As far as I'm concerned, the president could put the green gal from Star Trek in there as long as she is a true conservative, um... as long as she is really green and isn't in need of a serious bath! lol
Posted on 09/26/2005 10:12:07 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Bush Drops 'Diversity' Hint About Nominee
By JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer 26 minutes ago
President Bush hinted on Monday that his next nominee for the Supreme Court would be a woman or a minority, saying that "diversity is one of the strengths of the country."
The president also expressed optimism that the Senate would confirm John Roberts as chief justice this week — which seems virtually certain.
Bush, asked about his next nominee, said "I will pick a person who can do the job. But I am mindful that diversity is one of the strengths of the country." The president is under pressure from many quarters — including his wife — to pick a woman or a minority for the seat of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who is retiring.
Two-thirds of the 100 senators — Republican and Democrats alike — had already announced their support of Roberts, the conservative federal appeals court judge, as the successor to the late William H. Rehnquist before the Senate even started its final debate Monday afternoon. Underplaying Roberts' near-certain confirmation, Bush said he was cautiously optimistic that Roberts would be approved.
"John Roberts is qualified, impartial and committed to upholding the Constitution and the rule of law," said Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn.
"He is precisely the kind of chief justice America deserves and I'm looking forward to debating his nomination on the Senate floor so he can be swiftly confirmed in time to lead the Supreme Court when it starts its new term on October 3rd."
A floor vote is planned for no later than Thursday.
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oops, mangled a sentence to completely change the meaning. Rewrite:
" The Dems got very frustrated with Roberts because they couldnt pin him down and demagogue his positions.
With *Janice Rogers Brown's outspoken views, the smear campaign would be very vicious, think Clarence Thomas redux."
No, UNITY is our strength. The motto is "E pluribus unum" not "Ex unibus plurim."
I think its going to be .....Alice Batchelder.
Leftist drivel not becoming of a Republican President.
Makes me ill to hear it!
I would love to see Janice Rogers Brown as a nominee
Diversity, huh?
Does this mean the next nominee is likely to be a wheelchair-bound, Hispanic lesbian?
Janice Rodgers Brown----- Yes
Hey, I included the >/sarcasm> tag to indicate I was only joking.
No need to get your panties wadded just because Dubya ain't a true conservative...
so lighten up, fer cryin' out loud.
I think diversity is a terrible, terrible weakness in our country as the various factions play at grabbing what they can and the rest of the country be damned. There is no sense of putting the country ahead of whatever Group is clamoring for attention in any given situation. I would say that the new diversity may be our fatal flaw, what kills us, in the end.
I think it is Emilio Garza.
Not only would she be a great choice
The Dems will have a stroke hearing the news :0)
E pluribus unum
Yes but that means "out of many, one". The "many" would be the diversity part. Remember" "the melting pot" vast people coming together to form one, diversity is a strength of this country; because we have the best attributes of all and made them part of America.
Out of many, one.
Not out of one, one. Not out of one, many.
Thank you for pointing out that diversity is enshrined in our motto.
What are you proposing, a final solution to the non-Aryans plaguing the US?
That's where your extremist xenophobic view leads.
diversity can have a very important place in the selection of SCOTUS, if the best person (janice rogers brown for example) is a "minority" (black and female) and diversity is used as a tool to shove a nomination down the throats of idiotic crybaby dems, who have been begging for a more diverse court.
nominate janice rogers brown and make the dems eat crow.
....Gonzales.....Owens.....etc....it will be a minority.....
Diversity = Alberto Gonzales, who escaped any questioning of his membership in La Raza, the hispanic KKK, when Bush pushed him through to become Attorney General.
I would be of the same mind if he expaneded federal spending and proposed and signed into law new entitlement programs.
Oh wait...
He will nominate "Janice Rogers Brown"
I hope your right.
And, I agree the left will go nuts.
Can they go any nuttier?
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