Posted on 10/07/2005 3:50:01 PM PDT by Sam Hill
The Democrats will come after her because she was nominated by a Republican (to Democrats, it doesn't matter who the nominee is).
And now, obviously, many of the Republicans are going to be ganging up as well.
If she can deftly answer hostile questions from both sides of the aisle, she'll deserve confirmation, IMO.
Guess you conveniently miss what "conservatives" have routinely done to good folks like McClintock, Tancredo, and Keyes on FR.
Ok, And will the sacred 14 veto boobs led by the head boob McCain support someone better?
That title made my head hurt.
I guess Bork is an elitist and a sexist as well.
The President has a right to appoint judges whose JP is in agreement with his. If this holds true for Bush (Bork, Thomas, etc) it must also hold true for Clinton (Ginsburg).
The Democrats have succeeded in making JP the bar to measure candidates by, but this only applies to Republicans.
The Roberts nomination was brilliant: well qualified, limited, trail, ambiguous answers and followed the Ginsburg Rule. Added bonus-- It really hacked off the left and they cannot do squat about it.
Yes he did. He may have later changed his story. I just remembered he also mentioned at the same time that she was one of his best students.
And what's wrong with being an elitist?
That is an outrageous statement to make with absolutely no evidence.
I'm going to wait for the hearings to see if she has a head on her shoulders or not.
It doesn't particularly creep me out that she's not a sitting judge, in fact there's something interesting about that. What matters to me is whether she is smart and can speak with some eloquence on the matters at hand.
Beyond that, I really don't care much about the other "qualifications" that different people keep bringing to the table. Something that we've been telling democrats through all the other nominations is that, like it or not, nominations to the high court are the President's perogative, for good or ill.
If she blows it in the hearings, she should be voted down. But if she carries herself well... then she should and probably will be confirmed.
Lots of good conservatives have alarm bells ringing about this woman. I don't know why, but I just don't. My spidey-sense, a gut hunch, about people has served me well, and I'm usually right. I have a hunch that she might just be exactly the right voice on the court, right now.
Which Ginsberg did he support- Douglas or Ruth?
I needed a new tagline.
I think some Democrats (at least a couple) approve of her, so it will take the Republicans to sabotage her IMO.
Is this true? If so, I share your sentiments. RBG is a chaos supporter and certainly not any scholar of the Constitution I would expect to be on the SCOTUS. Talk about a history of radical legal extremism!
It's the charge Gillespie seems to be leveling at any that disagrees with the wisdom of this nomination, and others are using as a talking point to attempt to dismiss the opposition.
Ask Ed.
Why is that? I asked a simple question. Personally I was disappointed, I was hoping for Janice Rogers Brown. But, now we have Miers.
So many are wanting a fight, dying for a fight, they didn't get it this time so they are picking a fight with Bush. Ok. Fine. Then what? Conservatives will NOT come out on top with this. Mark my words. I want us to win. This isn't the way to do it.
Jen
What a weirdo.
Yeah, maybe Bush should have nominated his gardener who is rumored to be a pro-life Christian and who just MIGHT make a good justice. What's the difference?
May be a reference to Douglas Ginsberg, SC shortimer..
I forgot about Douglas - the Reagan appointee. The original poster was talking about Ruth; claiming he lost respect for Bork when Bork supported the nomination of Ruth "buzzy" Ginsburg, But he made it up.
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