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FIGHT -- FROM THE RIGHT: COULTER SAYS BUSH PICK WRONG Drudge Report — Permalink "We don't know much about John Roberts. Stealth nominees have never turned out to be a pleasant surprise for conservatives. Never. Not ever... Oh, yeah...we know he's argued cases before the supreme court. big deal; so has Larry Flynt's attorney." | |
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Michael Stickings: It probably doesn't matter much what Ann Coulter thinks (on anything, but especially this), but over at The Weekly... Michelle Malkin: SCOTUS WATCH: ANN WEIGHS IN — Trust you've seen the Drudge flash on fearless Ann Coulter's comments about John Roberts. Paul @PowerLine: Less reasonable, it seems to me, is Ann Coulter's complaint reported by Drudge that Roberts may not really be a conservative. |
V @LeftInTheWest: Drudge has this headline up for the morning affair "FIGHT — FROM THE RIGHT: COULTER SAYS BUSH PICK WRONG" This article... Joshua Claybourn: Update: Ann Coulter isn't happy because "Stealth nominees have never turned out to be a pleasant surprise for conservatives. James Joyner: Updates: Linda Greenhouse, "Bush's Supreme Court Choice Is a Judge Anchored in Modern Law" Ann Coulter, ""We don't know much about John Roberts. |
| Also: Ed Driscoll, Feddie @SouthernAppeal, Jesse Taylor, Smash, Jan Haugland, Glenn Reynolds, Roger L. Simon, Andrew Sullivan | |
'Star Trek' Star James Doohan Dies By / AP — Permalink LOS ANGELES - James Doohan, the burly chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise in the original "Star Trek" TV series and movies who responded to the command "Beam me up, Scotty," died Wednesday. He was 85. The cause of death was pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease, he said. | |
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Gary Farber: (Sorry, but I'm not going to refer to his best-known character in the header of the notice of his death; I doubt doing so would have been his preference.) Captain Ed: Warp Speed, And Godspeed, Mr. Scott — Fans of Star Trek are mourning the loss of the colorful actor who brought the... Attaturk: Like most of you, I'll always remember him from Jason of Star Command and Tarzan and the Super 7. |
PatHMV @Centerfield: Actor James Doohan passed away of pneumonia and Alzheimer's. Joe Gandelman: Why was he so popular that you see an outpouring of sadness at news of a supporting character actor's death? Joshua Claybourn: Update: Speaking of Star Trek, James Doohan of "Beam me up, Scotty" fame has been beamed up one last time at the age of 85. |
| Also: Betsy Newmark, Ace, James Joyner, Barbara O'Brien, Kehaar, Susie Madrak | |
O'Connor: Roberts 'good in every way, except he's not a woman' Spokane Spokesman-Review — Permalink Sandra Day O'Connor heard about President Bush's nomination for her replacement on the Supreme Court while she was returning from a day of fly-fishing in Idaho. Her first words were unequivocal: "That's fabulous!" she said. | |
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Gerry Daly: Sandra Day O'Connor has spoken about John Roberts. (Hat tip, Spoons.) [quote] Her first words were unequivocal: "That's fabulous!" she said.[end quote] James Joyner: "" Justice Sandra Day O'Connor: ""That's fabulous! ". . Gary Farber: The rest of Justice O'Connors' reaction to the Roberts nomination is unsurprising, but what about this? |
Greg @BeggingToDiffer: According to the Spokesman-Review, O'Connor was pleased: [snipped quote] Hopefully, all those other good qualities will... Andrew Sullivan: QUOTE OF THE DAY: "That's fabulous!" - Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, responding to the news of her possible replacement. Christopher Kanis: Sandra Day Speaks — Reagan's greatest mistake reminds us all why we should be glad she's going. What a truly bizarre interview! |
| Also: Orrin Judd, Orin Kerr, Taegan Goddard, Ramesh Ponnuru | |
There are apologists amongst us By / Guardian — Permalink Within hours of the bombs going off two weeks ago, the voices that one could have predicted began to make themselves heard with their root-causes explanations for the murder and maiming of a random group of tube and bus passengers in London. | |
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Harry @HarrysPlace: Norm in the Guardian — Norman Geras in the Guardian and (partly at least) on the Guardian: Within hours of the bombs... Glenn Reynolds: NORM GERAS TAKES ON TERRORIST APOLOGISTS — in The Guardian! "It needs to be seen and said clearly: there are, among us, apologists for what the killers do. |
James Joyner: Geras: Apologists Amongst Us — Norman Geras has an excellent piece on the modern appeasement movement in today's Guardian, "There are apologists amongst us." Norm Geras: Apologists signpost — Visitors to normblog looking for the full version of my article in today's Guardian should click through this link. |
Supreme Court Pick Shifts Attention From Rove, Agent Disclosure Bloomberg — Permalink July 20 (Bloomberg) — President George W. Bush's nomination of a new Supreme Court justice may give White House adviser Karl Rove a temporary reprieve from public scrutiny of his role in the disclosure of an intelligence operative's identity. | |
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Taegan Goddard: Bush Used Pick to Deflect Attention From Rove — President Bush "accelerated his search for a Supreme Court nominee in... Susie Madrak: No, Really? Who didn't know this? Billmon: King of Comedy — [snipped quote] "(Props to atrios and Kos, respectively)" |
Oliver @LiquidList: Politics: Jaw Dropping — Bloomberg is reporting that Bush rushed the SCOTUS pick specifically to distract from the Rove unpleasantness. Kos @DailyKos: Confirming the obvious — As if we didn't know this already. |
Uncle Sam wants you - even if you're 42 years old By / Army Times — Permalink The Defense Department quietly asked Congress on Monday to raise the maximum age for military recruits to 42 for all branches of the service. Under current law, the maximum age to enlist in the active components is 35, while people up to age 39 may enlist in the reserves. | |
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James Joyner: Uncle Sam wants you - even if you're 42 years old (Army Times) [snipped quote] I can't imagine that there is a large pool... Gary Farber: I CAN STILL BE A FREEBIE CHICKENHAWK, if I like, by four years. [snipped quote] Hey, probably the Army could use someone as healthy as me in a number of MOS. Zoe Kentucky: Changing the Rules— Again — Just under the radar, the DoD now says that if you're 42 years or younger, straight or... |
