George Mitchell: The Dems' Supreme Point Man?

[MaineDem]

The former Senate Majority Leader, now a noted peacemaker, may be tapped to help lead the party's strategy on a new high court nominee

The battle on Capitol Hill over filling one, possibly two, U.S. Supreme Court vacancies is heating up fast. Faced with a high-powered lineup of GOP tacticians and advisers, Senate Democrats are now working to assemble their own team.

One key person under consideration to lead the effort, several Democratic sources tell BusinessWeek Online, is former Democratic Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell of Maine, chairman of the board at Walt Disney (DIS ) and chairman of law firm DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary. He has offices in New York and Washington, D.C. Mitchell also serves on Staples' (SPLS ) board of directors.

Mitchell is traveling and was unavailable for comment for this story, a spokesperson said. Through an aide, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who is coordinating Democratic efforts, declined to comment.

http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jul2005/nf20050712_4402_db038.htm

The gentleman from Maine is called upon again! Cool.

[lancdem]

1. I love George Mitchell

He was a great Senate Majority Leader, and I respect him immensely.

[Champion Jack]

2. Did you like his solo stuff

or when he was in Wham?

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Sorry, but Maine has produced finer progressives.

[MaineDem]

4. He's a good Democrat though.

I'm not sure of your point.

Are you saying because he's not a "fine progressive" he hasn't done good work? Should someone else be named to head the Democrats' Supreme Court fight?

I'm not being rude I honestly don't understand.

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Actually I was responding to the title only.. him being the point man

like in general. But I guess he would be ok on the supreme court fight. As long as he fights the right's attempts to put fascists, religious zealots, and corporatists on the bench. (Although how he is gonna stop it when we don't have the filibuster option any more.. I dunno. :( )