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Posted by tgl on 2005-07-20 19:56:50 +0000

John G.

It's time we got some serious Supreme bickering going on here about the next Chief Justice of the SCOTUS.

Eh?

Didn't catch me?

It goes like this: Roberts gets approved. Rehnquist retires. Bush nominates a woman to replace Rehnquist. Roberts gets nominated for Chief.

* Bush satisifies the base with a conservative nominee.
* Bush keeps the flames down with a nominee in the Rehnquist mold, not the Scalia/Thomas mold.
* Bush appeases his wife by keeping the gender ratio intact (although, it should probably be made more even... uh-huh?)
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I think the Dems should take Roberts. A principled conservative instead of a radical, strict constructionist, activist judge, like Thomas. He's probably the best one could hope for. I'll even state (foolishly, as some disapprove of trying to predict the future, but what's the fun in that?) that Roberts would not strike down <i>Roe v. Wade</i> is such a case reached the Supreme Court.
Posted by tgl on 2005-07-22 14:09:49 +0000
Saddle shoes? Who makes their kid wear saddle shoes? I might need to revise my nonplussed stance.

<img width=450 src="http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2005/07/21/PH2005072102350.jpg">
Posted by dawnbixtler on 2005-07-22 18:12:50 +0000
I think Roberts flies through. He's clean and uncontroversial, save for the fact he's in the Federalist Society. Yes, he wrote a paper for Rehnquist against Roe v. Wade, but that was Rehnquist's stance, not his. The only problem seems to be the loss of diversity on the high court.
Posted by Miriam on 2005-07-22 18:32:57 +0000
I wore them every day in 1st grade. With a dress or skirt. I used to chase the boys and make them kiss me. If they wouldn't, I'd kick them. The last day of school, the sole separated from the shoe.
Posted by tgl on 2005-07-22 19:10:46 +0000
That kid is going to be a female, Jewish, labor organizer when he grows up.
Posted by Miriam on 2005-07-22 19:20:01 +0000
Either that or really gay. Just sayin'.
Posted by pamsterdam on 2005-07-22 19:27:59 +0000
Am I the only one who thinks the kid looks like the Bat Baby?
Posted by tgl on 2005-07-26 01:26:24 +0000
<a href="http://www.wonkette.com/politics/john-g-roberts/index.php#john-roberts-life-an-open-blank-book-114063">More humor! Please!</a>
Posted by rladew on 2005-07-26 12:47:12 +0000
we ALL like to forget about that lapse of judgement that brought us to the Columbia House Record Club.....
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Posted by tgl on 2005-07-26 13:27:08 +0000
I still get calls from BMG. Well, none since I've moved. Maybe that's the trick.

They're tricky bastards on the phone, too.
Posted by rladew on 2005-07-26 14:42:47 +0000
helped me beef up my Prince collection, but Im not sure all that junk mail, return cards and the cred-reducing printed info on the back that says "made for BMG / Columbia House" was worth it...
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Posted by dawnbixtler on 2005-07-26 16:48:32 +0000
"I saw my first 'DON'T SHOOT - I'm not Brazilian' t-shirt."

Wow, I love the British humor...
Posted by Miriam on 2005-07-26 18:17:56 +0000
Are you talking about the Pres or the kid?
Posted by on 2005-07-29 19:52:22 +0000
<a href="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2005/07/29/is_roberts_nomination_stalling.html">A relevant point</a>. Maybe I don't know how scary "The Federalist Society" is, but, Roberts is downplaying his membership. Is that a calculated decision? I remember associations I _paid_dues_ to within the past 10 years.

David Brooks on Lehrer last week poo-pooed <a href="http://schumer.senate.gov/SchumerWebsite/pressroom/press_releases/2005/PR41775.Roberts%20Mtg.072105.pf.html">Schumer's questions</a> as being on the order of "what's your favorite color". I'd say that's an unfair description.
Posted by tgl on 2005-08-10 17:08:32 +0000
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/roberts;_ylt=AgDhZFL3SmhGxa4RbJeLTmkDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl">Glad to know the religious right has woken up on this issue</a>.
Posted by tgl on 2005-09-09 03:00:26 +0000
I know no one doubted my <a href="/node/1801">prognosticating</a>.
Posted by frame609 on 2005-09-09 06:08:51 +0000
...if by prognosticating you mean 'Rehnquist snuffs it", sure.
Posted by tgl on 2005-09-09 16:00:48 +0000
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