Bush: Judge Samuel Alito is new choice for Supreme Court nominee

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[JeffAtlanta]

Yes, Specter can bottle up this nomination by himself in committee with a 9-to-9 vote.

No he can't - supreme court nominations cannot be bottled in committee. At worst, the nomination would go to the floor with a negative recommendation from the committee.

[Soul Seeker]

This time, I'll eagerly respond to the call of Ken in that release. BTW, curent FR poll results...

93.2% 883
No 3.9% 37
Pass 2.9% 27
100.0% 947

Member Opinion
Yes 94.2% 487
Pass 3.3% 17
No 2.5% 13
100.0% 517

Non-Member Opinion
Yes 92.1% 396
No 5.6% 24
Pass 2.3% 10
100.0% 430

So far Alito's doing even better than Roberts who was in the 80% plus approval. It's nice having the family together again.

[flashbunny]

out of control spending,failure to control border, NCLB, CFR, medicare drugs, etc, etc etc.

[Snardius]

Conservatives in Hollywood?!

I hope he doesn't use this one...

Note clinton's hand...

[Vaquero]

[demlosers]

Good to here. Thanks for refreshing my memory ...I'm starting to remember hearing the negative recommendation to the Senate floor. :)

[B Knotts]

True, but that's a straw man as most christians are Protestant

In the US, you mean.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

From the AP story- an interesting tidbit: "The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to preview Bush's remarks, said Alito was virtually certain to get the nod from the moment Miers backed out. The 55-year-old jurist was Bush's favorite choice of the judges in the last set of deliberations but he settled instead on someone outside what he calls the "judicial monastery," the officials said."

Again we see the truth in FDR's assessment, "Nothing happens by accident in politics. If it happens, it was planned that way."

Psalm 2

[Snardius]

"conservatives in Hollywood" should be "Alito has got to get another publicity photo shot."

sorry...

[flashbunny]

get a grip. She wasn't denied an up or down vote. She was withdrawn (officially withdrew herself) becuase the base of the president's party demanded someone better.

That is nowhere near the same as fillibustering a nominee in the senate. Stop being intellectually dishonest.

[cvq3842]

Great pick! Bush is back on track!

[Siena Dreaming]

Yes, you said she had NO RIGHT to speak on public policy. Your words exactly:

"The first lady has no business commenting on public policy"

Garbage. And who said there were not to be consequences? I didn't argue that. Of course there will. Sheesh.

I did not put forth a "strawman" as you put it because you clearly said Laura Bush had NO RIGHT to speak about policy.

Laura Bush speaks almost every day on issues including the War, and Education. I'm sure you have no problem with those. But when it's an issue you disagree with her on, she has "NO RIGHT to speak on public policy".

And now you're equating Bush seeking advice from his wife to Carter seeking advice from a child? You got problems.

[rwa265]

"Reid is mad because Bush didn't choose Reid's selections .. "

Reid has it backwards. The Senator should choose one of the President's selections. That's the way it worked with Ginsburg.

[Siena Dreaming]

Of course I meant in the US, just as the person I was responding to meant in the US.

[TennesseeGirl]

I fully agree.

[AmeriBrit]

Hopefully that will be a plus in his favour and keep swimmer and skeery's mouths shut and stop them making his religion an issue.

[JeffAtlanta]

I did not put forth a "strawman" as you put it because you clearly said Laura Bush had NO RIGHT to speak about policy.

Please read your own post. I never said that she had "no right" - you even pointed out that i didn't use those words in your post.

I pointed out very clearly in both posts that the First Lady's words have consequences to more than just herself. Her words affect the whole base. If John Q Public says something then he not much damage can be done, but if the First Lady says something like "The war in Iraq was a mistake" then it carries a lot of weight.

That is why she has no business commenting on public policy. Her role in the Whitehouse is that of a wife - that is it. If a woman were elected president then her husband shouldn't have any role beyond being a husband either.

[yoe]

I suppose some will give George credit for this pick...

Who cares? Just pull together, make a strong front for this President and his nominee.

[redfish53]

Bush is an amazing poker player as I noted on here one hour after Miers was announced as the nom...

[eastsider]

Bernard Kerik is getting at least one write-in vote for Mayor.