Steve M.: Army Times (Link via DU.) Kos @DailyKos: Hollow Military: Pentagon wants to raise maximum age again — Great news for war supporters still too old to help fight their glorious war in Iraq! |
Thank You, Mr. President By / Slate — Permalink Since Sandra Day O'Connor resigned almost three weeks ago, John Roberts has been the Washington, D.C., establishment choice to take her seat on the Supreme Court—among Democrats as well as Republicans. | |
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Michael Stickings: For an interesting critique of one element of Roberts's judicial record, see Emily Bazelon's piece at Slate, where she... Daniel Koffler: Full story on Roberts and Hamdan at Slate. Back in January, Harvey Silverglate unpacked the Supreme Court's rulings on prisoner detention. Mipe @ThinkProgress: Unfortunately, Roberts may have been looking out for his future instead of the long term safety of our soldiers. |
Phillip Carter: I had wanted to write about the recent Hamdan v. Rumsfeld decision, and also about the Judge John Roberts nomination — stories which appear to be inextricably intertwined. Captain Ed: Slate fired the opening salvo on this battle with an article by Emily Bazelon, in which she implies that Bush nominated... Talking Dog: Just sayin'... UPDATE: The Unseen Editor forwards this discussion from Slate on Judge Roberts' abomination... I mean,... |
| Also: Orrin Judd, Andrew Sullivan | |
James Doohan, 'Star Trek's' Scotty, dead AP — Permalink LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — James Doohan, the burly chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise in the original "Star Trek" TV series and motion pictures who responded to the apocryphal command "Beam me up, Scotty," died early Wednesday. He was 85. | |
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Tim Cavanaugh: Wearing Red Shirt Finally Proves Fatal — From Redmond, Washington comes the sad news that James "Scotty" Doohan—the... Fontana Labs: James Doohan — We note with sadness the death of James Doohan, best known as Scotty from Star Trek. Glenn Reynolds: REST IN PEACE, JAMES DOOHAN. I'll raise a glass of Saurian brandy to him tonight. |
Jack Grant: From CNN.com: "James Montgomery Doohan was born March 3, 1920, in Vancouver, British Columbia, youngest of four... Damian Penny: James Doohan, R.I.P. The Canadian actor who played "Scotty" on Star Trek - and who served with distinction on D-Day - has passed away at age 85. K. J. Lopez: BEAMED UP — Beamed up: Scotty, R.I.P. |
Iraqi Constitution May Curb Women's Rights By / NYT — Permalink BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 19 - A working draft of Iraq's new constitution would cede a strong role to Islamic law and could sharply curb women's rights, particularly in personal matters like divorce and family inheritance. | |
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Steve M.: Lovely: A working draft of Iraq's new constitution would cede a strong role to Islamic law and could sharply curb... Lindsay Beyerstein: Iraqi Constitution May Curb Women's Rights [NYT] Predictably*, the progressive features of the interim Iraqi constitution are being systematically expunged. Michael @AmericaBlog: By the way, the latest draft of the Iraqi constitution apparently puts more emphasis on Islamic law, treats ethnic groups differently and sets BACK women's rights. |
Susie Madrak: Today's example: BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 19 - A working draft of Iraq's new constitution would cede a strong role to... Suzanne Nossel: Iraqi Women Re-veiled/More on Hersh — Latest word is that Iraq's draft constitution will roll back the rights and freedoms of women in the name of Shaaria (Koranic law). Pudentilla: in awol's iraqi democracy, will some citizens be more equal than others? |
Scrutinizing John Roberts NYT — Permalink The American people know little about Judge John Roberts, other than that President Bush is nominating him to fill Sandra Day O'Connor's seat on the Supreme Court. But in the coming weeks that should change. | |
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Michael Stickings: Second, most of his career has been spent as an advocate for conservative causes and political appointee/operative under... Avedon Carol: Also on humor watch is Armando at Daily Kos, who reckons this editorial in the NYT about the Roberts nomination exposes some wry wit on the part of Gail Collins. Ann Althouse: Here's the NYT editorial about the Supreme Court nominee: "If he is a mainstream conservative in the tradition of Justice O'Connor, he should be confirmed. |
Jeff Goldstein: Let's leave that kind of politicization of the Court to the Democrats and their media proxies. Hugh Hewitt: The MSM will attempt to prop up the wild claims of Senators Leahy and Schumer about the duties of nominees, as the New... Captain Ed: Although careful not to overtly oppose Roberts, the Times edges up about as close as it can to endorsing rejection... |
| Also: Michelle Malkin, Cookie Jill, Don, Ezra Klein, Armando @DailyKos | |
Introducing John Roberts By / Opinion Journal — Permalink Last night George Bush kept his campaign promise that he would name a justice in the mold of Antonin Scalia or Clarence Thomas. And I for one am ashamed that I ever doubted him. I should have understood the president better. | |
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Gerry Daly: John G. Roberts has argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court. He won 25 of them- a clip pretty close to two out of every three. Orrin Judd: RATHER FEW ON THE RIGHT WILL COP TO SAME: Introducing John Roberts: A great conservative sigh of relief. Eugene Oregon: Come On! From OpinionJournal [snipped quote] You have got to be f***ing kidding me. |
Michelle Malkin: It's titled "Souter in Roberts clothing," and concludes: [snipped quote] Guess Manuel Miranda was wrong when he wrote... Krempasky @RedState: More on John Roberts — Best reads so far this morning: Natural skeptic Manuel Miranda - who, you could say, didn't have... |
Saudi Arabia's U.S. Ambassador Resigns By / AP — Permalink WASHINGTON (AP) - Saudi Arabia's U.S. ambassador, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, is resigning for what the Saudi foreign ministry said Wednesday were ''private reasons.'' Bandar, whose father, Prince Sultan, is the Saudi defense minister, has been in the post for 22 years and is considered the dean of Washington's diplomatic corps. | |
