[aumrl]

I hadn’t heard that Hillary had promised to appoint originalist judges.

[mmichaels1970]

I hadn’t heard that Hillary had promised to appoint originalist judges.

Neither had I.

[stevio]

Giuliani can’t appoint anybody to the court, he can only nominate. Once he goes through the motions of nominating a strict constructionist, he will gladly settle for a Sutter(sp?) or Ginsburg(sp?).

[Ol' Sparky]

I hadn’t heard that Hillary had promised to appoint originalist judges.

It would mean as much as Rudy's promise to if she did.

[murron]

First of all, a man who would lie to his wives and break his marriage vows can’t be trusted at his word. And if he does appoint an originalist, although he has said “constructionist”, he could appoint someone so obviously conservative, knowing that they wouldn’t be confirmed, and then go on to nominate someone like Souter. This way he could say, “Well, at least I tried.”

[SoConPubbie]

"I hadn’t heard that Hillary had promised to appoint originalist judges."

That bogus promise by Rudy is tempered considerably by his statement that Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the most liberal sitting SCOTUS Judge, is of the same calibur and possesses the same excellent qualities as Alito and Roberts.

I guess it all depends on how you define "originalist".

Shades of Bill Clinton and his famous "It all depends on the meaning of is" statement.