Virginian leaving as White House adviser (Claude Allen - 4th Circuit Nominee - Flibustered)

Richmond Times-Dispatch ^ | February 10, 2006 | Peter Hardin

[TruthNtegrity]

You wanna see a jerk, look at Sarbanes. Pure, total jerk.

Never bringing Allen's name forward for a vote is a "de facto" filibuster, isn't it?

When these Democrats say they are getting even for what Pubbies did to Clinton's nominees, I wish someone had the stats at hand. I think over 90% of Billy-Bob-boy's nominees were voted into office.

Over 2/3rd of President Bush's nominees have either died in committee, like Allen, or been filibustered.

Something needs to happen. It's okay for Republicans to approve baby-killing Socialists, but not okay for Democrats to approve Republicans, because they are too far out of the mainstream? Since when is being a baby-killer the litmus test for being a Democrat? But that's okay.

It's preserving life that's too far out of the mainstream!

What are the stats on that? 60% of Americans are now against abortion, and wouldn't find it horrorfying if Roe v Wade were overturned? Then it could go back to being a state's right issue, where is should always have been.

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Over 2/3rd of President Bush's nominees have either died in committee, like Allen, or been filibustered

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This kind of info interest me. Can you provide a link to where you are getting 2/3rds have died in committee or been filibustered. I think 10 have have been filibustered but some of them were confirmed later on. I think President Bush has had something close to 220 confirmed which includes two SCOTUS nominees and one withdrawal.

For there to be some 2/3rds not confirmed it would mean he'd have had to submit over 600 nominees and some 400 or more were rejected. I just don't think that is what has happened. The following link gives some data on the last five presidents and their nominees but it is only current up to the 108th mid-term session.

Thanks if you can provide additional info I'd appreciate it.

http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL31635.pdf

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The profile page says there WAS a filibuster.

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What profile page? If there was filibuster then there should be a record of the floor debate and cloture vote[s].... Can you provide a link to that info. I don't think he ever got out of committee.

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see post #24

[Oystir]

You maybe misinformed of this guy's character:

Bush Shocked by Arrest of Former Adviser

By DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press Writer


AP Photo/RON EDMONDS


WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush on Saturday said he was shocked and saddened to learn that former domestic policy adviser Claude Allen was charged with theft for allegedly receiving phony refunds at department stores.

"When I heard the story last night, I was shocked, and my first reaction was one of disappointment, deep disappointment - if it's true - that we were not fully informed," Bush said. "Shortly thereafter, I felt really sad for the Allen family."

Allen, 45, was arrested Thursday by police in Montgomery County, Md., for allegedly claiming refunds for more than $5,000 worth of merchandise he did not buy, according to county and federal authorities. He had been under investigation since at least January for alleged thefts on 25 occasions at Target and Hecht's stores.

"If the allegations are true, Claude Allen did not tell my chief of staff and legal counsel the truth, and that's deeply disappointing" the president said at the White House following an event on Iraq. "If the allegations are true, something went wrong in Claude Allen's life, and that is really sad."

[new yorker 77]

The guy has problems.

It's a shame.