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Ace: Saudi Ambassador To The US Prince Bandar Quits For "Personal Reasons" — Not sure how I feel about him, really. Andrew Stuttaford: GOOD RIDDANCE — An apologist for thuggery, repression, bigotry and corruption finally quits. Doubtless he'll be made welcome at Crawford. |
Cookie Jill: bandar bush says "buh-bye" one member of awol's familial coterie gets out of dodge... "saudi arabia's u.s. ambassador,... |
Baquet Begins By / LA Weekly — Permalink There was never any doubt that Dean Baquet would lead the Los Angeles Times. The only question was the timing, and today that was answered when budget-cut weary Editor John Carroll moved out of, and the 48-year-old managing editor will move into, the third-floor Spring Street power office. | |
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Kevin Roderick: News of Shaw's illness began today to make its way onto the web, via Luke Ford's blog, Nikki Finke at the LA Weekly and Romenesko. |
Jim Romenesko: Finke: There was never any doubt Baquet would lead LAT — LA Weekly Baquet The only question was the timing, says Nikki Finke. |
China's stealth war on the U.S. By / LAT — Permalink Maj. Gen. Zhu Chenghu of the Chinese People's Liberation Army caused quite a stir last week when he threatened to nuke "hundreds" of American cities if the U.S. dared to interfere with a Chinese attempt to conquer Taiwan. This saber-rattling comes while China is building a lot of sabers. | |
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Cliff May: From "China's stealth war on the U.S." by Max Boot in the LA Times. Glenn Reynolds: MAX BOOT WRITES that China is waging stealth war on the United States. [snipped quote] I'm pretty sure that Microsoft and Cisco aren't helping matters. |
Matthew Yglesias: Lest someone point out that China is nowhere near posing any realistic security threat to the United States for many... |
The President's Choice WaPo — Permalink IN NOMINATING Judge John G. Roberts Jr. to the Supreme Court, President Bush picked a man of substance and seriousness. Judge Roberts has served only briefly on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, but he was previously among the country's... | |
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Barbara O'Brien: An editorial in the once-respectable Washington Post says, "IN NOMINATING Judge John G. Roberts Jr. to the Supreme Court, President Bush picked a man of substance and seriousness. Cookie Jill: the corporate media is abuzz. nytimes. latimes. wapo. |
Captain Ed: The Washington Post gives Bush the most credit for a thoughtful selection: "IN NOMINATING Judge John G. Roberts Jr. to... |
An Ultimate Capital Insider By / NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, July 19 - In nominating Judge John G. Roberts for the Supreme Court, President Bush, who likes to portray himself as an outsider to Washington and its culture, chose an ultimate insider in the capital. | |
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Jack Grant: No one in their right mind should have expected President Bush to nominate anyone less conservative than Judge John... James Joyner: Assessing John Roberts - Day 1 — Despite having been nominated only hours ago, the evaluations of Judge John Roberts are pouring in. |
Pejman Yousefzadeh: A PROFILE OF JOHN ROBERTS — Found here. Quite informative and very complimentary. UPDATE: Another justifiedly complimentary piece can be found here. Jacob Sullum: The two main complaints about Roberts—that he may think Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided and that he may be sympathetic... |
A judicious choice LAT — Permalink By all accounts, John G. Roberts Jr. is a likable guy. His list of friends and supporters, brandished by President Bush on Tuesday as he announced Roberts as his nominee for the Supreme Court, stands at 156 and counting, spanning the ideological spectrum, with a litany of adjectives that would make any mother (or president for that matter) proud. | |
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Captain Ed: The Los Angeles Times, meanwhile, writes ... poorly. |
Orrin Judd: EDITORIAL: A judicious choice (LA Times, July 20, 2005) "By all accounts, John G. Roberts Jr. is a likable guy. |
Mayor blames Middle East policy BBC — Permalink Decades of British and American intervention in the oil-rich Middle East motivated the London bombers, Ken Livingstone has suggested. The London mayor told BBC News he had no sympathy with the bombers and he opposed all violence. | |
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Hooman Majd: Ken Livingstone isn't buying it either: London's sometimes popular mayor goes even further (than any causal linkage with... Gateway Pundit: Update: (Wednesday PM) London Mayor Ken Livingstone who became a hero with his remarks immediately after the London... |
Jan Haugland: Update: The BBC has more details of Ken's terrorism apology. Orrin Judd: THEM IS US (via Kevin Whited): Mayor blames Middle East policy (BBC, 7/20/05) [snipped quote] It need hardly be pointed... |
What's In A Name? CBS News — Permalink (CBS) John Roberts is the Chief White House Correspondent for CBS News. It was a bit of an "Alice In Wonderland" moment last night, watching President Bush in the State Dining Room lauding the accomplishments and character of one "John Roberts." | |
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Brian Stelter: ," CBS correspondent John Roberts asks in a CBSNews.com commentary: "It was a bit of an 'Alice In Wonderland' moment... |
Jim Romenesko: Nominee unveiling is a bit disorienting for newsman Roberts — CBSNews.com CBS reporter John Roberts writes: "After my... |
As All Washington Guessed, Bush Zeroed In on His Choice By / NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, July 19 - It was only at 12:35 p.m. on Tuesday that President Bush stepped out of a White House lunch for Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, called Judge John G. Roberts of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and offered him a place in history on the Supreme Court. | |
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Captain Ed: This punditry finds its way into what should be straight news reporting, as in Elisabeth Bumiller's inside look into the... Taegan Goddard: How Bush Chose Roberts — The New York Times has a good piece on how President Bush interviewed candidates to replace... |
