Bloomberg opposes Roberts' nomination

[deminks]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050916/pl_nm/court_roberts_bloomberg_dc

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday opposed John Roberts' nomination to be U.S. Supreme Court chief justice, making him the first noted Republican to break with the Bush administration over who should lead America's top court.

Bloomberg, a former Democrat seeking re-election in a heavily Democratic city, said Roberts had failed to show a commitment to upholding the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision establishing a right to abortion.

"I am unconvinced that Judge Roberts accepts the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling as settled law," Bloomberg said.

Roberts' answers to questions in Senate confirmation hearings "did not indicate a commitment to protect a woman's right to choose," he said. "For that reason I oppose the nomination of Judge Roberts as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court."

[soleft]

1. He's trying to make me vote for him

ain't gonna happen

[Talismom]

2. LOL! I was thinking the same thing soleft! n/t

[politick]

3. I don't

think Bloomberg's all too bad. Who do you like instead of him?

[soleft]

12. Anyone who wouldn't embrace RNC in NYC

[JoFerret]

13. He won't get my vote but

...all anti-Roberts voices welcome. Bloomberg sold his soul to the GOP too many times already and allowed the city to be infested with them at the 2004 convention.

[sabra]

4. Bloomberg opposes Bush high-court pick (first noted Republican to break)

http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2005-09-16T174855Z_01_DIT664129_RTRIDST_0_POLITICS-COURT-ROBERTS-BLOOMBERG-DC.XML

Bloomberg opposes Bush high-court pick

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday opposed John Roberts' nomination to be U.S. Supreme Court chief justice, making him the first noted Republican to break with the Bush administration over who should lead America's top court.

Bloomberg, a former Democrat seeking re-election in a heavily Democratic city, said Roberts had failed to show a commitment to upholding the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision establishing a right to abortion.

"I am unconvinced that Judge Roberts accepts the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling as settled law," Bloomberg said.

Roberts' answers to questions in Senate confirmation hearings "did not indicate a commitment to protect a woman's right to choose," he said. "For that reason I oppose the nomination of Judge Roberts as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court."

[Beetwasher]

5. Shove It Up Your Ass Bloomie

Now that the election is in two months he finds his spine and opposes Bushco. on something. How transparent can you get?

[Charlie Brown]

6. The scary thing is that Roberts is supposed to be the "moderate." n/t

[bluestateguy]

7. I guess that's good

All my Democrat friends in New York City seem likely to vote him anyway.

The irony is, of course, that even if R v. W is tossed out, abortion will probably still be very easily accessible in NYC.

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. Sure - lots of clothing stores with extra coat hangers available

[DemInDistress]

8. Bloomberg was a Democrat in 2001

he saw the Democratic field was loaded with other good people so Mike
Bloomberg changed his colors.He became a Republican so he could cam-pagin without opposotion and then with the Democratic in-fighting Mike
Bloomberg won by a narrow margin,i think it was about 17k votes....

[PATRICK]

10. No matter what else

it is irrelevant except to show that the issue won't be touched by anyone having real say over the confirmation. Obvious this "principled stand" plays well in NY. I don't think he is going to lobby hard against Roberts though, do you? He's made his local points. the only reason this is of note because of the absence of meaningful dissent against what logic must assume will be a terrible and long Chief Justice term as pre-determined by a very focused criminal entity.

[Freddie Stubbs]

11. Sounds like someone is trying to cement his lead in the polls

I'm sure that all of the Republicans in the Senate from New York will heed Mr. Bloomberg's advice.