 Here's a short article from the AP via the Rocky Mountain News about a recent AP/Ipsos poll on presidential judicial appointments [May 21, 2005, "Poll: Most want thorough check of judges"]. From the article, "Respondents favored conservative over liberal judges in general, 47 percent to 39 percent. As for a possible Supreme Court nominee, 52 percent said they felt comfortable that President Bush would pick the right kind of justice, while 46 percent said they weren't."
Mike Littwin details the views of U.S. Senator Salazar on the nuclear option in his column in today's Rocky Mountain News [May 21, 2005, "Littwin: Senate heats up; Salazar cools off"]. Littwin writes, "But Salazar didn't take the bait. As you may have heard, he belongs to a bipartisan Senate group some have called the D.C. 12, which has shrunk, I believe, to 10. The D.C. 12 and Falling are trying to find a compromise to avert a nuclear meltdown...The only principle at stake is whether Democrats will have a say - with 44 votes and one sympathetic independent - when Bush nominates a Supreme Court justice. This fight is all prologue."
The Denver Post editorial staff weighs in on the Senate controversy [May 21, 2005, "Keep up efforts to avoid nuclear option"]. They write, "We continue to hope cooler heads will prevail and that a deal can be reached that not only averts what opponents see as a Republican abuse of power, but also prevents the Democrats from filibustering a bloc of Bush nominees from getting a fair hearing and vote before the Senate."
TalkLeft: "Oh, the hypocisy of Republicans. Now they want an up-or-down vote on all nominees. That wasn't the case in the 90's when Clinton did the nominating. In fact, it's never been the case. Tremendous deference always has gone to the Senators from the nominee's home state."
Daily Kos: "Put a large pot of coffee on (or open a full case of scotch), and determine among yourselves, Senators, whether conscience trumps arm-twisting, whether constituent opinion trumps lobbyist influence, and whether the integrity of the American process trumps momentary party gain. It really shouldn't be a tough choice. If your party thinks it is, your party has lost its way."
TalkLeft: "I'm so glad to see this. Armando at Daily Kos agrees the compromise to the nuclear option is not in our best interests if it allows Priscilla Owen and Janice Rogers Brown to be confirmed. Josh Marshall of Talking Points seems to agree. We need more of you to speak up."
Category: 2004 Presidential Transition
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