SCOTUS: How to make Alberto Gonzales acceptable to the base.

Vanity | 9-28-05 | TitansAFC

[Texas Federalist]

Gonzalez needs to be moved into an office in the basement with his red stapler.

[coloradan]

He's a gun grabber, and should never sit on any court, let alone SCOTUS.

[F16Fighter]

Heh -- I'd be the Cowardly Lion...(Was he talkin' to the Wizard when he said, "put em up, put 'em up, put 'em up..."? OR no one? :-D)

[airborne]

President Bush's strategery has been misundrestimated again!

[elbucko]

The Conservative base will flip out and NEVER trust the GOP to do the right thing ever again

That's for sure. "W" could show up on the White House lawn, drunk and with a hooker and we'd understand. But if he puts a "Souter" of any color on the court, "Dub-Turd" may as well share an office with Clinton in Harlem, when his term ends, then dare go back to Texas.

[onyx]

LOL! Nah, you'd tell 'em what we've all been wishing somebody would say.

[montag813]

WE ARE NOT FOOLED. GONZALES IS STILL NOT ACCEPTABLE. Nice try, but how about putting a real conservative with substance and intellect on the Court. That person is Janice Rogers-Brown. If you took a poll of the VRWC, I would guarantee she would win by a landslide. We elected Bush. How about throwing us a bone once and a while. Clinton put in the most radical left wing justice (Ginsberg) in American history. How about cancelling out her vote? C'mon Mr President, you know it's the right call. Don't listen to Poppy and Barb say "She's so MEAN"...Just Do It!

[Conservative Firster]

Would Alberto Gonzales overturn this ruling?

Plyler v. Doe (1982)

[msnimje]

AG doesn't want it..it's a life time position,

I am glad you know that with such conviction. Since I do not know him, nor the President, I will be much relieved when I too know that for a fact.

[George Stupidnopolis]

Bush can make him acceptable by appointing Micahel Luttig

[snowsislander]

Nothing will make a gun-grabber acceptable.

Agreed. Mr. Gonzalez is not acceptable to me on account of his statements on that issue.

[msnimje]

Bush can make him acceptable by appointing Micahel Luttig

You know what, if Bush showed the Cojones to nominate Luttig who is CLEARLY the most qualified for the court, I might be willing to put up with Gonzales for the next seat should there be an opening. Especially since he may serve for 5 or 10 years and then resign.

[George Stupidnopolis]

I think the optimum word is "might." Gonzales, I fear, would sooner or later (likely sooner) pull a Souter. But, until the last moment I'm hoping against hope Bush will see the light, ignore everyone (including Laura) and appoint Luttig. You're right...he is the best qualified by 12 furlongs.

However, I'm betting political correctness, multiculturalism and diversity will suspersed over merit brains, and values

[Ol' Sparky]

If the Democrats were reasonable, Bush and Senate Republicans could probably work out a deal to appoint a strong conservative for O'Connor's seat with the understanding that Gonzales would replace any of the other four liberal justices. Of course, we can't assume the Democrats will be reasonable.

If Gonzales replaces Stevens, Ginsberg, Breyer or Souter, most conservatives would probably accept it as the court would be moving to the right to some degree.

[billnaz]

Gonzales the Gun-Grabber wouldn't be acceptable to me even if he suddenly became a Life Member of the NRA.

[oceanview]

He is an acceptable SCOTUS appointee - to replace Stevens or Ginsburg.

[basil]

His being a gun-grabber is a HUGE disqualification as far as I'm concerned.

[newberger]

It's not just about Roe.

Gonzales has publicly stated that he considers the constitution to be a "living document".

Case Closed!

There is no way to make him acceptable.

[yarddog]

Yes but I hear he is a member of the KKK.

Oh wait it is some other organization with the same goals different race.

[TitansAFC]

---"If Gonzales replaces Stevens, Ginsberg, Breyer or Souter, most conservatives would probably accept it as the court would be moving to the right to some degree."---

I've got that feeling as well. Sure, we'd like a Thomas or Scalia every time, but we'd probably (most of us) be less up in arms if Gonzales replaced Ginsberg.

I'm also one of those folks who have begun to develop a hunch that Gonzales might be slightly more Conservative that I had originally thought. Still, I'm not comfortable going on a hunch when it comes to lifetime appointments.

Of course, if we get a Luttig now and a Gonzales in place of Stevens, and Alberto turns out to be more Conservative than we thought....well...........

Image a 5-4 SCOTUS Conservative majority that'll be on the bench for a minimum of a full decade. Wow! And, of course, if the GOP won again in 2008; well, how many of the Ginsberg/Breyer/Souter/Kennedy group are likely to serve until 2012?

If done right, and God willing, things could get very positive in the place it matters most: the courts.