You know, since miers withdrew from nomination, I've seen pictures of her even more frequently than before. Which is getting really irritating, because she's really ugly and I'm tired of seeing her mug. It's like seeing that professor in their 60s wearing short skirts on monday mornings. Ick ick ick.
Miers' Nomination Withdrawn
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sgs89
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OK, I'm back to opine on the latest SCOTUS news.
Thank God Miers withdrew. It was absolutely the right thing to do. She was simply unqualified for the job, as I said when she was initially nominated. Plus, next to the excellent Roberts pick, she looked even worse than she might have otherwise.
Now, on to the important question: Who is next?
I am hearing Judge Alito of the Third Circuit or Judge Luttig of the Fourth Circuit. Each is certainly qualified -- while maybe not rising to the level of the inimitable John Roberts, both men have more than adequate credentials for the SCOTUS. Luttig is one of the most well-known conservative jurists and a "feeder judge" (almost all of his clerks go on to clerk on the SCOTUS). He, like Roberts, clerked for Rehnquist.
Alito (who some call Scalito, for obvious reasons) is also well regarded, though perhaps less well known.
What do they have in common: neither is a woman and neither is a minority. Should GWB choose to go the female route, it looks like Judge Williams of the Fourth Circuit is the leading contender.
Time will tell, boys, time will tell.
Thank God Miers withdrew. It was absolutely the right thing to do. She was simply unqualified for the job, as I said when she was initially nominated. Plus, next to the excellent Roberts pick, she looked even worse than she might have otherwise.
Now, on to the important question: Who is next?
I am hearing Judge Alito of the Third Circuit or Judge Luttig of the Fourth Circuit. Each is certainly qualified -- while maybe not rising to the level of the inimitable John Roberts, both men have more than adequate credentials for the SCOTUS. Luttig is one of the most well-known conservative jurists and a "feeder judge" (almost all of his clerks go on to clerk on the SCOTUS). He, like Roberts, clerked for Rehnquist.
Alito (who some call Scalito, for obvious reasons) is also well regarded, though perhaps less well known.
What do they have in common: neither is a woman and neither is a minority. Should GWB choose to go the female route, it looks like Judge Williams of the Fourth Circuit is the leading contender.
Time will tell, boys, time will tell.
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Well, sgs hits a homerun with the inside info. If you're right about his credentials, that makes for an interesting fight. CNN just had a headline that said "Some Democrats Not Likely to Support Alito," which is an interesting bit of unsurprising news; the half of that story not being told there, of course, is that the very reason Alito is nominated is because of a sheer lack of support for Miers by Republicans.
I'm not too keen to jump on the "he's a white male! this reinforces patriarchy!" bandwagon. I'm more concerned about having someone with the judicial philosophy of Scalia (albeit in a more palatable package) on the Supreme Court. But, in the end, if he's qualified, and his track record shows that his rulings have been reasonable (that is to say he couldn't be labeled an "activist" judge), then go ahead an nominate him.
I'm not too keen to jump on the "he's a white male! this reinforces patriarchy!" bandwagon. I'm more concerned about having someone with the judicial philosophy of Scalia (albeit in a more palatable package) on the Supreme Court. But, in the end, if he's qualified, and his track record shows that his rulings have been reasonable (that is to say he couldn't be labeled an "activist" judge), then go ahead an nominate him.
bread's done