Posted on 03/17/2010 5:23:01 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
So who's in the running? Here are some possible nominees from the worlds of the federal courts, politics and academia:
Federal Courts
U.S. Circuit Court Judge Merrick B. Garland from the Washington, D.C., appeals court, who is 58, is considered a top contender. Levey said conservatives respect him for not approaching the bench with an agenda.
Elena Kagan isn't a judge, but as solicitor general she represents the United States -- and Obama -- before the Supreme Court. Although she comes with less paper trail to dissect, some recent writings are conservative on national security issues, said court watcher Bruce Fein, who served in the Justice Department under President Ronald Reagan.
Kagan, a former Harvard Law School dean, likely would have some support from conservatives. "We all suspect she's quite liberal," Levey said. "But she's also a really nice person. She has reached out to conservatives."
Fifty-nine-year-old U.S. Circuit Court Judge Diane Wood from Chicago, on the other hand, would provoke conservative ire, Levey said, especially because of her views on issues like abortion and religion. "You're just handing the right the type of hot-button social issue Obama had indicated he doesn't want" to raise, Levey said.
Academia
Two leading lawyers who have spent years in academia often are mentioned. Cass Sunstein, 55, taught at the University of Chicago Law School and then Harvard Law School and now is serving as Obama's regulatory czar as administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Human-rights activist Harold Hongju Koh, 55, is serving as legal adviser to the State Department after years at Yale Law School.
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Sonia Sotomayor was chosen when Obama was still popular and conservatives were mostly demoralized. The times have changed and Obama needs to be more careful about who he chooses.
Orrin Hatch & the rest on the judiciary committe are permanently bent at the waist.
If Obama decided to put his ol’ buddy, Osama bin Laden on the SCOTUS, I don’t think there is much the GOP could do to stop him. The fascist commie ‘RATS are now making up the rules as they go along. Bass turds.
Not to mention Lindsey Graham. Hijole!
“The fascist commie ‘RATS are now making up the rules as they go along. Bass turds.”
You’re right about their abuse of the rules, but do you think they want to inflame the public even more than they have?
And Sotomayor while terrible isn’t the worst he could have done.
All he needs to ram through another is one RINO not to support a filibuster.
Whether he would appoint a real flaming moonbat that would really make us angry or not...he’s not going to appoint anyone good. Who ever it is would vote on the liberal line just like Stevens.
Well put, Clintonfatigued, and thanks for the ping.
In a news release Sen Lindsey Graham siad in the spirit of “reaching across the isle” he will vote for whoever the nominee is.
Just keeps getting better and better...
What I find odd is how when the democratics want something they fight tooth and nail for it be they in power or not.
When we want something we roll over and say “Oh I am so sorry for bringing someone like Bork to the court and we wail and cry; but don’t do anything.”
Wonder why that is?
Major. Thank you for the heads’ up. FRegards ....
Republicans should stall any nomination til February 2011, then reduce the number of Justices from 9 to 7. Screw The Democrats and Obama.
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