Glum Democrats Can't See Halting Bush on Courts

New York Times ^ | 01/14/2006 | Adam Nagourney, Richard W. Stevenson, Neil A. Lewis

[KCRW]

Disheartened by the administration's success with the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr., Democratic leaders say that President Bush is putting an enduring conservative ideological imprint on the nation's judiciary, and that they see little hope of holding off the tide without winning back control of the Senate or the White House.

In interviews, Democrats said the lesson of the Alito hearings was that this White House could put on the bench almost any qualified candidate, even one whom Democrats consider to be ideologically out of step with the country.

That conclusion amounts to a repudiation of a central part of a strategy Senate Democrats settled on years ago in a private retreat where they discussed how to fight a Bush White House effort to recast the judiciary: to argue against otherwise qualified candidates by saying they would take the courts too far to the right.

[kstewskis]

This is why Biden wants to scrap the hearings.

Reminds me of:

[BenLurkin]

You got it!!!

[Fielding]

GWB has played rope-a-dope on the RATS time and again.

I agree. The Harriet Miers ploy will bring several more seats in the House. The President is making the MSM the Dims enemy.

[LibLieSlayer]

"And I have one word for those Dem strategists: Kelo."

Kelo is Kryptonite to dim-O-rats! :-)

LLS

[Panzerlied]

"I was looking through some 'progressive' blogs linked at memeorandum last week. It's like an alternate universe. They still think they can stop Alito's confirmation."

They remind me of Hitler in his bunker in the last few days of WWII, giving orders to nonexistent units in the futile hope of preventing the defeat of Germany.

[Logical me]

"whom Democrats consider to be ideologically out of step with the country. "

Who gives a rats a@@ what the RATS think. They have polluted the country with their ideology for years and look at the mess they have created.

[Mad_as_heck]

I think the ACLU deserves a big "thank you" from conservatives.

ACLU fanaticism educates the public every day on the dangers of judicial activism. The left's war on religion, pampering of criminals, and bizarre obsession with the rights of NAMBLA and Al Queda members has turned a lot of people off to the idea of activist judges.

The man on the street has more common sense than NOW and NARAL, in their arrogance, believe.

[basil]

I noticed that there were several examples shown of the Democrats holding the position that the American people are not smart enough to know what they want--that they just don't understand what is happening!

This is not only insulting, IMO, it is a wrong assumption on their part--and will continue to bite them in the butt!

[tubebender]

"George Bush won the election," said Representative Rahm Emanuel, an Illinois Democrat. "If you don't like it, you better win elections."

The Dims had better put Rahm back in his padded cell before he says something nice about President Bush...

[Savage Beast]

"In interviews, Democrats said the lesson of the Alito hearings was that this White House could put on the bench almost any qualified candidate..."

Ann Coulter?

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Yet another "Rope a Dope" by that lovable oaf in the White House. ;) ((Hugs to President Bush, Karl Rove & VP Cheney!))

Now, bring one more Conservative to the bench before you leave us! :)

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

In interviews, Democrats said the lesson of the Alito hearings was that this White House could put on the bench almost any qualified candidate

Qualified candidates... on the United States Supreme Court?!? DAMN THOSE FILTHY, SOULLESS CONSERVATIVE MONTSERS -- !!! :)

[chris1]

Actually, if there is another SC pic, I hope GWB stays true to the Alito and Roberts mold and does not go back to the Mairs Gonzales nonsense.

[smonk]

---Democrats said the lesson of the Alito hearings was that this White House could put on the bench almost any qualified candidate, even one whom Democrats consider to be ideologically out of step with the country.---

dumbest.comment.ever. the president can put any qualified candidate on the bench? jeeez, line up the impeachment proceedings. what an abuse of power.

and how horrible is it to be considered out of step with the country by a bunch of idiots that are totally out of step with the country?

[Milhous]

You'd think the MSM would have learned that lesson after the Jayson Blair fiasco at the New York Times that brought down Howell Raines and Gerald Boyd there;

Even in its impotency Old Media remains addicted to a notion that it can define reality as it sees fit.

[Milhous]

I think the ACLU deserves a big "thank you" from conservatives.

I would thank the ACLU except they didn't have my interests in mind when they tried to tear down conservatives.

[RedRover]

Ping! (Like this.)

[middie]

All of the grumbling about Kelo is misplaced. As a distinct ideological political group, we, basically conservative folks, prefer that issues that are capable of being within the control of the several states on an state-specific basis should be exactly that. The end result of Kelo is that it is the obligation of each state, either through specific legislation or authoritative case law expressed by the state's highest court, to define the term "public purpose" when a taking of private property is the issue. Several states have already recognized what the Court actually said in the holding of Kelo and have responded accordingly. Thus, Kelo is properly neither a Democratic nor Republican election issue. But, politics being what they are, the spin put on the case will be political rather than analytical and truthful.

[Sofa King]

"In interviews, Democrats said the lesson of the Alito hearings was that this White House could put on the bench almost any qualified candidate, even one whom Democrats consider to be ideologically out of step with the country."

No. That was not the lesson of the Alito hearings. That was the lesson you should have been taught in grade school. The lesson of the Alito hearings is that most of the Dems are so out of touch with reality that they're just figuring this out, and most of us knew that already too.

[KavMan]

Please please please, When will John Paul Stevens ......

Imagine GWB getting another chance for a pick, It's going to be explosive!!!!