[Dem] Memos reveal strategy behind judge filibusters [memogate]

WASH TIMES ^ | 5-19-05 | Charles Hurt

[OXENinFLA]

The "nuclear" showdown that is expected to begin unfolding in the Senate today has its origins in closed-door discussions more than three years ago between key Senate Democrats and outside interest groups as they huddled to plot strategies for blocking President Bush's judicial nominees.

In a Nov. 7, 2001, internal memo to Sen. Richard J. Durbin, who is now the minority whip, an aide described a meeting that the Illinois Democrat had missed between groups opposed to Mr. Bush's nominees and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat and member of the Judiciary Committee.

"Based on input from the groups, I would place the appellate nominees in the categories below," the staffer wrote, listing 19 nominees as "good," "bad" or "ugly." Four of the 10 nominees who Democrats have since filibustered were deemed either "bad" or "ugly." None of those deemed "good" by the outside groups was filibustered.

Among those listed as "ugly" was Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen, whose nomination will be brought to the floor today by Majority Leader Bill Frist, Tennessee Republican.

[OXENinFLA]

About time this get more play in the print news..........

[OXENinFLA]

PING...

[LOC1]

She would not describe herself as a 'raving beauty," but she clearly is not "ugly."

[Jack Bull]

Mark Levin gets credit for recently bring this to light in his book, "Men in Black."

[.cnI redruM]

>>>>Among those listed as "ugly" was Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen


Now isn't that just too sexist!

[puroresu]

Coming soon to a theater near you: Richard Durbin as the Man with No Brain, starring in The Stupid, The Bad, and The Ugly. Also starring Ted Kennedy and Chuckie Schumer.

[beyond the sea]

Yehhhhhhhhhhhhh wait 'til the Washington Compost and NYT print it.

;-)

[1Old Pro]

Their strategy is simple, prevent W. from appointing "conservative" judges and especially to the SCOTUS. Alo, because of the stakes, they will do this at any cost, including lying on the senate floor revealing FBI files, and scaring the American people.

[Pride in the USA]

ping

[codercpc]

Does anyone remember the memo that asked for one of the nominees be postponed until after the Michigan Affirmative Action case was decided. They thought that if he/she was confirmed before the case it would put the opinion in jeopardy. It was a blatent example of outside groups interfering with the rule of law.

I don't think I am dreaming this but I just can't remember all of the details.

[OXENinFLA]

THE MEMOS.......... Collusion Memos

[olde north church]

While we conservatives continue to play the PollyAnna game. Being the "good guy" doesn't prevent one from doing what needs to be done.

[OXENinFLA]

See post 11

[codercpc]

Thanks, we must have been posting at the same time.

[Mister Baredog]

About time this get more play in the print news..........

That bears repeating:

About time this get more play in the print news..........

[JesseJane]

Should this thread also be linked with the Rockefeller Memo debacle:

MemoGate- sedition, slander-- or something worse?
Various FR links | 11-06-03 | The Heavy Equipment Guy

Posted on 11/06/2003 6:43:30 AM PST by backhoe


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1015893/posts

[MamaLucci]

What did the GOP "Senate Leaders" do with the explosive memos????
Fired a REPUBLICAN staffer, and "moved on".

[Mister Baredog]

I don't think I am dreaming this but I just can't remember all of the details.

Your not dreaming it happened, BUT remember some things are only scandalous if Republicans do them. < sarcasm on bigtime >

[Cincinatus]

Am I the only one here that thinks that Priscilla Owen is a dead ringer for Mara Liasson, chattering liberal commentator on Brit Hume's FNC nighlty news show?

Mara Liasson

[JesseJane]

~memo ping~

It's time to pull in the DOJ on investigating the Rockefeller Memo and the politicization of National Security Intel as well. Their actions over the last 4 years prove beyond doubt, they are not interested in doing the business of the American people, and earning their way back to the WH, but dismantling this country for pure political power.