Senator Bill Nelson of Florida very impressed with Roberts....

[madfloridian]

He seems to be especially impressed with Roberts' view of eminent domain and privacy. The GOP in Florida put a lot of pressure on him.

Fla. GOP calls on Nelson to endorse Roberts

TALLAHASSEE — Republicans pressured Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson to openly endorse Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts, seemingly ignoring Nelson's remarks that he was "favorably impressed" by the candidate.

Boca Raton Mayor Steven Abrams was among a handful of GOP heavyweights, including former state party Chairman Al Cardenas and Bush-Cheney campaign counsel Ben Ginsberg, who held a conference call with reporters Tuesday accusing Democrats of "politicizing the process."

"Nelson's office released a statement on Tuesday hinting that he would support Roberts' confirmation.

"Sen. Nelson was favorably impressed when he met with Judge Roberts several weeks ago and nothing happened during the recent hearing to change his mind. He'll make his final decision known after the committee votes on Roberts Thursday," the statement reads.

"Maybe Al Cardenas should have picked up the phone and asked the senator what he thinks instead of doing a disservice to the people of Florida by politicizing this issue," Nelson's spokesman, Dan McLaughlin, said Tuesday."

Democratic Sen. Nelson Says He Was Impressed With Roberts

TALLAHASSEE -- "U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida will vote for John Roberts to become chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, a spokesman said Thursday.

Nelson is among a growing number of Democrats who have said they would vote for Roberts.

"He was impressed with the judge's responses on several issues, especially privacy and eminent domain," Nelson spokesman Dan McLaughlin said.

McLaughlin said Nelson, who is a lawyer, described Roberts as a man who "clearly had a reverence for both the courts and the rule of law."

[shance]

1. Behold, a perfect example of why election reform is m.a.n.d.a.t.o.r.y.

To get these bozos on the next bus.

[ClintonTyree]

2. Nelson is running against every Florida Democrats nightmare...

Katherine Harris. Well, ANY Democrats nightmare. I say they should carbon date the bitch to find out her real age before the election, there seems to be some question about that.
Nelson is a bush-ass licking pussy. I wish we could find a REAL Democrat to take his place. He's voted with bush on just about everything he's proposed. He's totally worthless to the Democratic Party.

[CityDem]

3. CityDem not very impressed with Nelson

He is pretty safe running against that nutjob Harris.

[halley]

4. I read that this morning in the Sun Sentinel

After reading that I wrote him just to tell him (and other Dem's)
how worthless they truly are and how delusional he is if he believes that crap.