Here's an opinion piece penned by U.S. Senator Wayne Allard urging the Senate to approve Justice Samuel Alito's nomination to the U.S. Supreme court. He writes, "There can no longer be any doubt that Judge Samuel Alito is highly qualified to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Alito also has the intellect, temperament, and integrity required of a Supreme Court justice... As a representative of Colorado, I also appreciate the uniqueness of the issues important to our state, and to the West. The departure of Justice O'Connor and Chief Justice Rehnquist marks the loss of a Western presence on the Supreme Court. Earlier this year, I asked President Bush to nominate a judge who could capably decide issues important to Colorado and the West, such as water and resource law. When I asked Judge Alito about his understanding of Western resource and water law, I was pleased to learn that he grew to appreciate the importance and complexity of these issues while working in the U.S. Solicitor General's Office. He assured me that he understands the uniqueness to the West of such issues as water, the environment, and public lands."
Elevated Voices: "Sen. Ken Salazar still resists joining the Democrats' filibuster of Judge Sam Alito even though he intends to vote against him."
Josh Marshall: "Sometimes the key to good politics (and good policy) is simply to say out loud what your opponents are saying amongst themselves. And that's just the case with these new health care proposals the president is set to unveil in his state of the union. I'll leave it to the good folks over at our new health care blog to get down into all the details. But the core premise of the policies the president is about to lay out is that Americans are over-insured when it comes to health insurance. Over-insured. Got too much insurance."
Oval Office 2008: "Former South Dakota Senator and Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle 'is again thinking about a run for the White House in 2008' says the Sioux Falls Argus Leader."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
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