Bush: Judge Samuel Alito is new choice for Supreme Court nominee

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[rhombus]

At the very least we should deluge the Snowe and Collins offices with email and phone calls in support of the nominee and we shouldn't wait. It should be very clear that there are consequences for those who break ranks.

[txrangerette]

You were accused of being disappointed in the nomination of Alito, simply because you brought up the notorious RINOS. Good grief!

[chris1]

As Patton believed he was reincarnated, I believe I am reicarnated in the Patton mold. How about his speech:

"Americans, traditionally, love to fight. All real Americans, love the sting of battle."

[Fury]

Ehhh. I don't like the term "Scalito". He's a fine jurist in his own right. Terms like that and also "Scalia Lite" are, well, not germaine?

[TheBattman]

Are there enough Republican Senators with the guts to push this? I have my doubts...

[Cautor]

Now we're talking!!

Bring it on dingy Harry, you POS Soros sock puppet.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

You are still making your childish rants.

You was wrong the first time, and Coulter, Krauthammer, Will, Noonan, Malkin et al. plus many of us here on FR were right. The one thing we can count on is having you continue to make your childish fan club member style remarks.

It was the very people you mentioned--those conservative national commentators--and those true conservatives here on FR and others throughout the country that really picked Alito. Bush's pick was Crony Harriet. It was our backlash at Bush's thumbing his nose at conservatives that forced Bush to pick Alito.

This is "the peoples' pick"--the "true conservatives' pick",-- not Bush's pick.

[Cboldt]

What bothered me the most was the exposure of "principled" conservatives that they are as near-sighted as "pure-politics-no-principles" democrats. Our side always castigated the left for not wanting the Advise and Consent process to proceed. As I see the future, standing on that principle is gone forever. I guess I am more sad than any other emotion at the revelation of the hypocrisy and shortsightedness.

Cry Me a River, Hugh
Posted by: Dale Franks on Thursday, October 27, 2005

As far as the up-or-down vote thing goes, one notes that the problem conservatives had with the up-or-down vote requirement was that the Democrats were denying Senate votes on judicial nominees who had already been vetted, and reported out of the Judiciary Committee. At no point in time has the issue been that every presidential nominee, no matter how unqualified, must be accepted without dissent from the moment of nomination. Nor has the issue ever been that the president's supporters must remain silent to allow any nominee, regardless of qualifications, to complete the nomination process. The whole point of the argument was that qualified nominees, whose nominations were before the Senate, were refused a vote by senators of the opposing party. Conflating that with pundits who have nothing whatsoever to do with the nomination of confirmation process, and who merely express their opinions about the quality of a nominee, is either intentionally intellectually dishonest, or a sign of an sad inability to reason properly.

http://www.qando.net/details.aspx?Entry=2821

We have reduced all nominees to a fight over their political leanings. As Mark Steyn said, we are getting a system of rule by nine parliamentarians. I do not think we will like who gets on the court in the future, when libs are in the driver's seat.

As if we like Ginsberg. Sheesh. It's about time the GOP learns to oppose judicial nominees who indicate a willingness to legislate from the bench. The fact that the GOP didn't do that with Ginsberg is a black eye for the GOP.

[chronic_loser]

This pick makes me think that Miers probably would have been ok.
I mean, if Alito is pick number TWO......
Of course "probably" was the problem to begin with. At any rate, I am extremely happy with Alito. I think it will restore the party, galvanize the base, and move us one step closer to having an intellectually coherent court.

[kabar]

Five Catholics and two Jews if you want to conjure up a conspiracy.

[mainepatsfan]

If they break ranks on this one I'll volunteer for the Dem running against them if need be.

[tiredoflaundry]

Oh, thank goodness, now Tony Snow is on>

He looks better & better each time I see Tony on TV.

[rhombus]

At a time when party loyalty is NOW important, how about..."let the other poor dumb bastard die for principles (Nadarites, Greenies, etc.)" We need a win here.

[mainepatsfan]

I'm sure DU will have a thread on that shortly.

[PhilipFreneau]

>>>Before Laura ever said a word, I noticed the demeaning comments, clearly gender-based, from some of Harriet's immediate bashers. They literally raised my hackles and sickened me. I was sorry to be associatiated with such people by being on the same website.<<<

Please be specific. My recollection is completely different.

[Miss Marple]

So, when Bush does something right, he gets no credit for it? Is that how it works?

[OXENinFLA]

Yeah great news early in the morning.


I bet they're a few new carpet stains in some dem houses, caused by them dropping their coffee.

[chris1]

I'm with you. Man the big guns!!!!!!!!!!

[olde north church]

Yeah, just like the 89% of NJ that is Red.

[ErnBatavia]

Here comes the fillibuster again...

I hope Frist is scheduling himself for a testicular implant...