Posted on 06/18/2005 9:17:07 PM PDT by GOPGuide
[SNIP] but outside advisers to the White House believe the main candidates are federal appeals Judges John G. Roberts and J. Michael Luttig and possibly Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales.
For a time, many officials and analysts in Washington assumed that Gonzales, a longtime Bush confidant and his first-term White House counsel, had been ruled out as a candidate because he took over the Justice Department in February. But in recent days, several advisers with close ties to the White House said Bush appears to be considering Gonzales, after all.
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"He's clearly in the running," said one adviser who, like others, shared insights on the condition of anonymity to preserve relations with the White House. "And that's an easy confirmation -- that's the easy confirmation."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
The 4 liberals on the court are not the ones hurting us it is Kennedy against states rights and being an international elitist and O'Connor being very liberal on social issues.
To overturn abortion you would need to replace rehquist with a conservative and replace both Kennedy and O'Connor with a conservative.
But if you could replace just O'connor at least affirmative action could be stopped.
Or if you could replace just Kennedy at least states rights can be protected and no more rulings like no death penalty for 17 year old killers because international law frowns upon us.
What is most annoying is that the gop has picked 7 of the supreme court picks and the court is almost always 5-4 liberal rulings or 6-3 liberal rulings.
Everybody always brings up the bad pick of Souter. But if it wasn't for Reagan trying to score points by picking a woman in O'Connor or a internationalist in Kennedy we wouldn't be in this trouble.
After the Bork demise Reagan should have picked another conservative at that time the senators were much more reasonable than they were today there were no fillabuster threats. Also you might as well have had Jimmy Carter picking Stevens than Gerald Ford picking him.
Alberto R. Gonzales is a liberal through and through, we don't need a fox in the hen house.
Gonzales has been a WIMP as the AG. Not interested in him on the USSC.
Michael Chertoff is the man for the job.
I think he was referring to Bush going down in flames (legacy), not the nominee. It would be the end of the republican party.
LOL, I'm with you.
Where are we going to go, what are we going to do? Sit back and let Hillary win?
Let's face it. We're on the plantation, and the Republicans have us the exact same place that the Democrats have the Blacks. The only difference is that we would be happy to have the Black conservatives join us, and the Democrats have no interest in the religious right joining them.
I don't think he would get that position. He would merely replace the vacancy.
The president should be able to pick someone already on the court to be Chief Justice.
Relax folks, the Washington Post is just speculating and hasn't a shred of facts for this article.
No, no, no. This is not going to happen. Watch Ted Olsen, unless POTUS can find a younger man (or woman).
Sometimes, I think that's what Bush's ultimate job is.
Folks, Alberto Gonzales is liberal. Very bad choice for any position on the Supreme Court.
Read the New book on Blackmun by Linda Greenhouse. Roe v. Wade stands only because of stare decisis, which really means in this case a fear that the court would lose face if it admitted error. Same thing that protected Plessy v. Ferguson for so long.
Facts? This is Free Republic. We don't need no stinking facts. We must attack President Bush over everything the media says he is going to do. /sarcasm
He does, unfortunately, remind me of Anthony Kennedy.
There is a difference, with the blacks it's been forty years of failed programs and bribed leaders. With the right to life people, we'll know this next nomination and know for sure the one after that. They will get a response in 2006.
If I where President My Nominee would be Mark Levin.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT
ALBERTO GONZALES
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
http://www.georgebush.com/news/read.aspx?ID=5061
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Key Third Party Organizations:
National Council Of La Raza Executive Director Janet Murguia: “We Are Very Encouraged By The Gonzales Nomination.” (National Council Of La Raza, “NCLR Welcomes Nomination Of Gonzales To Serve As Attorney General,” Press Release, 11/10/04)
League Of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Executive Committee Unanimously Endorsed Gonzales And Called For Senate To “Quickly Confirm Him…” (League Of United Latin American Citizens, “LULAC Board Unanimously Endorses Alberto Gonzales’s Nomination For U.S. Attorney General,” Press Release, 11/10/04).
LULAC National President Hector M. Flores: “We Are Delighted That The President Has Seen Fit To Nominate One Of Our Best And Brightest To The Highest Legal Post In The Federal Government.” (League Of United Latin American Citizens, “LULAC Board Unanimously Endorses Alberto Gonzales’s Nomination For U.S. Attorney General,” Press Release, 11/10/04)
Hispanic National Bar Association President Alan M. Varela: “The Honorable Alberto Gonzales Has The Strong Support Of The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA).” (Hispanic National Bar Association, “HNBA Welcomes the Nomination of Judge Alberto Gonzales as the next US Attorney General,” Press Release, 11/11/04)
The Latino Coalition: “No One Can Seriously Question The Integrity And The Qualifications Of Judge Gonzales.” (The Latino Coalition, “The Latino Coalition Strongly Supports The Nomination Of Judge Alberto Gonzales As U.S. Attorney General,” Press Release, 11/11/04)
U.S. Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Board Of Directors David Lizarraga: “The Hispanic Business Community Commends President Bush For Nominating Mr. Gonzales To This Highly Visible And Influential Position In His Cabinet…” (U.S. Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce, “USHCC Endorses Nomination Of Alberto Gonzales To Serve As Attorney General Of The United States,” Press Release, 11/30/04)
Mexican American National Association: “Mr. Gonzales’s Sound Legal Decisions Have Earned The Trust And Respect Of MANA And Other Hispanic And Civil Rights Organizations.” (MANA Board Unanimously Endorses President Bush’s Nomination Of Alberto Gonzales For U.S. Attorney General, Press Release, 11/21/04)
National Association Of Hispanic Publications: President Hernan Guaracao: “There Is No One More Qualified To Fill The Post Of U.S. Attorney General Than Judge Alberto Gonzales.” (National Association Of Hispanic Publications, “Hispanic Publishers Declare Support For Alberto Gonzales For U.S. Attorney General,” Press Release, 11/22/04)
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