80% of Potential SCOTUS Nominees on W's List Decline His Offer

Fox News | 10-11-05 | freedom4me

[freedom4me]

During the 11:00 p.m. (CST) newsbreak, Donna Fuducia reported that Karl Rove told James Dobson that 80% of the potential SCOTUS nominees on the President's list declined his offer because of they didn't want to undergo the grueling confirmation process. Perhaps this sheds new light on the reason why W chose Miers.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

"Heck, nominate someone like Mark Levin who would love to take on Senators in such a hearing."

After that thin-skinned fool calls a Senator a "putz" for questioning him in a manner he finds personally offensive (i.e., asking him ANY questions at all), and gets thrown in jail for contempt...who does Bush nominate to replace Levin?

[GarySpFc]

Miers will not back out. Here are a couple of paragraphs from the legalunderground:

Probably the harshest criticism leveled at Miers stems from her only foray into pure politics: her two-year term as an at-large member of the Dallas City Council from 1989 to 1991. She didn't run for re-election after she won the State Bar presidency. It was a tumultuous time on the council, with contentious issues such as the Wright Amendment, Dallas' light-rail system and council redistricting all in play. Although none contacted would speak for attribution, some of her former council colleagues still criticize Miers as uncommunicative and worse. Yet others praise her.
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Says Miers: "I'm not universally liked by everyone because I have very strong views of what's right and wrong, and I take my positions seriously and I fight for them strongly. And the role on the council was different in the sense that you really, in that arena, have to take the positions you feel are in the best interest of the city. And on a variety of very controversial issues, I felt very strongly about them and took a very aggressive position, and as to some of the council members, that made me unpopular because they were on the other side of those issues."

[linkinpunk]

Maybe they didn't want to be trashed on FR.

lol. Good one.

[Neville72]

Are you REALLy calling James Dobson a liar? Surely you jest.

[arjay]

I don't think this is true. Based on what evidence?

[Neville72]

Frankly, that's not true. Had Thomas been a white man and accused of the same thing he'd have been eviscerated by the false charges.

The mere fact that Thomas is black and could accuse senators, Kennedy, Metzenbaum and the other RATs of a "high tech lynching shut them up and got him over the top.

[Cboldt]

I used to have respect for you, but that is in the past.

Our posts speak for us - I am mindful that anyone can click on my posting history and reasonably conclude a judgement about the nature of my particpation here.

Like all posters, I make mistakes. Sometimes I say things I wish I could take back.

... you did nothing to stop the lies and sliming either.

As I pointed out in my earlier post to you, my strategy in general is to avoid those comments entirely. They can be dismissed out of hand. Complaining to the flamer gives them justification for yet another post, etc. It just adds more noise. YMMV.

[Cboldt]

If you do not want to be judged by that crowd of lunatics then tell them to stay away or shut up because you are getting lumped with them.

Sage advice that you might consider for yourself, as well.

I love freepers, but cannot stand that fringe element that drags everyone down with them into the gutter.

I'm with you there. That's why my posts then to ignore the gutter and insulting parts of posts (yes, people have been known to insult me in posts), and reply to the substance of their comments. I think FR comes out better for the forebearance.

[PhilipFreneau]

>>>Karl Rove told James Dobson that 80% of the potential SCOTUS nominees on the President's list declined his offer because of they didn't want to undergo the grueling confirmation process.<<<

If that is true, it is likely due to Bush's wimpy-to-non-existent support of the previous candidates he nominated to the federal bench. In fact, the strength of his support for Meirs is unusual, to say the least. He usually lets his nominees hang out to dry.

[Deo et Patria]

I'm an attorney in good standing and would love nothing more than to endure grueling confirmation hearings for a chance to sit on the high court. I know for a fact that there are a ton of other fire-breathing, red meat conservative jurists who feel the same way. Are we now to believe that the President and his staff couldn't find ONE such jurist to placate the people that are responsible for his 2004 victory over Kerry? Hell, if you can't find anyone else, put my old law professor Lino Graglia on the court. He'd love to sit through those hearings.

I don't buy it.

[Jim Noble]

Are we now to believe that the President and his staff couldn't find ONE such jurist to placate the people that are responsible for his 2004 victory over Kerry?

How many people turned down Lyndon Johnson?

Absurd. There is no limit to the Bot's self-delusion.

[Deo et Patria]

I have backed the President throughout everything, even though I disagreed with the prescription drug benefit and border policies. But this dog is also old enough to remember the "assurances" we were given as to the "reliability" of O'Connor, Kennedy, and Souter. I was born during the day, but not yesterday. We need a stone cold lock for this nomination, the stakes are simply too high. Even if JRB and Owen didn't want to be considered, there are other options. To paraphrase Rush, "Send Edith Jones up there. Hubba hubba hubba."

[born in the Bronx]

I won't deny her toughness. But also factor in that she has no children who could be harmed by the process.

[born in the Bronx]

Wait a minute--the short list was only 20% women and they're calling their critics sexist?

[daviscupper]

Scary but true. It is very frightening even just contemplating who the Hildabeast would nominate to the Supreme Court.

[RobbyS]

You are trying to write a play in which the Republican caucus does not wish to perform.

[Cboldt]

Wait a minute--the short list was only 20% women and they're calling their critics sexist?

Either that, or the short list was 100% women, and the same charge is insinuated. ;-)

[Misterioso]

...what does that say about Miers?

She's got nothing to lose?

[RobbyS]

The whole thing is becoming ridiculous. There ARE those who obviously were opposed to choosing a woman or a black or a Latino, because 1) they are none of the aforementioned and 2) they are ideologically opposed to anything that smacks of a quota system. The bottom line is, however, that every such choice is a political one. The story is told of Lincoln, who was urged by a friend to get rid of McClellan. Who would I put in his place, Lincoln asked. Why, anyone, his friend said. Lincoln commented sadly, Anyone is good enough for you, but I must have SOMEONE.

[RobbyS]

The whole thing is becoming ridiculous. There ARE those who obviously were opposed to choosing a woman or a black or a Latino, because 1) they are none of the aforementioned and 2) they are ideologically opposed to anything that smacks of a quota system. The bottom line is, however, that every such choice is a political one. The story is told of Lincoln, who was urged by a friend to get rid of McClellan. Who would I put in his place, Lincoln asked. Why, anyone, his friend said. Lincoln commented sadly, Anyone is good enough for you, but I must have SOMEONE.