Analysis: A Clean Sweep for Conservatives? [Bush Rocks!!]

SCOTUSBLOG ^ | June 16, 2007 | Tom Goldstein

[nwrep]

Thank God for a stellar conservative judiciary, courtesy of George W. Bush.

[geopyg]

Yep, one of his (and ours - the voters) accomplishments.

IBTBBIT

[nwrep]

This is the most significant realignment of the SCOTUS in 50 years.

[fantom]

Well. I am sure he still thinks Meir's was a better choice. It would have helped if he spent his recent crusade energy on lower court nominees . By the time he pulls a Nixon and leaves office he will have paved the way for Hillary to appoint 2 or 3 more to balance out his right mistakes.

[nwrep]

It would have helped if he spent his recent crusade energy on lower court nominees .

You have not been paying attention.

[llevrok]

I have my issues with Pres. Bush - and there are many - but his SCOTUS appointments have been brilliant.

Just one more please!

[headstamp]

This is Bush’s legacy. He doesn’t need to find one elsewhere if you know what I mean.

[Balding_Eagle]

Wonderful response.

I knew someone would manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

[airborne]

Give us conservatives some credit for objecting to Bush’s choice of Harriet Miers.

She would have been a Sandra Day O’Conner clone.

[WriteOn]

Please. Bush wanted to put Harriet Miers on the court. He thankfully was thwarted by the party.

[nwrep]

Sure, but by the same toekn, he deserves credit for sending Alito.

[hsalaw]

I knew someone would manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

It's the FR one-trick pony brigade. You can't read any article which even mentions Pres. Bush without them piling on. Great news about the SCOTUS - if only Ginsberg or Stevens (who's got to be at least 200 years old) would retire NOW, it'd be even better.

[nwrep]

Sure, but by the same token, he deserves credit for sending Alito. Its not like Alito was automatically next in line in seniority to her. It took Bush to nominate him. Bush rocks on Alito and Roberts. Heck of a job, Jorge!!

[Cicero]

He eventually listened to the base on Miers and pulled her. If not for all these recent problems, Miers would have been forgotten.

Bush’s single strongest achievement has been in the area of right to life. He certainly deserves credit for that.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Give us conservatives some credit for objecting to Bush’s choice of Harriet Miers.

It was like playing a card game of "Old Maid." We missed it...

[Balding_Eagle]

if only Ginsberg or Stevens (who's got to be at least 200 years old) would retire NOW, it'd be even better.

The odds of getting another Roberts are slim with this Senate.

Thank God the Republican voters really showed the Republican politicians who is boss in the 2006 election. If they hadn't the Dems would still be in the minority. Sarcasm off

[hsalaw]

Thank God the Republican voters really showed the Republican politicians who is boss in the 2006 election. If they hadn't the Dems would still be in the minority. Sarcasm off

Sadly true. And all too many seem ready to do it again, with even more disasterous results.

[REDWOOD99]

But they’ll really show ‘em! No victory except absolute victory.

[hsalaw]

No victory except absolute victory.

I think they'll find it a Pyrrhic victory.