Let's Get Ready To Grumble!

Submitted by RisingSign on July 1, 2005 - 10:45am.

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Sandra Day O'Connor is retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court.

Harry Reid came out with a list of suitable candidates a few days ago (when we all thought Rehnquist was the Justice who would retire): Republican Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Mel Martinez of Florida, Mike DeWine of Ohio and Mike Crapo of Idaho. So those are obviously the most pallatable conservatives to Reid and would likely ensure an easy confirmation process.

How difficult does Dubya want to make this fight? His political capital is lower than at any other point since 9/11, the people are already fed up with Congress and unlikely to kindly look upon another filibuster fight. I'm not sure the Republicans in Congress even want a prolonged battle over judicial nominations right now.

To paraphrase the Oscar-shafted "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka", "there are two ways out of here...the window or the stairs." Let's see which one GWB takes.

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Huge, huge, huge news!

Submitted by Karl on July 1, 2005 - 12:53pm.

Wow.

Brilliant!

Submitted by rzklkng on July 1, 2005 - 2:07pm.

Picking Republican Senators...although we can guarantee hardliners.

...and the beat goes on

Submitted by RisingSign on July 1, 2005 - 2:53pm.

Now I'm reading that Rehnquist is also retiring, so we could have all kinds of chaos coming very, very soon. I wouldn't doubt that he's retiring...I mean, I don't think he was even expected to live this long.

This is from an updated entry at Daily Kos:

The rumor mill now has it that we are getting a double whammy, Rehnquist will retire as well. Don't know if that is true of course, but it is certainly plausible. New rumor has it that Bush wants Gonzales to be the Chief Justice. All rumor mill, but from some folks who might know.

Brilliant, indeed.

Submitted by RisingSign on July 1, 2005 - 2:55pm.

Yeah, you really have to give Harry Reid credit. The man's a thinker and a fighter. Must be his boxing background...

"But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." -Thomas Jefferson

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Let's Get Ready To Grumble!

Huge, huge, huge news!

Brilliant!

...and the beat goes on

Brilliant, indeed.

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Home » blogs » RisingSign's blog Let's Get Ready To Grumble! Submitted by RisingSign on July 1, 2005 - 10:45am. Politics Sandra Day O'Connor is retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court. Harry Reid came out with a list of suitable candidates a few days ago (when we all thought Rehnquist was the Justice who would retire): Republican Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Mel Martinez of Florida, Mike DeWine of Ohio and Mike Crapo of Idaho. So those are obviously the most pallatable conservatives to Reid and would likely ensure an easy confirmation process. How difficult does Dubya want to make this fight? His political capital is lower than at any other point since 9/11, the people are already fed up with Congress and unlikely to kindly look upon another filibuster fight. I'm not sure the Republicans in Congress even want a prolonged battle over judicial nominations right now. To paraphrase the Oscar-shafted "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka", "there are two ways out of here...the window or the stairs." Let's see which one GWB takes. » RisingSign's blog Login or register to post comments Huge, huge, huge news! Submitted by Karl on July 1, 2005 - 12:53pm. Wow. » Login or register to post comments Brilliant! Submitted by rzklkng on July 1, 2005 - 2:07pm. Picking Republican Senators...although we can guarantee hardliners. » Login or register to post comments ...and the beat goes on Submitted by RisingSign on July 1, 2005 - 2:53pm. Now I'm reading that Rehnquist is also retiring, so we could have all kinds of chaos coming very, very soon. I wouldn't doubt that he's retiring...I mean, I don't think he was even expected to live this long. This is from an updated entry at Daily Kos: The rumor mill now has it that we are getting a double whammy, Rehnquist will retire as well. Don't know if that is true of course, but it is certainly plausible. New rumor has it that Bush wants Gonzales to be the Chief Justice. All rumor mill, but from some folks who might know. » Login or register to post comments Brilliant, indeed. Submitted by RisingSign on July 1, 2005 - 2:55pm. Yeah, you really have to give Harry Reid credit. The man's a thinker and a fighter. Must be his boxing background... "But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." -Thomas Jefferson » Login or register to post comments Comment viewing options Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.	More on this story More in Politics More from RisingSign Share a story here! Others linking here	Advertisements Colophon About Philly Future The Team behind Philly Future Contact Us Subscribe Main (Home Page) Feed Enter your Email Powered by FeedBlitz Disclaimer Not responsible for content aggregated from feed providers. Content provided by feed providers is the property of those feed providers. Contact their respective site owners for any questions. Not responsible for content posted by users. Stories posted on Philly Future do not represent the views of those volunteering to maintain it. If you disagree with a view or opinion shared here, please join the conversation. This is an open forum. If you see something illegal posted here let us know immediately. Meta » Blogs that link here » View my profile GeoURL This site made possible with software provided by Drupal.org. Hosting provided by Firebright. Content posted to Philly Future is licensed under a Creative Commons License.