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

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[kcvl]

Per Fox News...

[oblomov]

Yay! The champagne will be flowing at the Oblomov household tonight! The President has redeemed himself for his moment of weakness with the Miers nomination.

[TheSuaveOne]

Didn't see this mentioned yet, but this is the sole disenter in the Casey case...la

[TonyInOhio]

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

Yes, and with a good margin - he'll get at least 60 votes, maybe 65.

[Bird Jenkins]

Correction, GANG OF 7

What exactly are you correcting?

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

A majority opinion in Shore Regional High School Board of Education v. P.S., 381 F.3d 194 (3d Cir. 2004), holding that a school district did not provide a high school student with a free and appropriate public education, as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, when it failed to protect the student from bullying by fellow students who taunted the student based on his lack of athleticism and his perceived sexual orientation.

I would be interested in knowing more about that one. Why was the school responsible? Was it verbal only? How did they define "bullying." Why does this apply to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act? Is there something about sexual orientation in there? Were the kids just verbally disapproving, and this was interpreted as bullying? Would lack of athleticism been enough to acheive the same result? What happens when a kid is called "four eyes" a lot? If he was just applying the law, then fine. But there is potential danger here.

[Allen H]

Has anyone found ANYTHING that would suggest that Alito is anything BUT a strict constructionist conservative Judge? Anything? It would be so deliciously sweet if he is just like Scalia and Thomas and Roberts. A firm four conservatives on the SC. With kennedy voting his convictions when he isn't concerned with the media's involvement in his legacy.

Now I hope and pray that stevens or ginsburg or BOTH **GIGGLE** step down and retire. How awesome would it be to have SIX firm conservative Justices on the SCOTUS??? That would be the most conservative SC since before FDR, I believe. We are witnessing something that took 60 years to do. This is a biy euphoric through the lense of history. 8)

[Fawn]

Hope you're right. I hate to see time wasted on something as important as this....

[RetSignman]

" Graham has turned 180 degrees since his "dissent" with the Gang of 14, and has been, on many occasions, Bush's strongest supporter in the Senate" He a got a STRONG message from our SC voters.

[Seamoth]

Happy happy happy!
Dance dance dance!

:o)

[Terabitten]

Senator Specter said Judge Alito deserves "clear sailing". Michelle Malkin writes on her blog, "This is a nominee the Right can get behind." Last night on Drudge radio, Pat Buchanan said an Alito nomination would "vindicate my endorsement" of President Bush. Looks like all the bases are covered on this one. The President has struck gold with the Alito nomination.

I agree. I also half expect Coulter to come out and say he's not a "real" conservative.

[nralife]

"Any pick that infuriates the far left is an outstanding pick.

This is why so many of us worked hard to make sure that Dubya was elected and re-elected. His legacy may be judged by the war on terror, but his imprint will be felt most on the Supreme Court."



Right on! The then upcoming Supreme Court vacancies, were the driving force behind tons of pro-2nd Amendment and Libertarian minded folks, giving the Republicans one more chance. The last two elections were all about the Supreme Court. It wasn't so much about abortion, either.

[oblomov]

Looks like the writer ate too many Scooby snacks.

[chris1]

Alito is in your face. This is the RATS' worst nightmare come true since he will be easier to confirm than JRB. Next pick should be JRB!

[Texas4ever]

From what I can tell so far the media and some of the commentators are trying to upset the Women and Middle America by drumming up the Question Why not Harriet Miers?

Why Was she not good enough? They are trying to thump on the Super Conservatives as Elite bigots to HM.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I am not meaning to imply that anyone should be bullied. I'm just suspicious because that is so often used as a springboard for forced acceptance.

[Sloth]

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.

You're full of crap. She'd have gotten a vote if she wanted it.

[magua]

and W can go back to texas and let nature take its course.

[Allen H]

"The ACLU is deeply saddened. "

(And that's a GOOD THING!)"

AMEN! This needs to be a new conservative bumper sticker:

"A sadder ACLU, for a better America". How awesome would that be having millions of those on the roads on bumpers causing liberals to drive off the roads? HAHAHAHA!!!!!! 8)

[calrighty]

Yeah : )

[calrighty]

Yeah : )