AP: Bush Shifts Nominee for Appeals Court (9th Circuit)

[Eugene]

Alternate AP headline: Bush Pulls Back Court Nomination

Bush Shifts Nominee for Appeals Court

The Associated Press
Tuesday, January 16, 2007; 7:57 PM

WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Tuesday shifted a controversial federal appeals
court nominee from one opening to another to satisfy Senate Democrats.

In a nod to the Senate's new Democratic leadership, Bush withdrew the nomination
of Norman Randy Smith of Idaho for one seat on the San Francisco-based 9th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals and nominated him for a different seat.

-snip-

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., a Judiciary Committee member, threatened to block
the Smith nomination, contending the seat was a California seat. She argued that
if Smith were confirmed, California would be underrepresented on the nation's
largest federal appeals court.

Only last week Bush resubmitted Smith's name to the Senate for the California seat,
which had been held by Judge Stephen Trott, On Tuesday he withdrew that nomination
and nominated Smith to replace Thomas G. Nelson of Idaho.

-snip-

Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/16/AR2007011601240.html

In short, Bush backs down on an attempt to pack the court.

[ShockediSay]

1. Cheeze! Can't tell the players w/out

your program.

Lost me (not that difficult).

[msongs]

2. the dems CAN reprogram bush if they want - teach him NEW learned behavior

one judge and appointee at a time!

that's how children learn best, in small incremental steps with frequent rewards and reinforcement.

way to go DEMS, apply this strategy to everything you do with bushler.

Msongs
www.msongs.com

[Hissyspit]

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