Bush aide likely high court nominee

LOS ANGELES TIMES ^ | 1/31/02 | DAVID G. SAVAGE

[Afronaut]

WASHINGTON -- White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales, the soft- spoken son of migrant farm workers, has emerged as the overwhelming favorite for a Supreme Court nomination in the months ahead, a move that would give President Bush a historic and politically powerful chance to name the first Latino to the nation's highest court.

[MissAmericanPie]

It is a joy to see you, I have missed your informative contributions. Here's wishing you a Happy and prosperous New Year.

[madfly]

Now you've done it again, George.
We've warned you about mentioning the "New World Order"!!!
But don't worry.
I can keep this slip-of-the-tongue out of the press.

This slip-of-the-tongue quote is nowhere to be found on the internet, as far as I have found, since 12-09-02.

[rdb3]

Obviously there is only one thing to be said, Tancredo for President 2004.

You've lost your damned mind. If that ain't wishful thinking, I don't know what is. In fact, it isn't anything to even wish for!

One issue voters. Can't live with them. Can't shoot them. Oh, well.

Birth of Tha SYNDICATE, the philosophical heir to William Lloyd Garrison.
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[rdb3]

You RINOs need to go find another party. Call it the Conservatives Who Think Abortion Is Just Dandy Party or something. Whatever - but you're not Republicans.

That argument is self-defeating. Think about it.

Birth of Tha SYNDICATE, the philosophical heir to William Lloyd Garrison.
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[MissAmericanPie]

There are other things you won't find, any picture of Bush standing with the heads of terrorist charity fronts in the Mosque he tip toed into in stocking feet to admonish Americans not to violate Muslim civil rights, as if we are criminals that needed to be reminded to be lawful. D.C. hasn't been lawful in decades, but don't try what they do at home.

Nor will you find the picture of Bush and Powell looking like two egg suckers caught by the camera at the Ramadan Celebration at the White House in 2001.

[MissAmericanPie]

Many, many Freeper's are writing in Tancredo. Is he running? no. Do we care? no.

Bush has lost enough conservative voters that if the 2004 election is as close as the 2000 election he will be heading back to Crawford.

Rino's, can't live with them, can't shoot them, ooh well.

[rdb3]

Then hand it all over to the Dems. Then afterwards, don't complain.

Some here are simply repulsive and idiotic. Let the truth be known because this is the absolute truth.

Worst than pre-school children.

Birth of Tha SYNDICATE, the philosophical heir to William Lloyd Garrison.
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[MissAmericanPie]

Oh, don't be so hard on yourself, you're not that repulsive and idiotic. Even though you will vote for a man that is a democrat and worse, a globalist who has no good intentions towards our freedom or sovereignty.

[rdb3]

I'm not speaking of myself. I'm speaking of you and those like you.

Just hand it all over to the Dems and step. We have nothing else to say.

Birth of Tha SYNDICATE, the philosophical heir to William Lloyd Garrison.
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[Uncle Bill]

Watch it in living color:

"The benefits of free trade would seem clear, and yet some remain oblivious to the magic and the resilience of opening more markets at precisely the moment history beckons us to take wing and realize the promise of a New World Order in which ideas and commerce are more freely exchanged through the global village. Some seem intent on sticking there collective heads in the sand."
George Bush

NAFTA 10th Anniversary Ceremony & Panel - [Bush Quote- 1:59]

3 Ex-Leaders Praise A Decade of NAFTA
"Former president George Bush yesterday did a devilish little impression of his onetime political nemesis Ross Perot, who predicted 10 years ago that free trade in North America would result in Mexico siphoning off U.S. jobs with a "a giant sucking sound."

"I remember not too fondly the reference to that 'giant sucking sound,' " Bush said in a remarkably good mimicking of the pugnacious Texas billionaire, drawing laughter from a crowd gathered at the Ronald Reagan Building on the 10th anniversary of the signing of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). "There hasn't been a giant sucking sound of jobs pulling away from the United States."

"All three former leaders, predictably cheerleaders for NAFTA, said the next step is to create a larger free-trade zone for all of the Americas, extending it from Canada to the tip of South America. What is known as the Free Trade Area of the Americas would include 34 countries and 800 million people."

It's a rough life, but somebody has to do it.

George W. Bush Will Not Stop Afghan Opium Trade - Charles R. Smith

The Uncle Sam Drug-Traffickers

CIA admits drug trafficking, cover-up

PRESIDENT FOX GUARDING NARCO-HEN HOUSE? - "My Friend Mexican President Vicente Fox"

18 U.S.-Trained Mexican Pilots Arrested for Cocaine Smuggling - The training was part of a program in which the U.S. government gave Mexico $8 million to further anti-drug efforts

Murder and Drug Running in Montana - Wesley Phelan
"These sources say the Hi-Line area has become a major entry point for South and Central American drugs for a number of reasons. First, it is very remote and the nearby Canadian border is almost unguarded.