Betsy Newmark: I just love that the Bush White House was able to keep secret the biggest secret in Washington. Orrin Judd: SKUNKED AGAIN: As All Washington Guessed, Bush Zeroed In on His Choice (ELISABETH BUMILLER, 7/20/05, NY Times)... |
A FAREWELL TO ALMS? New Yorker — Permalink In 1985, when Bob Geldof organized the rock spectacular Live Aid to fight poverty in Africa, he kept things simple. "Give us your f**king money" was his famous (if apocryphal) command to an affluent Western audience—words that embodied Geldof's conviction that charity alone could save Africa. | |
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Brad Plumer: Aid and Discomfort — Via Tyler Cowen, I see that James Surowiecki is attacking the myth that aid doesn't work in the New Yorker. Tyler Cowen: James Surowiecki on foreign aid — [snipped quote] Read more here. The quality of this debate has improved markedly in the last ten years. |
Matthew Yglesias: Via Tyler Cowen, James Suroweicki explains: [snipped quote] I've strongly considered the possibility that people who... |
Bush's Supreme Court Choice Is a Judge Anchored in Modern Law By / NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, July 19 - Standing at the president's side Tuesday night, Judge John G. Roberts, a veteran of 39 arguments before the Supreme Court, spoke of his "profound appreciation" and "deep regard" for it. | |
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Venkat @BeggingToDiffer: (See, e.g., here.) As Linda Greenhouse notes in her NYT article from today, it's pretty tough to tell. |
Orrin Judd: A Judge Anchored in Modern Law (LINDA GREENHOUSE, 7/20/05, NY Times) "There are others, potential nominees whom the... |
James Doohan, Scotty on 'Star Trek,' Dies AP — Permalink LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Doohan, the burly chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise in the original ''Star Trek'' TV series and movies who responded to the command ''Beam me up, Scotty,'' died Wednesday. He was 85. James Doohan, who played "Scotty" in the Star Trek series died early today. | |
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Richard Bradley: Richard Bradley: Beam Him Up, Captain — We have lost one of the great ones; Scotty is dead. |
Riggsveda @Corrente: Off To The Great Ceilidh In The Sky — Scotty finally beams up. scotty Enjoy the party, Mr. Doohan. |
Supreme Timing By / WaPo — Permalink A prime-time announcement that bamboozles the press, draws a bigger television audience, knocks Karl Rove off the front page and limits the time for reporters to dig up controversial information? Not a bad night's work. | |
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Jeff Jarvis: Supreme distraction : Howard Kurtz on the uber media strategy in the White House: "I happen to think the president is... Glenn Reynolds: UPDATE: Here's Howard Kurtz's take on the reaction: "The morning analyses, if you read between the lines, seem to say: shrewd choice." |
Betsy Newmark: Howard Kurtz (who has the easiest job in Washington journalism - just summarize the coverage and blogs: when I retire... |
Bush takes media by the horns after days of trouble USA Today — Permalink President Bush had no control over when Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor would step down. But announcing her successor — and when — was his call. In doing so in prime time Tuesday, Bush took advantage of his bully pulpit and news media cycles to argue that appeals court Judge John Roberts is the right choice for the nation's highest court. | |
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Barbara O'Brien: Peter Johnson writes in USA Today that Rove won't be out of the headlines for long. Jim Romenesko: > Analysts: Timing designed to take media focus away from Rove (USAT) > Editorial writers weigh in on Bush's selection for Supreme Court (E&P) |
Brian Stelter: > USAT's Peter Johnson: The timing "certainly illustrates that one of the great powers of the presidency is the power to change the subject," Court TV News anchor Fred Graham said. |
Justice Dept. Opposes Shield for Reporters By / WaPo — Permalink The Justice Department is opposing a bipartisan effort on Capitol Hill to protect journalists from having to reveal confidential sources, calling the legislation "bad public policy" that would impair the administration's ability "to effectively enforce the law and fight terrorism." | |
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Michael Hiltzik: (Isn't it interesting that the latest version of the Dodd bill excludes bloggers?) Jim Romenesko: Justice Department says shield law is "bad public policy" — Washington Post The DOJ contends a federal shield law... |
Glenn Reynolds: HOWARD KURTZ reports on proposed shield legislation for journalists. It sounds bad to me: [snipped quote] I don't see any justification for that distinction. |
Bush Rises to the Occasion By / Weekly Standard — Permalink WITH THE SUPREME COURT PICK of John Roberts, George W. Bush rose to the occasion. The occasion was an opportunity to reshape the Supreme Court. Bush seized the opportunity, in two ways: He moved the Court a solid step to the right (to speak vulgarly), and he elevated its quality. | |
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Michael Stickings: Bill Kristol sees Roberts as a courageous (i.e., good) pick, while Fred Barnes sees him as a safe (i.e., bad) pick. Sam Rosenfeld: Conservatives are predictably impressed that George W. Bush bucked the demands of identity politics by choosing a white man as his Supreme Court nominee. James Joyner: Bill Kristol weighed in at 11 last night with "Bush Rises to the Occasion." "With the Supreme Court pick of John Roberts, George W. Bush rose to the occasion. |
Ace: Roberts, Etc. : Kristol Likes, Barnes Is So-So, Coulter Sees A Souter Kristol: Bush Rises To The Occasion. Barnes: The Safe Pick. Betsy Newmark: Unlike Fred Barnes, Bill Kristol is impressed with how Bush played this decision, focusing on the qualifications of the nominee rather than playing minority roulette. TheAnchoress: It shouldn't be so "remarkable" Bill Kristol points out that President Bush was courageous in daring to look beyond... |
| Also: Orrin Judd, Ramesh Ponnuru | |
Summer Stonewall By / WaPo — Permalink A president's ability to govern effectively depends on a measure of accountability — the public's confidence that the leader will hold subordinates accountable for lapses in performance, ethics and judgment. | |
