Mahoney, though no judge, is no slouch. Even with her University of Michigan baggage, she'll not be an easy target for either the left or right.
Funny, Roberts is a Long Beach, IN native. Is it something in the water?
Do you think social conservatives will accept somebody that is not sure about Roe and at the same time is positive on supporting affirmative action? She may have great credentials, and her party affiliation is Republican. But I don't think that's enough for conservatives. We may see the Battle of Miers 2.0
("Denny Crane: Gun Control? For Communists. She's a liberal. Can't hunt.")
Wow! I read the article, but no where did I find what type firearm was used to do the shooting. Why should someone who might have shot at the supreme court be rewarded with a job at the same institution she shot at?
Just not enough info to make an informed decision--but if the White House staff vets this candidate properly then it is as sure a deal as the last one.
I confess this makes me extremely uneasy. I really, really don't want to have to read everything Maureen Mahoney has written to figure her out, the way I did with Miers. I have other things to do the next couple of days.
As the article suggests, the sine qua non for a lot of us is willingness to consider reversing Roe v. Wade, both because it has been responsible for the killing of 40 million unborn children, and also because it is the single worst piece of legislating from the bench that SCOTUS has ever done.
Yes, but according to the WH hype and sales pitch the last few weeks, Miers was 'the most qualified female in whole wide world'.
So Maureen Mahoney or any other woman would seem a distant runner-up candidate.