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

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[kcvl]

Per Fox News...

[calrighty]

"A New Jersey native, the 55-year-old Alito received a bachelor's degree from Princeton and graduated from Yale Law School. He worked in the solicitor general's office during the Reagan administration and was a U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey when George H.W. Bush nominated him to the Third Circuit. "

I should have known Luttig had no chance : )
At least Bush didn't pick a liberal. This guy seems straight out conservative.

[lmavk]

"Their third attempt will be an attempt to divide conservative support with something that could be construed as a liberal position by Alito."

BINGO-They tried that with Roberts, hope we are all smart enough not to fall for that trick again.

[Cboldt]

...should have been his first pick.

Can't unring the bell, and I don't see the Miers events as diminishing Alito's chances in any way whatsoever.

[psychopuppy]

By Bret Schulte Nicknamed "Scalito" for views resembling those of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Samuel Alito Jr. is a favorite son of the political right. Web Extras Other Potential Nominees: Emilio Garza Alberto R. Gonzales Edith Hollan Jones Michael Luttig Michael McConnell John Roberts J. Harvie Wilkinson III Photo: U.S. Court of Appeals–3rd Circuit/AP UMMM how can John Roberts be a potential nominee??

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Reid: Apologize! Fire Rove! Do not appoint Alito! Bush: Up yours, pal!

ROFLMPJO!

[SpringheelJack]

Tony Snow said on FNC this morning that Specter will either support Alito, or the GOP caucus will kick him out as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

Well, wait and see, but I'm not betting on it.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Well I've never heard of him, but the first 10 posts have favorable information on him. He is certainly more qualified than Harriet Miers.

[apackof2]

Nicknamed "Scalito" for views resembling those of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

"Scalito" Alito

YIPEE!!!!!!

Is Alito Italian?
My Italian fratello?

[Fawn]

All in all-----does anyone think there will be enough votes to confirm this guy?

[Beagle8U]

"Reid could well be defeated when he's up for re-election, since Bush took NV, if the GOP can find someone conservative that people there really like. That would be a HUGE NEVER BEFORE DONE blow to the democrats if they lose TWO Minority leaders in a row to re-election defeat. They'd never recover from that in my estimation."

If Reid tries to hard to smear Alito he just might lose.
With Alito's views on the 2nd amendment I'm sure that the NRA will be running ads supporting Alito, and last I knew Nevada was hardly an anti-gun state.

[Allen H]

Yes, on every day. 8)

[truthkeeper]

Count me in too. I like what I have read about him so far...he sounds like a wonderful pick.

What good news!

[AFPhys]

Like putting her on the bench without any qualifications would be any less a disaster???

Precisely WHAT ARE THE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS for a person to be seated on the Supreme Court?

I have always maintained that Miers far exceeded the qualifications mentioned in the Constitution.

The subterfuge of saying "she withdrew" that people have adopted is extremely disingenuous. There is only one reason that Brownback and other conservatives demanded the clearly executive-privilege-protected documents from the White House, and that was to deny her a vote. This is precisely the strategy Krauthammer (and others) described. Had they held the line to protect that important Constitutionally-based principle, Miers would have had her vote, and they would have been free to vote against her at that time.

I have steadfastly maintained that we ALL be faithful to the Constitution throughout all these judicial nomination processes. A filibuster by the Senate is unConstituitional, blackballing by demanding the executive branch give up their perogatives is unConstitutional, imposing a "litmus test" for experience is unConstitutional, demanding a certain political leaning is unConstitutional, etc.

You all who fought Miers by making such demands were just as destructive to this process and just as reprehensible as the Demodogs when they were filibustering Brown, Owens and Pryor, and just as unConstitutional with that behavior. All bets are now off as to what will go on in the future. My concern is NOT with the single issue of Alito whether he is confirmed or not, but with the whole process now being driven by unConstitutional issues, instead of being faithful to the Constitution. Prior to Miers, ONLY the Demodogs were behaving in an unConstitutional manner - now the self-designated "conservatives" who inexplicably maintain they care about what the Constitution says have themselves abandoned it in the confirmation process.

I'm relieved that The President didn't choose Gonzales, but EVEN HE deserved an up-or-down vote had he been nominated.

I hope Specter is strongly willing to go to bat for Alito - if not, this particular nomination will go down in flames. Such an occurrence is likely to forever cripple the Constitutional power of The President to appoint USSC justices with the Senate's "advise & consent". I am definitely not comfortable that we've given Specter this much power.

[Cboldt]

Tony Snow said on FNC this morning that Specter will either support Alito, or the GOP caucus will kick him out as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

LOL. Bonus round!

[ShandaLear]

His father has apssed away. They were immigrants, mom was a teahcer.

[rhombus]

I read somewhere where ME has an abnormally large poverty rate for a "progressive" state.

There are loads of "rural poor" deep in those woods.

[Scarchin]

Nothing at the DNC site. Weren't they prepared for this?

[apackof2]

I can hardly wait for comments by Reid, Schumer, Kennedy & Leahy - the four stooges!

I can hardly wait for Alito's replys!

[hipaatwo]

Of course she would say that. Casey's father was a solid pro-lifer, a devout Catholic, and a principled man who was shut out of the 1992 Dem convention because of his pro-life views.


So was she at the time. She went to Catholic school for 12 years. She was the same kind of dem he was. Now, she's a pubbie, her son is a republican political consultant. She was speaking about him as a person, not a politician.

[chris1]

He had such a natural genuine way about him, I was instantly impressed.

The hearings are going to be great with him schooling the RATS!