Posted on 07/18/2005 8:13:56 PM PDT by mysonsfuture
ABC News Radio-10:00 CST-Bush has decided on Supreme Court nominee. Spector called to WH tonight to discuss. Expected to be "mainstream".
We're doomed.
Possibly true IF Specter ever runs for re-election.
Right now, Specter will probably be retired in 6 years and could care less what Bush or the GOP thinks of him.
Arlen is working on his own legacy now.
"the first black Supreme Court Justice" -- There have already been two black Supreme Court Justices. Perhaps you meant first black Chief Justice.
That Arlen Spector voted for Frist for Majority Leader makes him a better Senator than any Democrat.
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Most excellent post.
Legacy? President Bush's legacy is a liberal legacy. So, he will nominate another liberal.
Aside from fighting the War on Terror, domestically and globally, Bush has been a liberal. From an "aid" or "charity" or "canceled foreign debt" or "domestic socialism" angle, Bush has been a FLAMING liberal. From a national sovereignty, border control and spending priorities angle, Bush has NOT been a conservative by any means you hash, slice and dice that.
Bush, then, will probably nominate a liberal. You gotta remember, Bush said the following about Manslaughter Kennedy:
"He is a fabulous U.S. Senator."--George Bush on Manslaughter Kennedy.
No way will Bush make you happy with a SCOTUS nominee. A liberal and an appeaser will nominate a liberal. The fact that Bush calls a flaming liberal like Arlen Sphincter to the WH for "advice" tells it all right there. A conservative president with principles who won a convincing election victory would simply nominate a judge of his choosing.
IOW, Never play poker with a Texan!
"Any other guesses?"
Edith Clement or Jones. In any case, a woman.
I could not help it. I just had to look at DU's response to this.
Believe it or not, they have all but given up that it will be Edith, Edith or Janice. Not only that, but the most common response to that is "Its a simple majority, its going to happen."
Some talk about a filibuster was blasted away and the usual rants and raves were there. Mostly though, they seem resigned to the fact that it will be someone they hate. No protest marches called for, not sit-ins blah blah blah.
This, I believe, is a good sign. Here is a link to the article, if you can stomach it. (MODS: I don't know if linking to that hellhole is acceptable. If it is not, please remove the link. Thanks!)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1637157&mesg_id=1637157
I was hoping for Fred Thompson...
There is no provision for abortion or anything resembling it in the Constitution and it belongs in the States.
I hate to see people who do not want to see the libs continue control of the Court digging the sand out from under President Bush's feet. How the first nomination goes will determine how the next two that he will appoint goes. All who favor getting The Court and courts back on track need to support him no matter who he puts forward. The Conservative side starts beating on him right off the bat and it will effect who he puts up next and next again. Give him support and he will give us support. If the first nomination is not the "perfect" person in your view, stick with him anyway. He has done a damn good job running our country thus far. Support him!
I was thinking it would be Roberts or Luttig, then one of the Ediths for Chief Justice.
Looks like maybe I'm wrong.
GOP presidents have supported us with the likes of Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, John Stevens, and Sandra Day O'Connor. Apparently you don't mind another forty years of turning the U.S. Constitution into a suicide pact.
If Bush nominates a mainstream moderate question mark, support from the Christian right will crumble and 2006 will be the GOP's worst nightmare.
The first black woman on the Supreme Court wouldn't be bad, especially if her last name is Brown.
I'll "tread on you" without fear: who says he asked Specter for "advice", anymore than he asked the others for advice. Calling Specter to the WH is b/c Specter is Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and would have to run the process in the Senate for the confirmation vote. Like Specter or not, and I do not like him, to suggest that the President must snub the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee b/c the man is a RINO is absurd. If that is your standard for Bush, then I personally am glad your standard is violated "every day of the week and twice on Sunday". I wish all of the RINOS were not there. But they are there. Until the people change that, the world has to turn. And turn and turn and turn...YOU notwithstanding.
The DemocRATs have a policy of putting their non-leftist members (what few there are) on unimportant committees. You would NEVER see a conservative, moderate, or even moderately liberal DemocRAT on the Judiciary Committee in either the House or Senate, let alone as chairman if they were the majority party. Only hardcore leftist Rats go on those committees.
The rare conservative Dem usually gets placed on the Forestry Committee or the Poultry Committee. If a Rat is "moderate", then the Rat leadership studies his record to find out how he votes on different issues. For example, if he's conservative on social issues but liberal on tax & spend issues, they'll put him on the Appropriations Committee or Public Works Committee, but never Judiciary.
The GOP doesn't follow this policy for their liberal members. They spread them around to all committees and elevate them to chairmanships. Remember Jim Jeffords? He was chairman of an important committee (I forget which one) under the GOP despite his open hostility to his own party members. He was even elevated to that chairmanship over more senior conservative Republicans because the leadership wanted to show the media that the Republicans have a "big tent". He only lost the chairmanship when he abandoned the party and became an "independent".
So as with most things, the Rats use the committee system to promote liberalism. The Republicans use it to show Katie Couric that they aren't rigid partisan ideologues.
Here's praying for a good nominee from President Bush.
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