SOUTER IN ROBERTS CLOTHING, ANN COULTER

Ann Coulter.com ^ | 7-30-05 | Ann Coulter

[Always Right]

Justice Souter did not have those conservative credentials. Rather, the Washington establishment relied heavily on John Sunnu's assertion that Souter was one of us.

Actually liberal pro-abortion GOP Senator Warren Rudman deserves most 'credit'. He was a very close friend of Souter and lied to Bush I about who Souter was, and told liberal Democrats the truth about Souter. Rudman was also the architect of the McCain destruction attacking Christian Conservatives in the Primaries. Possibly the biggest back stabbing RINO in history.

[ZULU]

That's comforting. So is the fact that he worked for Ronald Reagan, God bless him.

I hope this turns out right for us and America. We couldn't survive another Souter, Kennedy or Scalia.

The guy looked good to me.

I guess Ann is justifiably upset as she would have someone with clearer conservative credentials and more solid track record. Maybe Bush is waiting for that candidate when Rendquist retires - which I hope to God he does before Bush is out of office.

I alos hope Bush moves Scalia or Thomas into the Chief Justice slot.

Is there any advantage to being Chief Justice, or is that just an honorary title?

[Oliver Optic]

But I take comfort in the fact that Levine, Ingraham, Redstate.org, Ramesh Ponnuru, Rich Lowry, J K Lopez, and the rest of the NRO gang are happy

Not to mention James Dobson, Gary Bauer, Edwin Meese, Jay Sekulow, Tony Perkins, and Louis Sheldon.

[traderrob6]

So if she did her homework what does she base her opinions on. There is nothing in this mans background that would indicate he is anything but a Rehnquist clone.

[BigEdLB]

FYI - He does not avoid "women folk"...

The wife and two kids were at the announcement last night...

I usually like Annie C. but this time I think she is wrong...

[rog4vmi]

Now that you mention it....Rudman was heavily involved.

The point of my posting is that you can tell a lot about a person by the company he keeps.

Judge Roberts has solid conservative credentials as evidenced by both his tenure in the Reagan Administration and his clerkship with Rehnquist. Moreover, he is known within Federalist Society circles.

Souter never had such ties...and did not run in those social circles. In fact, Souter never ran in any social circle of which I am aware.

[WorkingClassFilth]

Agreed. If they named a radioactive candidate and the RATs went nuclear, then they could get it in the open, invoke rule changes and shove it down the RAT's throats. I don't care a RAT's @ss about getting along with treasonous swine who are desperate to kill this nation. My life, my family's future and that of you and yours is riding on these judges and it is NO time to play politics or be 'understanding.'

I hope I am entire unfounded in my suspicions and end up looking like the fool. No sweat in being wrong if you're safe. Far worse to be right and end up in hell.

[Theodore R.]

This guy is nothing like Souter, which everyone knew was a liberal underneath.

Not everyone thought Souter was a liberal at the time of his nomination in 1990. Jesse Helms voted for his confirmation. John Sununu and GHWB swore to his conservatism. But Warren Rudman and Joe Biden knew the truth about Souter from the beginning!

[WalterSkinner]

..hold on folks...

Ms. Coulter has everyone's safety in mind here.

She simply doesn't want anyone to slip and fall on the drool that is coming from some Republicans over this nominee.

Justice Roberts may prove to be the greatest jurist in American history, but a little revolution is good sometimes -- even if it's only a word of caution from our beloved Ann.

[nairBResal]

bttt

[RayBob]

"but Levin has something else that's long that AC doesn't have! "

Are you really sure about that?

[rog4vmi]

Well....there is no "Rudman" here in this case. Roberts has been a friend to the Federalist Society -- of which I am a member.

[slowhand520]

Saw Tony Perkins last night and he gave a thumbs up. Some people are never happy

[BlackRazor]

This guy was not on any of the conservatives "dream list". No one talked about him and hoped he would be the candidate.

He's been on every list I've seen going back several months. Many conservatives were expecting him to be the pick for Rehnquist's replacement.

[Biblebelter]

I factored that in. I was not going by what he said but his demeanor. But he is a useful and willing tool of the Democrat establishment, and obviously he has made committments to make TV appearances commenting on the nominee. In other words, he signed up for the fight, and he is picking his battles and he gave me the impression, he ain't picking this battle but the next one.

[frogjerk]

Is there any advantage to being Chief Justice, or is that just an honorary title?

I believe it is just an honorary title. Maybe it gets you a free sandwich at the commissary on Fridays?

[CWW]

Souter was not a member of the Federalist Society; he did not work under Reagan and Ken Starr in the Solicitor General's Office; he lived with his Mama; he did not have a wife active in the pro-life movement; and was not a traditional conservative Catholic. Furthermore, Souter was pushed by Warren Rudman (a RINO big time).

Stop your ridiculous hyperventilating.

[winner3000]

(Bush has privately interviewed the guy and trusts him.)

He also looked into the eyes of Putin and trusted him. It is arrogant of a person to think that they know what's in a person's soul. I prefer hard evidence that is ample in judger Brown's case. Why didn't Bush nominate her? She would have destroyed what remains of the Democrat party. I don't see much hard evidence in this case.

[Obadiah]

I disagree with the agreeable Ann Coulter. I remember Souter confirmation. I remember being nervous about Souter. We were asked by the socially liberal Republican, Warren Rudman, to trust him. Sceptics abounded, but many clammed up and let it fly. Our conservative instincts were dead on, Souter is a disaster.

On the other hand, Bush 43 has NEVER let us down. I trust this guy way more than his father. I am delighted with this pick.

I understand Ann's point, which I think mostly is that she wanted Bush to pick an "in-your-face" type of nominee, but my instincts, along with my complete trust in Bush 43, leads to my confidence that Roberts will turn out to be a great, Scalia/Thomas type pick.

I bet I'm right.

[gingersnaps]

Why Hillary not prosecuted for just the misdeamenors she committed?

IIRC the excuse given was that prosecutors didn't think they could get a jury to convict her, no matter what the evidence.

When you have juries who routinely ignore even the strongest evidence, and refuse to convict a celebrity (or a Dem), it can do more harm than good to prosecute, I guess.