Posted on 07/20/2005 7:33:31 AM PDT by Babu
Mark Levin on my local radio show (Wilkow in Albany on WGY) saying that he may be a stealth candidate but we know far more about Roberts than Souter, try to gauge somebody based on what we know, good record, Rehnquist connection. Not sure I liked the way he began, however, saying "Well, he's better than the name that was floated around yesterday."
Got to disagree with Ann here. This is the slow breaking ball on the outside corner that freezes the Dims at the plate. Watch for the smoke when Rehnquist goes (my prediction: as soon as Roberts is confirmed).
His stance against the Fourth Amendment makes me doubt he's an "originalist." Unless you want to argue that the founding fathers wanted the Bill of Rights tossed out for the WOD.
You can't judge a chess game by only one move.
Ann MUST write a column every day -- and this is her daily offering.
With time, I think she will change her tune on her assessment of President Bush's nominee. She is man enough to admit it when the time comes.
BTW, this must be soooo confusing to the libs out there. Ann's comments will keep them completely off balanced.
If you're a columnist and want to be read and discussed, the best thing to write is a column that posits either "the sky is falling" or the contrarian case.
If you're right, you can take credit and rest on your laurels for years. If you're wrong, no one will remember.
Only time will tell if she's wrong (or everyone else, for that matter).
I am cautiously optimistic, and will render a final opinion at the end of the next courts term, if he's ultimately confirmed.
My! She has a neck like a giraffe.
Yup...she does...
Disagree with her on what? Do you think the information is wrong that Roberts fought time limits on welfare?
Bush has privately interviewed the guy and trusts him<<<
Bush is the President, he gets to choose. As long as he's not rolling over like a yellow dog to please democrats, I'm happy.
I don't know Roberts..never heard of him, but I do not doubt that Bush is rolling over like a yellow dog to the dems..it is his M.O. after all...
I agree with Ann Coulter most of the time, but I'm not sure in this instance. What reassures me is the way the DUmmies have been hyperventilating since the announcement.
Is that a call for volunteers?
I am very disappointed by the tone and tenor of Ann's article. She has always been bombastic...and that's why we love her. However, she is also a lawyer...and a former judicial clerk...so a more even keel and academic approach would have been appropriate here.
Here's where Judge Roberts and Justice Souter differ in background:
1. Judge Roberts does have a solid conservative track record. He clerked for Rehnquist...and worked in the Reagan Administration in the 1980s (the Reagan Administration was not known for accepting liberals, afterall).
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. We are not relying on one man's assertion here. The proof lies in the company that Judge Robert's has kept.
2. Judge Roberts has practiced in Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia for most of his career. He is well known in Republican circles -- particularly the legal profession. He is no stranger to the members of the Federalist Society.
In contrast, Justice Souter was little known outside of New Hampshire. He was known to be reclusive...and he was unmarried at the time of his appointment. This stands in stark contrast to Judge Roberts...who is widely known to be a family man.
The mere fact that Judge Roberts has not made a single controversial remark in his entire career shouldn't disqualify him.
Can anyone point to a single controversial remark that Judge Scalia made prior to his nomination to the Court?
Good work. It'll be the fuel for the lefts ire.
He is not another Souter and she is dead wrong on that. Why you people put on a pedestal is beyond me? She is a commentator out to sell books. Couldn't believe some on here were touting her for SCOTUS.
I'm not looking for a nominee who is a conservative, but one who is an originalist.
That thought crossed my mind.....briefly.
Being a "good attorney" is different than being a good judge.
The nominee that Ann would be estatic about would be unpassable due to the 'Gang of 14' RINO coalition in our own party.
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