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Barbara O'Brien: Rove Watch Watch — In today's Washington Post, David Ignatius reminds us why the Bushies are so desperate to get Rove-Plame out of the headlines. |
Brendan Nyhan: So it's important that David Ignatius, a centrist foreign affairs columnist for the Washington Post, blasts Ken... |
The Safe Pick By / Weekly Standard — Permalink PRESIDENT BUSH kept his promise in nominating John Roberts, a federal appeals court judge, to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor the Supreme Court. Since Bush first announced for the presidency in 1999, he has vowed to name judicial conservatives who will interpret the law rather than legislate from the bench and fabricate new rights. | |
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Betsy Newmark: Fred Barnes thinks that Bush made a safe choice in Roberts, but that Bush could have been more daring. Andrew Sullivan: ENCOURAGING NEWS: Fred Barnes and Ann Coulter both think Roberts isn't wingnut enough. |
James Joyner: Kristol's Weekly Standard cohort, Fred Barnes, is disappointed though, calling Roberts "The Safe Pick." Ramesh Ponnuru: KRISTOL VS. BARNES — I'm with Kristol, not Barnes. But if Barnes has any evidence to back up his closing hunch, I'd be interested in seeing it. |
"The Nation's Second-Highest Court" Upholds Military Commissions By / FindLaw's Writ — Permalink In what will surely be remembered as one of her most important opinions, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor rejected the Bush Administration's sweeping assertion that it could confine persons designated "unlawful combatants"—including U.S. citizens—without any judicial review, merely on the President's say-so. | |
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Mipe @ThinkProgress: However, the Court did not grant the detainee "the full panoply of rights that are afforded criminal defendants in civilian courts. |
Faiz @ThinkProgress: But the opinion, as Columbia law professor Michael Dorf has noted, simply assumes one of the facts that needs to be... |
Edith Someone, Michael and John: A Media Name Game By / WaPo — Permalink It was a big story, a huge story, a roll out the breaking-news logo and splashy graphics story. President Bush was about to nominate . . . was about to nominate . . . well, who, exactly? | |
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Brian Stelter: The Nominee: "Well-Planned" By The WH > "For eight dizzying hours yesterday, media outlets plunged themselves into... |
Jim Romenesko: Bush throws news media into a tizzy with court pick timing — Washington Post President Bush broke the news of his... |
A Brief on the Nominee LAT — Permalink WASHINGTON — When President Bush's lawyers made a list of potential nominees to the Supreme Court, they put John G. Roberts Jr. at the top. The appeals court judge was seen as smart and cautious, conservative in his leanings, but not an outspoken ideologue prone to making brash pronouncements. | |
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Patterico: To be fair, the L.A. Times article has some positive things to say about Roberts further down in the article, and an... |
Orrin Judd: MORE: A Brief on the Nominee: He's low-key, smart and effective and does not come with much political baggage. |
Mainstream Media Try to Hide the Impeachment Question Zogby — Permalink The latest poll shows more support for impeaching Bush now, than there was for impeaching Clinton when Congress did so in 1998. But the mainstream wimpmedia are reluctant to report on this. Here are portions of an article that managed to sneak into the Washington Post. | |
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Avedon Carol: Which might explain why now even he regards it as news when the Mainstream Media Try to Hide the Impeachment Question:... Jan Haugland: The mighty 'if' — Zogby's Dan Froomkin is huffing and puffing that the media has ignored one of its latest polls: More... Steve Antler: We can suggest a reason... John Zogby wonders why MSM are ignoring the fact that the [snipped quote] Given world... |
Attaturk: Combine that with the barely reported findings of John Zogby earlier this month, that 42% of the American public THEN... Susie Madrak: The Part They Leave Out Dan Froomkin: More than four in 10 Americans, according to a recent Zogby poll, say that if... |
A Judge Anchored in Modern Law By / NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, July 19 - Standing at the president's side Tuesday night, Judge John G. Roberts, a veteran of 39 arguments before the Supreme Court, spoke of his "profound appreciation" and "deep regard" for it. "I always got a lump in my throat whenever I walked up those marble steps," he said. | |
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Stanley Kurtz: GOOD NEWS IN THE NYTIMES — This piece by Linda Greenhouse is very good news. |
Betsy Newmark: Note the bias in these words from Linda Greenhouse of the NYT. [snipped quote] Omigosh! |
Ex-CNN guy drops anchor at Fox News By / NY Daily News — Permalink Bill Hemmer has landed. Just weeks after leaving CNN, the popular anchorman has signed a new deal with the Fox News Channel, where he'll be an afternoon anchor and correspondent. | |
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Brian Stelter: Bill Hemmer Speaks... > Update: 11:22am: FishBowlNY sings along to "If I Had A Hemmer" and "Please Hemmer Don't Hurt... |
Jim Romenesko: HEMMER ON FOX NEWS: "I'm comfortable with what they do. I clearly have watched the product." |
Former CNN Anchor Hemmer Joins Fox News By / WaPo — Permalink Two months after being bumped from CNN's morning show, Bill Hemmer signed yesterday with rival Fox News Channel as a daytime anchor and occasional correspondent. Hemmer is the biggest name to jump from the Time Warner network to Rupert Murdoch's operation since Greta Van Susteren did so in 2002. | |
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Brian Stelter: > To the Washington Post: "I've watched Fox News grow for nine solid years. I find it to be an aggressive network. |
Jim Romenesko: Former CNN anchor Hemmer is "thrilled" to join Fox News — Washington Post | New York Daily News Two months after being... |
Paul Duke, Voice of 'Washington Week,' Dies By / WaPo — Permalink Paul Duke, 78, a veteran newsman who for 20 years was the calm and mellow-voiced moderator of "Washington Week," the longest-running news program of the Public Broadcasting Service, died July 18 at his home in the District. He had acute leukemia. | |
