Senate Judiciary Committee recommends Alito confirmation

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Yes I know that Clinton went to Hatch and he respected the presidents right to have his nominees approved...........I am pretty sure that GWB went to the dems leaders too on Roberts but not on Alito..........There was probably no point in doing it because the dems would never approve oa Alito even though he got and outstanding grade from the ABA and from his fellow judges on the 3rd cricuit court...............

I agree with you that ap erk you get for being elected president is being able to niminate a candidate of your ideology but as you can see that is not happening..........

Harry Reid had provided Harriet Myers' name. I think there was some consulation with Dems on Roberts, but had Bush gone to the ranking democrat on the committee and asked him for judges that he could approve and he provided names, the Democrats on the committee would almost have to support the nominee, although I am not sure they are capable of showing that they can be reasonable sometimes. Seriously, though, they would looke horrible if the ranking democrat provided the prez with a name and they all rejected it, or a majority of them rejected the nomination.

 

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Harry Reid had provided Harriet Myers' name. I think there was some consulation with Dems on Roberts, but had Bush gone to the ranking democrat on the committee and asked him for judges that he could approve and he provided names, the Democrats on the committee would almost have to support the nominee, although I am not sure they are capable of showing that they can be reasonable sometimes. Seriously, though, they would looke horrible if the ranking democrat provided the prez with a name and they all rejected it, or a majority of them rejected the nomination.

I think with a few exceptions we are pretty much in agreement on this..........