While they are certainly not his main support base (one would hope) it is the organization that is backing his nomination.
Posted on 09/21/2005 1:55:53 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
She will vote yes. That is the reason why Leaky voted yes, to give her cover with the party. A no vote would sink her presidential bid. She has been moving to the middle for a while in a transparent attempt to re-capture the right side of the Democratic base. I think they are smarter than that but I bet money she votes yes.
A moderate? who's fooling who? oohh, AP article, nobody's fooling anybody...
WTH? Why would he even think that? That sounds like Kennedy or Boxer speaking.
All of the RINO comments aside, why would he want that at all??
While they are certainly not his main support base (one would hope) it is the organization that is backing his nomination.
Good post. Thanks for the first hand information.
If I posted what I actually thought, the post would be removed in seconds.
I notice that throughout this process, the MSM is avoiding the mention of Nelson, Florida.(D)
I'm betting that he is voting for confirmation, as he is up in 06.
Which shows that he doesn't have to worry about 06.
Obama whatever will vote nay, in my opinion.
I don't think Gonzalez is as liberal as O'Connor. Do you disagree with that?
Given some of the outright misrepresentations about Roberts, I get the feeling the same thing was done to Gonzales.
The left does NOT want an hispanic on the Supreme Court.
There is an awful lot of truth to what you say. Actually, I'd think that Gonzalez has a paper trail far more evident than Roberts' was.
An a conservative scale of 1 - 10 with 10 being rabidly conservative, I'd give O'Connor about a 4 or 4+.
I give Gonzalez a 6.
I gave unknown Roberts only a 7.
Rehnquist was about an 8.
Therefore, Roberts/Gonzalez would be MORE conservative than was Rehnquist/O'Connor.
I would welcome Gonzalez. And it doesn't hurt that he's hispanic.
Attention illiterate at the AP: ALL support for Roberts is "democratic". The gramatically inept AP is really trying to say Roberts is picking up Democrat PARTY support.
Gonzalez will NOT energize the base, Gonzalez will divide the base.
His negatives have been discussed too often to be viable.
See #111.
The problem with the theory is getting another justice to step down. 85 year old Stevens should do so, given he's a republican nominee (Gerald Ford) but he won't.
My fear is that he's a senile old man like Thurmond was with caretakers who prop him up and write all his material.
There should be physical/mental ability tests that justices must pass to maintain their seats, otherwise be forcibly retired.
The confirmation hearings were quite instructive.
Thanks for sharing Arlen, don't let the door hit your A@@ on the way out. I bet W announces the next one the minute Roberts is confirmed
I doubt that he is as liberal as Ruth Ginsberg, but I don't know enough about him to say as to O'Connor.
I'll agree until shown otherwise, but I would like to see someone as far to the right as ginsburg is to the left.
Aren't they screaming about "balance?"
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