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Garrett M. Graff: The Post obit today explains, "he developed something akin to a cult following as he presided every Friday night over a... |
Jim Romenesko: Ex-"Washington Week" moderator Duke is dead at 78 — Washington Post Paul Duke had worked for the Associated Press, the... |
U.S. Republicans introduce tough immigration bill By / Reuters — Permalink WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All of the estimated 10 million to 12 million illegal aliens in the United States would have to leave the country under an immigration bill introduced on Tuesday by two conservative Republican senators. | |
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Avedon Carol: Riggsveda at Corrente thinks the new immigration bill proposed by Replicans* is "a bad joke" even though it's also empty calories. Jayson @PoliPundit: Immigration Reform Update — GOP Senators Kyl and Cornyn are shifting the debate to the right. Politics is a process. |
Riggsveda @Corrente: Dirty Pretty Things American-Style — IllegalAliensbg This is a bad joke, right? |
Iraqi Constitution Draft Includes Curbs to Women's Rights By / NYT — Permalink BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 19 - A working draft of Iraq's new constitution would cede a strong role to Islamic law and could sharply curb women's rights, particularly in personal matters like divorce and family inheritance. | |
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Amanda Marcotte: And just like the "Christianity" espoused by our right wing nuts, the number one thing that god wants is women's necks under the boots of men. Echidne: Women in the Iraqi Constitution — The latest draft of a new constitution for Iraq has some bits which are worrisome for... |
Juan Cole: Ed Wong of the NYT reports that a draft of the new Iraqi constitution contains a provision that puts personal status law under the authority of religious judges. |
John Roberts on the Issues AP — Permalink Some of John Roberts' stands on issues that come before the Supreme Court: ABORTION: As a lawyer in the administration of President Bush's father, he helped write a Supreme Court brief that said, "We continue to believe that Roe (v. Wade) was wrongly decided and should be overruled." | |
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James Joyner: The AP has a companion piece entitled "John Roberts on the Issues." Joe Gandelman: But as you can see here he is a kind of journeyman conservative on the issues and definitely will be under fire for his position on abortions. |
Stephen Green: From what I've read (here and here and here), Roberts is against reining in police power, except for when he isn't. Jeralyn Merritt: Original Post The Washington Post reports: "CRIMINAL MATTERS: His votes on the bench have been mixed. |
A Move To the Right, An Eye to Confirmation WaPo — Permalink President Bush moved boldly to shift the Supreme Court to the right last night by selecting federal appellate judge John G. Roberts Jr. to succeed Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. | |
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Hugh Hewitt: But when biased papers invent such "duties," or when Ted Kennedy makes the statement that "[n]o nominee, especially a... Jeff Goldstein: More here. **** update 7: Mark Levin, writing at Bench Memos, quips, "I understand Dick Durbin's original draft... |
Adam C: Update [2005-7-20 9:59:40 by Adam C]: McCain already endorsed Roberts and said that "he looks forward to a 'swift up-or-down vote' on the Senate floor". Brendan Nyhan: The demeanor fetish — News reports are already playing up the "demeanor" of John Roberts as a selling point. |
Why Roberts looks likely to win By / MSNBC — Permalink WASHINGTON - Some say that President Bush's nomination of appeal court judge John Roberts to the Supreme Court will trigger a brutal, blood-soaked confirmation battle that will tie up Washington for months. | |
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James Joyner: Tom Curry, an MSNBC analyst, explains "Why Roberts looks likely to win." Adam White: According to Google, as of 12:51 AM only one news outlet has mentioned, since the nomination, that Judge Roberts signed... |
Joe Gandelman: And others? MSNBC's Tim Curry believes Roberts will be confirmed. |
The men who blame Britain By / Telegraph — Permalink Critics of Tony Blair's policy in Iraq and Afghanistan claimed yesterday that Britain must share some of the responsibility for the Underground and bus bombings in London. | |
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Ave Atque Vale--Paleologos: Here are some wonderful British Muslim leaders puncturing the balloon for us. |
Stephen Pollard: Plus ca change — The 'it's our fault' remarks of Ken Livingstone, Omar Bakri Mohammed and Anjem Choudary remind me that we've been here before. |
Roberts Has Solid Conservative Credentials By / AP — Permalink WASHINGTON — John G. Roberts has solid conservative credentials and a lengthy background as a government lawyer and a private attorney whose clients ranged from big companies to welfare recipients. But his record as a judge is short and relatively nondescript. | |
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Avedon Carol: No More Mister Nice Blog has a few more brief highlights from the anti-American career of John Roberts. Pejman Yousefzadeh: POTENTIAL JUSTICE ROBERTS — My only complaint about the nomination of Judge John Roberts to the United States Supreme... Orrin Judd: THE WIFE SAYS I CAN'T KEEP THE BOOKS: Bush chooses appeals judge John Roberts Jr. for Supreme Court (Deb Riechmann,... |
James Joyner: The AP's Gina Holland believes "Roberts Has Solid Conservative Credentials." Michelle Malkin: He has a stunning record...universally respected, one of the premiere lawyers of our time. AP's on the abortion beat. Steve M.: And yes, of course he's a member of the Federalist Society, as The Washington Post notes. |
Atta's father praises London bombs CNN — Permalink CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) — The father of one of the hijackers who commandeered the first plane that crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, praised the recent terror attacks in London and said many more would follow. | |
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Arthur Chrenkoff: Wishing you a very happy jihad — In Mohammed Atta's family, it's like son, like father (hat tip: John K): "Speaking to... K. J. Lopez: YOU KNOW WHERE HE GOT IT FROM — The father of 9/11 murderer Mohammed Atta praises the 7/7 London bombings and encourages more attacks. |
