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Posted on 10/02/2007 7:11:49 AM PDT by Spiff
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Um... does Romney ever have any of his OWN ideas, or is he going to base his entire office on buying the opinions of others?
Well that certainly adds nothing to the discussion.
That list is an impressive collection of the most active conservative legal minds out there. Not too shabby! If he could a couple of these guys on the Supreme court then I would be estatic!
..I’m also waiting for his committee on flip-flopping.
LOL
This is a very smart move by Romney. He is being a good CEO and attracting talent on issues that are very important to the Republican electorate. This is a stellar group of conservative legal experts, strong enough to get my attention.
Good move. God bless ‘em.
Name one candidate for anything that doesn’t have advisers.
Great! Maybe they’ll be able to teach Mitt a thing or two about the Constitution!
It's the core principles he doesn't have, Constitutional principles. Been in the leftist trough for too long, thinks a long list of advisers solves everything.
It's the principles stupid, show us your core principles.
Douglas W. Kmiec is truly one of the best and the brightest. He is a former constitutional legal counsel to Presidents Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
Douglas W. Kmiec is truly one of the best and the brightest. He is a former constitutional legal counsel to Presidents Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
Doug is so great. It bears repeating. :-P
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NATIONAL REVIEW; “Waiting on Fred” Aug 27 2007 The Supreme Court, and judicial issues in general, are Thompson’s strong suit. Not only does he have the background-the Watergate investigation, the Senate Judiciary Committee, private practice, and the job of guiding John Roberts through his confirmation hearings-he also knows the conservative legal stars who would likely be candidates for the Court in coming years. But he won’t name names, beyond the men already there, “I like Roberts and Alito and Scalia and Thomas” he tells me. “We’re in a heck of a lot better shape because of Roberts and Alito, and one more gain would put us in even better shape.” Should he become president, Thompson would undoubtedly try to nominate that elusive fifth conservative.
Wendy Long endorsed Mitt Romney and became his senior legal advisor and vice chair of his National Faith and Values Steering Committee, a move that some have called “a political coup” because the conventional wisdom was that she would endorse Fred Thompson.
She explains why she chose Mitt instead:
She candidly acknowledges that she always liked Fred Thompson, in part because his support of causes like Scooter Libby “warmed her heart,” but ultimately concluded that Thompson could “not hold a candle to the Governor on intellect or leadership.”
Long also explains that leadership “matters tremendously” in selecting a president. For her this includes “the ability to direct the many and far flung team” that a president needs to confirm judges and lead the Justice Department. She cites Romney’s experience in business and running the Olympics and as Governor as proof he can “lead a large organization and then delegate” to competent managers.
Long argues that Romney “is the only one I’m absolutely sure” will give us more nominees like Justices Alito and Roberts.
Long is an articulate spokesperson both to bolster Romney’s conservative credentials and to take aim at Thompson, the opponent who clearly will pose a threat to his efforts to woo social conservatives.
“Our country faces a new generation of challenges, which has presented our courts with a new generation of legal issues. As Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney witnessed firsthand the impact our courts can have when facing these new challenges. I believe that he, better than any other candidate for President, understands the need for our courts to respect democracy and the will of the people. I believe that he, better than any other candidate for President, would nominate judges and justices of the highest caliber, who would be faithful to the text, history, and principles of our Constitution. I look forward to working with the Governor.”
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=11799
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