Clips of the day on Judicial Nominations

My personal favorite is Jonah Goldberg's column.....just gotta love it.


Bush Aides Ready To Act On Top Court: Outside Advisers Join Strategy Session: By Jan Crawford Greenburg CHICAGO TRIBUNE
“Following a strategy session with outside advisers last Friday on how to rally support for a potential Supreme Court nominee, a small group of President Bush's closest aides is poised to take a short list of names into the Oval Office should Chief Justice William Rehnquist step down.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com

Dewine's Name Gets Floated For Supreme Court: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
“Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Tuesday he's been talking to Democratic leader Harry Reid about nominees for a potential vacancy on the Supreme Court - and Reid on Tuesday mentioned Ohio Sen. Mike DeWine as a possible nominee.”
http://news.enquirer.com/

Minority Leader Suggests Controversial Court Nods: By Margaret Talev MISSISSIPPI SUN-HERALD
“Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he is recommending at least three Republican senators, all lawyers with anti-abortion records, as nominees in the event of a Supreme Court vacancy.”
http://www.sunherald.com

Frist Slams Democrats' Treatment of Nominees: by Mitch Evans HUMAN EVENTS ONLINE
“’Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R.-Tenn.) ripped Senate Democrats on Tuesday for their treatment of President Bush’s judicial nominees, calling their attacks a “partisan campaign of character assassinations.”’
http://www.humaneventsonline.com

Better Off Dead; Jonah Goldberg, National Review.
In Washington, conservatives and liberals are quietly loading up on drinking water, D batteries, and extra ammo, in preparation for the coming battle over judges. Ralph Neas himself has been seen by the campfire carving notches into the stock of his rifle, muttering, “Pain don’t hurt.” No one knows when the fight’s coming, but everyone knows it is. But while we’re digging fresh foxholes and listening to our Vera Lynn records, waiting for the blitzkrieg, it might be worth taking a step back to look at the big picture.
http://www.nationalreview.com