Michelle Malkin: Via CNN: [snipped quote] Read the whole sickening thing. |
Good news for dark chocolate-lovers? Reuters — Permalink WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dark chocolate can not only soothe your soul but can lower blood pressure too, researchers reported Monday. The study, published by the American Heart Association, joins a growing body of research that show compounds found in... | |
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Jan Haugland: Best news of the day — Dark chocolate is good for you. Dark chocolate can not only soothe your soul but can lower blood pressure too, researchers reported Monday. |
John @AmericaBlog: Yes! There is a God :-) |
Conservative Judge Is Bush's Choice for High Court By / NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, July 19 - President Bush is nominating John G. Roberts Jr., a conservative federal appellate judge from Washington, D.C., to the first vacancy on the Supreme Court in 11 years. John G. Roberts Jr. at tonight's press conference. John G. Roberts Jr. | |
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Jan Haugland: Roberts for the Supreme Court — President Bush has nominated John G. Roberts Jr to the Supreme Court. Michelle Malkin: The NY Times reports tonight: "Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic minority leader, was cautious. Gary Farber: MORE ADDENDA: The National Council of Jewish Women weighed in against him in 2003 for the DC Circuit, after which he was... |
Joe Gandelman: As the New York Times notes, the Democrats have not reacted so far with howls of outrage — which is NOT to say... Gateway Pundit: The NYT is calling Roberts a "conservative federal appellate judge". James Joyner: Conservative Judge Is Bush's Choice for High Court (NYT RSS) [snipped quote] Given this White House's penchant for... |
| Also: McQ, John @AmericaBlog | |
Baghdad hospital doctors on strike against soldiers By / Reuters — Permalink BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than two dozen doctors walked out of one of Baghdad's busiest hospitals on Tuesday to protest what they said was abuse by Iraqi soldiers, leaving about 100 patients to fend for themselves in chaotic wards. | |
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Chris @AmericaBlog: Today Baghdad hospital doctors went on strike to protest threats and abuse by Iraqi soldiers who recently ran through a hospital and held a loaded weapon to a doctor. |
Montag: And You Thought it was Hard to Get Treatment Under Your HMO — A disheartening story from Iraq: [snipped quote] Reuters:... |
Bush Nominates Judge John G. Roberts Jr. WaPo — Permalink President Bush has chosen John G. Roberts Jr., a federal appeals court judge, as his nominee to fill the first Supreme Court vacancy of his presidency, White House officials said. | |
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Joe Gandelman: It was a dramatic day in which Bush's announcement caught many off guard, since other names had surfaced earlier —... Daniel Drezner: UPDATE: And he does — it's Judge John Roberts from the DC Court of Appeals. Looks like John Derbyshire was wrong. McQ: If wrong, it was just a rumor. UPDATE: Now the Washington Post is saying its Roberts. And the NY Times as well. |
Michael Stickings: I'd call him a right-wing radical (see Slate's evaluation here). Bush could have gone a number of different ways, but this one's clearly for the base. Orrin Judd: Bush to Nominate Judge John G. Roberts Jr. (Jim VandeHei, Fred Barbash and William Branigin, 7/19/05, Washington Post)... Taegan Goddard: Bush's Choice Leaked — President Bush "has chosen John G. Roberts Jr., a federal appeals court judge, as his nominee to... |
| Also: Lindsay Beyerstein, John @AmericaBlog | |
Memo Gets Attention in Probe of CIA Leak By / AP — Permalink WASHINGTON - A State Department memo that has caught the attention of prosecutors describes a CIA officer's role in sending her husband to Africa and disputes administration claims that Iraq was shopping for uranium, a retired department official said Tuesday. | |
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Cookie Jill: "the classified memo was sent to air force one just after former u.s. ambassador joseph wilson went public with his..." |
John @AmericaBlog: Ok, here's a Rove post for you :-) This is actually quite interesting. |
Republicans Uncertain on Rove Resignation Pew Research Center — Permalink Only about half of the American public is paying close attention to news reports that White House aide Karl Rove may have leaked classified information about a CIA agent. But 39% of the public and a solid majority of those closely following the reports (58%) believe that Rove should resign his position. | |
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Scott Shields: With poll numbers showing that fully half the country is paying attention to the White House outing of Valerie Plame,... Steve Soto: Pew Poll Shows Bush Losing Ground With Voters on Trustworthiness (Thanks to PollingReport.com for the graphic) Even... |
Skippy: two polls walk into a cia undercover operative memo awol maybe be holding his nose and saying "pew" when he sees these... |
Experts say Roberts '76, Gonzales are on Bush's Supreme Court short-list By / Harvard Crimson — Permalink Sandra Day O'Connor's resignation from the Supreme Court last week set off a buzz in Washington that has focused the nation's attention on a handful of possible successors—an elite club of jurists that includes two Harvard alums. | |
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Kevin Aylward: The Harvard Crimson Online provides a biography of Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. his time at Harvard and beyond. |
Orrin Judd: 2 Alums May Be Tapped For Court (ADAM M. GUREN, 7/08/05, Harvard Crimson) "THE CONSISTENT CONSERVATIVE Classmates from... |
Bush Nominates Roberts for Supreme Court By / AP — Permalink WASHINGTON - President Bush named federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts Jr. to a seat on the Supreme Court Tuesday, delighting Republicans while unsettling some Democrats with the selection of a young jurist with impeccable conservative credentials. | |
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Hugh Hewitt: John Roberts: A home run for the president, the SCOTUS, and for the United States. |
