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IN RECENT DAYS I interviewed Nan Aron, president of the Alliance for Justice, and Ralph Neas, executive director of People for the American Way. Together these two are the architects of the policy of unyielding obstruction by Democrats of George Bush's judicial nominees. It is difficult to overstate their influence on the Democratic caucus: They are widely considered to be the hands steering Democratic policy on judges. Both blew the usual rhetorical smoke about how well President Bush is doing with his judicial nominations--Bush has by far the lowest approval rate to the appeals court for modern times for a...

Hewitt: Joining me now is Nan Aron. She is the President of the Alliance for Justice since 1979. I believe the Alliance has been active in matters relating to Washington legislation and judicial confirmation. Nan Aron, welcome to The Hugh Hewitt Show. Aron: Thank you. It’s a pleasure to be with you. Hewitt: To start off, can you give us a little idea about what the Alliance for Justice is, how long its been around, how big it is? Aron: The Alliance for Justice is a national association of over 70 public interests and civil rights advocacy organizations. We have...