to stay on until our hotel is built. Complete with Atlas Shrugged in the drawers.(instead of the bible)
Wow! Two outstanding choices Too bad he didn't go with one of them the first time but if it's truly one of them all is forgiven.
I would have bet he was going to appoint another woman.
Even so, both of them are great picks.
:-(
Luttig is about 5 years younger, give or take a year.
Bob Novak had this say: A footnote: Support among senators for Bush's nomination in place of Miers is concentrated on two conservative women: Federal Circuit Judge Karen Williams of Orangeburg, S.C., and Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura Corrigan.
Please Santa Claus ....I have been a good boy(except that episode of railing against Harriet Miers...:-)) can you make this come true..
Thank you...
OK, who pierced Dubya's tinfoil?
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