"PERRY: Well, Mr. Marc Racicot came up himself to try to smooth some things over. People said they had some knowledge of drug trafficking in the community, and they would tell him. But they wouldn't tell him unless I was there. But these people got cold feet. I believe now they were threatened. After a time I came to realize that Mr. Racicot wasn't the fine fellow everyone thought he was. He was protecting--in my mind, and I think others believe this now too--he was protecting certain people in Hill and Blaine counties. I kept trying to figure out why he would protect these people. He was the greatest of friends with these folks, which is no reason for a prosecutor to protect somebody. Either he was being blackmailed, or he was involved in this himself. I can't believe he hated me so much that he would allow murderers and drug traffickers and other criminals to walk free just because he didn't like me [4]."

Murder and Drug Running in Montana [Part II] - Wesley Phelan

Everything is ok now. George W. Bush likes dogs

[RLK]

"I remember not too fondly the reference to that 'giant sucking sound,' " Bush said in a remarkably good mimicking of the pugnacious Texas billionaire, drawing laughter from a crowd ...

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I wasn't laughing more than then years ago. I'm not laughing now. Perot was correct about everything.

The Bush's are not American citizens. They, and others like them, live in separate artificial Disneyland-like elitist fop preserves and venture out occasionally just long enough to bring back high school politics trophys to place on the family and country club social mantlepieces. As far as having any first hand knowedge of what this nation is about, or having serious personal investment in it, the Bush might as well be space aliens.

[RightOnline]

"Maybe by exercising some pragmatism instead of doing the spittle spraying screams, it will easier to back out of some of the more liberal positions by electing Republicans instead of handing votes to Dems (who will demagogue the issues and expand the programs)."

When have you ever seen this actually work?

When's the last time you saw the Democrats adopt right wing policies (sincerely adopt them, that is)? Remember......their patter doesn't matter; I'm talking about actions, so "triangulation" doesn't count.

This "move more to the left to get more votes" bulls**t has gotten really, really old.

[Kevin Curry]

A strict constructionist IS a conservative.

A strict comstructionist would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade regardless of his personal views about abortion. Would Gonzales do this?

[Kevin Curry]

Roe vs Wade is not going to be overturned . . .

A more accurate statement would be, overturning Roe v. Wade will not eliminate abortion on demand. Roe v. Wade could very well be overturned--but not by a SCOTUS populated by phony "strict constructionists" such as Gonzales.

[Austin Willard Wright]

If Bush files a middle of the road brief in the Michigan case supporting the outreach form of AA, I am sure that Ted Olson would not have a problem with that. Such a brief, of course, would have to be against the University of Michigan quota system. Unfortunately, I fear that this is is not something that Gonzalez is considering and that he wants to cave in on the larger issue: quotas.

[hchutch]

They have a reason: It's called Bush v. Gore. No, if there is a pick of the reliable conservative people on the court, it would be Thomas, particularly AFTER the Trent Lott fiasco.

Combine it with a SCOTUS appointment that is Hispanic - not Al Gonzales, but instead, Emilio Garza, from the 5th Circuit. Viet Dinh, one of the Division heads at DOJ, might be a surprise pick as well.

[Congressman Billybob]

On a purely theoretical basis, Justice Thomas would be an excellent choice for Chief Justice. The more of his opinions and speeches I read, the higher goes my respect for him both as a man and as a Justice. However....

President Bush will make no nomination for Chief Justice (usually but not always from among the sitting Justices) nor of anyone to replace a Justice who resigns, without first consulting with that person. I don't think that Justice Thomas will be willing to go through the same meat grinder one more time, if he is nominated for Chief Justice.

I would not blame him one bit for making that decision for himself and his family. If so, then Justice Thomas is off the list for Chief Justice even though his judicial philosophy and relatively young age and good health all well qualify him for that position.

My reading of the tea leaves of the Court is that Thomas will take himself out of the running (quietly and privately) when Chief Justice Rehnquist resigns after the current term is concluded in June. My estimation is that at least two, maybe three, Justices will resign at that time.

Congressman Billybob

Click for latest column on UPI, "Incision Decision in the Senate" (Not yet on UPI wire, or FR.)

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[Congressman Billybob]

I think you are right in your estimate of the kind of brief that Bush will have Olsen file in the Supreme Court in the Michigan Affirmative Action case. The case is too important and has too high a profile for the Bush Administration to give it a pass, and file no brief whatsoever.

The government is not obligated to file a brief in the Supreme Court in every case. Very seldom does the Court actually issue a specific invitation to the government (Solicitor General's Office) to file a brief in a case. Of course, if the Court does request that, then the government is compelled to comply.

So all things considered, I expect Olsen to file, as you say, a "middle of the road brief that opposes quotas."

Congressman Billybob

[Dog Gone]

Most of this discussion assumes that the vacancy will caused by the retirement of the current Chief Justice, which is no gimme. Rehnquist is not the oldest Judge in the Court, and his mind is as sharp as ever.

However, if he does retire, there is no requirement that the Chief Justice come from the ranks of the current court. Bush could nominate someone new to the court as Chief Justice, which would shortcut the process.

[NittanyLion]

Roe v. Wade could very well be overturned--but not by a SCOTUS populated by phony "strict constructionists" such as Gonzales.

What is it that leads you to believe Gonzales is a phony?