Bush Says He'll Fill Vacancies Promptly

[sabra]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5255236,00.html

Bush Says He'll Fill Vacancies Promptly


WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Sunday called the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist a man of ``character and dedication'' and said he would work swiftly to fill the two openings at the Supreme Court.

``It will serve the best interest of the nation to fill those vacancies promptly,'' Bush said in a brief message in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

Rehnquist died at home late Saturday after a long battle with cancer, an event that gives Bush the rare opportunity to name a second justice to the Supreme Court. In July, Bush nominated federal appellate judge John Roberts to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

[kerryin2004]

1. WEll at least he can tend to his court promptly.

too bad for the rest of us that if we are in a disaster chances are we are going to have to wait.

[chebychev]

9. The third shoe will drop soon.

Stevens is old and will die or retire soon. Pregnant women and African Americans might as well kill themselves now.

[stepnw1f]

2. Did Bush Campaign on his Reichwing Ideology

Did America KNOW what his agenda would be?

Nope.... Nonrepresentative government. IMPEACH the FUCKER.

[goforit]

3. Afraid he will be booted out with 2 less conservatives on the bench?

[Tace]

4. We Should Impeach The Fucker Before He Can Fill SC Seats

[GoddessOfGuinness]

7. I agree...

It may be a lost cause anyway; but better now than later.

[susu369]

5. "Promptly" "work swiftly"

and bu$h* in the same sentence seems ironic.

[stray cat]

6. Unlike helping American victims of a natural disaster

all that requires is a leisurely pace and a few photo ops.

[acmavm]

8. All sarcasm aside, this is serious. This criminal clown can and will

attempt to saddle us with a court that makes the current bunch look like they were run away liberals.

Katrina is of first concern, of course. But people better start worrying about bush** and the Supreme Court or we'll be in a world of hurt.

[NVMojo]

10. the bastard should be impeached and every assignment he made

and especially the ones he made out of session be shitcanned and replaced with people who pass a morals and ethics screening series of tests. I want decent human beings in office in this country? What the fuck is that asking too much?

[NJCher]

11. LOL

Bush Says He'll Fill Vacancies Promptly

Dreamin'.




Cher

[Lindacooks]

12. That's what you think, you SOB.

Grassroots democrats are ready to storm Congress and the White House over your hateful incompetence.

[meow2u3]

13. This bastard can fill a Supreme Court vacancy in a heartbeat

but he can't rush in basic humanitarian aid to the victims of Katrina without grandstanding on them!? What a freakin' monster!

[arwalden]

14. Thus Revealing What His TRUE Priorities Are.

[sallyseven]

15. He is insane.

[Conservativesux]

17. He is a fortunate son who will never have to worry about his safety.

A rich, spoiled rotten excuse of a human being who has no business being where he is today.

He cares for no one but himself.

[me b zola]

16. Dems can & should block this

He wants to shift back to politics as usual. Dems should hold his feet to the fire about his criminal neglect in NOLA. No movement on another thing until heads roll and competent people are placed to handle the situation.

[Aristus]

18. Good. He should start with that vacancy between his ears.

n/t

[Erika]

19. I will NOT pay taxes

as W nominates some extremist radical. I will not.

[kbm8795]

20. The only vacancy he should be thinking about is the

one he's going to soon be leaving at the White House.

[Kitsune]

21. The Supreme Court isn't mandated to have 9 seats.

And it functions just as well at 7 seats as 9.

So why not leave it at 7? Why not refuse to confirm any of Shitstain's nominees?

Hey, I can dream...

[CityDem]

22. It will happen

Judges are priority one for Bushco and the religious nut jobs. Bush will bow to the base and appoint someone to the right of Ann Coulter sometime next week.

[Erika]

23. And I will refuse to pay taxes

I won't pay taxes so a right wing nutso government can use my taxes for their purpose. It's come to that point.

[StellaBlue]

24. But... I'm confused...

It's been a week since the hurricane, and, from what I saw on TV, there are still vacancies in the levees.

:eyes:

[slay]

25. Bush needs to be impeached - he should not be allowed to appoint lifelong

judges considering how TOTALLY incompetent he is. You can bet if he chooses someone - he WILL be the wrong man for the job. Just look at that Brown guy who has no qualifications - yet heads FEMA. Great job there buddy. :(

[Demeter]

31. More Than Incompetent: Criminally Negligent

There's enough grounds to bury the fucker, let alone impeach him. Now all we need is 51 votes in the Senate and what? 250 in the House?

[ismnotwasm]

26. "promptly"

What an arrogant inept total piece of human garbage. That is the last word he needs to be using about ANYTHING that isn't saving human lives right now.

[alarimer]

27. No

It would serve the best interests of the nation if you didn't appoint some right-wing asshole.

[NuttyFluffers]

28. Oh, for the love of god, throw two muppets up there and be done with it...

Hell, at least the farce that is our country would be more entertaining with Torture Me Elmo and Oscar the Greedy Sonnavabitch...

America is dead, long live America. Waiting america, how much more pain do you need before you stand up and solve the problem? How much more?

[Demeter]

29. Vacancies In His Heart, Head, and Soul?

or in his Cayman bank account, Rolodex, and bottomless ego?

[Eurobabe]

30. But he'll let natural disaster victims wait for days

in anguish and die. Gotta git them priorities right.

Typical *.