No confirmation for Roberts...This is Bush's out for Roe v. Wade

[CanOfWhoopAss]

He is slapping Scalia, Thomas and Kennedy in the face. They gave Bush his job and no one else. They have spent years on the court and a 2 year appellate court judge walks over them to become Chief Justice? He has to get two anti-choice judges confirmed for the wingnuts. If he can't get Roberts confirmed he can tell the wingnuts he did everything to force his confirmation including nominating him Chief Justice.

If Roberts is confirmed and Scalia and more likely Kennedy turn against him to uphold Roe. He can claim sour grapes.

Doesn't the newest justice have to do all the menial tasks? If the newest justice is cj does this mean that Breyer remains low man on the totem pole??

If Congress votes to confirm him as CJ then vote every yea voter (Dems too) out of office. You can't confirm a CJ with no judicial opinions trail and all of his other documents being withheld.

[still_one]

1. scalia will vote to overturn roe no matter what

[mattclearing]

2. Scalia is old, and Thomas is black.

Better to put up the stepford nominee for chief justice.

[CanOfWhoopAss]

4. How else do you show "Bush doesn't hate black people".

And quell some of the flack from the sh!tty Katrina response

[mattclearing]

6. Bush isn't really biting that challenge.

After all, he said he wanted to rebuild racist Trent Lott's house and sip lemonade on his porch. Message: I don't care.

[CanOfWhoopAss]

7. Could you imagine if a repuke nominated the first Black CJ after

having already nominated the first woman SCJ? You are right though he won't bite.

[pretzel4gore]

11. problem is thomas say it take him '43 years to get even...'

with the United States of America....
he hates you people; said so himself (see 'strange justice' by mayer and abramson houghton miflin co. 1994 pg 360)...thomas was 43 years old when confirmed...

[CanOfWhoopAss]

14. if roberts is a f*ck up, he is Chief f*ckup for the next 40 years

How do you confirm someone as CJ without a fight who is that young. At least Scalia could be replaced by a Dem if elected. Of course the repukes thought of this already so you are right.

[Silverhair]

3. Yes, you can.

Earl Warren went from Governor of California to Chief Justice. Most of the Chief Justices have been directly appointed to the position.

[CanOfWhoopAss]

5. OK point taken. But in these times of cronyism and f*ckups? nt

[Brother Buzz]

8. Absolutely, but sadly

I doubt Roberts will bring any wonderful surprises to the bench like Earl Warren did. My, my, what a shock Eisenhower had when he found out what he got with Warren. Can you say buyer's remorse? LOL

[WhiteTara]

12. well warren paid him back handsomely with the

Warren Commission on the JFK assasination.

[MADem]

9. He is trying to regain his base, who are deserting him in droves

The idiots who vote FOR him, against THEIR OWN SELF INTEREST--you know, those poorer and lower middle class fundies (who think one day they COULD be rich, maybe, if they pray hard enough)--are starting to realize that if the flood comes, he will not be there to help them.

This is an effort to keep them in the fold. Sure, I may not haul you out of your attic if the flood waters are at your neck, but hey, no brazen harlots will be getting abortions after your dead bloated body is scooped up and laid in the ground!!!! Ain't that swell???

As for the Chief Justice, it is not always a promoted slot. Many CJs have come in from the outside.

This has everything to do with the Chimp trying to keep his little ignorant minions in line...they are starting to see something "unchristian" in his FAILURE TO LEAD in NOLA.

[ellenfl]

10. this would mean he is putting roberts up

to replace the conservative rehnquist, not the moderate o'connor. MAYBE, since he really doesn't want to overturn roe, the next candidate will be more moderate. just a thought (hope).

ellen fl

[xkenx]

13. Roberts for CJ is Probably a Positive Thing

because, as repugnant as he may be, he can't be worse than Rehnquist was, so it may be a wash. If Bush then nominates anyone but a moderate to replace O'Connor, the Dems. in the Senate can really go after that person.

[CanOfWhoopAss]

15. remember he will be CJ for he next 30-40 years

[pretzel4gore]

16. US (civilization) will dissolve long before that

amazingly, some people really think a nazipoo asshole is gonna be killing babies 20 years from now....hahaha

[charlie]

17. Roberts is sailing

There's no tide of opposition to him in the Senate. He'll get confirmed with a comfortable margin.

[Ouabache]

18. Bush is now appointing the presiding officer of his IMPEACHMENT

That is why the shift to Roberts. Must mean Roberts is an avowed BUSHCO borg, bigtime. imho.

Bush has now telegraphed his fear and his deceit.