Posted on 10/31/2005 5:13:05 AM PST by Hadean
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid issued the following statement regarding the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the United States Supreme Court.
"The nomination of Judge Alito requires an especially long hard look by the Senate because of what happened last week to Harriet Miers. Conservative activists forced Miers to withdraw from consideration for this same Supreme Court seat because she was not radical enough for them. Now the Senate needs to find out if the man replacing Miers is too radical for the American people.
"I am disappointed in this choice for several reasons. First, unlike previous nominations, this one was not the product of consultation with Senate Democrats. Last Friday, Senator Leahy and I wrote to President Bush urging him to work with us to find a consensus nominee. The President has rejected that approach.
"Second, this appointment ignores the value of diverse backgrounds and perspectives on the Supreme Court. The President has chosen a man to replace Sandra Day O’Connor, one of only two women on the Court. For the third time, he has declined to make history by nominating the first Hispanic to the Court. And he has chosen yet another federal appellate judge to join a court that already has eight justices with that narrow background. President Bush would leave the Supreme Court looking less like America and more like an old boys club.
"Justice O’Connor has been the deciding vote in key cases protecting individual rights and freedoms on a narrowly divided Court. The stakes in selecting her replacement are high.
"I look forward to meeting Judge Alito and learning why those who want to pack the Court with judicial activists are so much more enthusiastic about him than they were about Harriet Miers.”
Reid can kiss my................
We'll have to come up with a new keyword for old Harry like we had with Daschle: HRIDD?
And how many times have Democratic presidents declined to make history by nominating an Hispanic for the Court?
Alito sounds more Hispanic (Latin) than Ginsburg or Breyer.
Say Harry, I think that the alito nomination was a STROKE of good luck! What say you?
Is Reid saying that TWO Americans of Italian ancestry is too many??
(/sarcasm off
The 'rats really are a bunch of whiny racists.
Stuff it, Harry!
I hope Hannity plays Harry's remarks on his show today with that pre-recorded baby-crying whine. That's hilarious every time I hear it!!!
Reid is sad....well the Dims have ,arshalled all
their freaks and baby slaughterers, and all
the millions they can...i look forward to see
yjem going into whiling dervish attack mode..
spend all their ,illions on slander ads and
even filibuster...i think Alito can withstand
it all.///and just think..afteer they've done
their worst...Odds are Alito will be confirmed.
>B-)
..and there's at least one more "Supreme" whose
not like;y to make it to next November.
>B)
When the obstructionists are quaking in their pointy little shoes, you can count on this being the right thing to do! :)
Good!
First, unlike previous nominations, this one was not the product of consultation with Senate Democrats.
Tough!
Racist Reid????
Malkin had a nice brief bit on him. Looks good.
Hey Harry! Do we look like we care what you think????
NOT!
I demand Harry Reid's resignation at once! ;)
Yeah I was hoping for one of the guys who dries off the cars at the car wash. You know --- the ones who wave the towel when they are done. That weay teh court would "look more like America".
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