Captain Ed: ABC: It's John Roberts — ABC and Fox News now report that Bush will name John Roberts as Sandra Day O'Connor's replacement. (via Michelle Malkin) If true, this is great news. |
Roberts: Low-key lawyer, highly regarded by Republicans and Democrats By / AP — Permalink WASHINGTON — John G. Roberts Jr. was one of President Bush's noncontroversial picks for the appeals court. Getting there, however, was a long time coming. First nominated for the bench in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush, Roberts was never given a hearing nor confirmed by the Democratic-controlled Senate. | |
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Norbizness: All in all, it could have been a lot worse, so I would suggest not freaking the f**k out and fuelling the distraction. |
Lambert @Corrente: [quote]... There's nothing in my personal views that would prevent me from fully and faithfully applying that precedent." (via Newsday) [end quote] And why was he asked that? |
Bush chooses Judge Roberts for Supreme Court By / Reuters — Permalink WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush chose conservative appeals court judge John Roberts on Tuesday as his first nominee to the Supreme Court, igniting what could be a fierce partisan clash over his bid to shift the closely divided panel to the right. | |
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Lambert @Corrente: Of course, it may be that a war crimes trial for Gitmo was uppermost in Bush's mind: "Roberts was part of the... |
Charles Bird: John Glover Roberts, Jr. by Charles He is Bush's nominee to the US Supreme Court according to Reuters. |
An Unlikely Story By / American Prospect — Permalink White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove did not disclose that he had ever discussed CIA officer Valerie Plame with Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper during Rove's first interview with the FBI, according to legal sources with firsthand knowledge of the matter. | |
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Tom Maguire: Murray Waas, writing in the American Prospect, catches the eyes of Atrios and Josh Marshall with this tidbit: "White... Eriposte @LeftCoaster: First, Murray Waas continues his fine reporting in The American Prospect, with this revelation: "White House deputy... Attaturk: We can see the writing on the wall if what Murray Waas reports is correct: [snipped quote] As Digby notes, this is what... |
Avedon Carol: Murray Wass says that Rove's alibi doesn't hold up. He's convincing enough that even some right-wing bloggers are starting to be able to spell "toast". Mark Kilmer: For example, there was an important article today in the American Prospect indicating that Rove may well have lied to... Kriston @BeggingToDiffer: One really gets the feeling that the rodeo clown appeared at just the right moment* when you consider what might have... |
| Also: Kevin Drum, Steve Antler, Brian Linse, Joe @AmericaBlog, Susie Madrak, Skippy, Lindsay Beyerstein, Jeralyn Merritt, Barbara O'Brien, Josh Marshall, Digby, Atrios, Laura Rozen, Andrew Sullivan | |
Source: Clement Not Bush's Choice for High Court ABCNEWS — Permalink July 19, 2005 — Judge Edith Clement — perceived by many observers as a potential frontrunner for the Supreme Court seat vacated by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor — is not President Bush's choice for the high court. | |
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Steve M.: Note that the righty source for this refers to Jones as "the Female Scalia." **** UPDATE: ABC says it's not Clement. Justin Gardner: I guess we'll all see at 9 p.m. EDT tonight… UPDATE: 5:07 p.m. CST Well, it looks like ABC is saying it's NOT Clement. Craig Crawford: If President Bush goes "a different direction" than U.S. Appeals judge Edith Clements (as ABC NEWS now reports), then what do we make of the brief flurry about her? |
Brian Stelter: > Also: ABC had an apparent scoop around 5pm: "Judge Edith Clement...is not President Bush's choice for the high court," a source told the network... Barbara O'Brien: Update x 4: ABC reports it won't be Clement. | bar.jpg Cookie Jill: abc says the nominee isn't going to be clement... "an informed source told abc news they had spoken with clement and... |
| Also: Nate F., Orin Kerr, Michelle Malkin, Steve Clemons, Jack Balkin, Ed Brayton, Dr. Steven Taylor | |
Teachers say no-one should 'fail' BBC — Permalink "Deferred success" should replace the idea of failure for low-achieving pupils, a teachers' organisation will hear at its annual conference. The Professional Association of Teachers will be told next week the label of failure could undermine children's enthusiasm for school. | |
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Stefan Beck: They might as well e-mail one from the headmaster to everyone." Sage words, but Liz Beattie would disagree. Damian Penny: Deferred intelligence — There is officially no point being a satirist anymore: "Deferred success" should replace the... Jan Haugland: British teachers want 'deferred success' instead of 'fail' on exams — A British teachers' organisation will hear that... |
Pejman Yousefzadeh: I would like to report that I am experiencing deferred success in realizing my dream to be a linebacker for the Chicago Bears. Chris Lawrence: Euphemism of the day — The new term for failure: "deferred success." My observation: in some students' cases, their success seems to be deferred post mortem. Orrin Judd: Teachers say no-one should 'fail' School tests (BBC, 7/19/05) [snipped quote] You know the old saying, "the war for England was lost on the levelled playing fields of Eton." |
Bush to announce court choice CNN — Permalink WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush will announce his pick to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court at 9 p.m. Tuesday, said White House press secretary Scott McClellan. | |
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Juan Cole: The Roberts Nomination and the Iraqi Constitution: Bush's War on Women George W. Bush's nomination of John Roberts,... Talking Dog: Well, Judge Roberts, who was part of that crack legal team that successfully wrested victory in the 2000 election on... Nate F.: Not Clement? Both ABC and CNN are citing unnamed sources who say it's not Clement. |
Roger L. Simon: The Big Nomination — Until tonight, to my knowledge I had never heard of U.S. Circuit Judge John Roberts Jr., Bush's apparent nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy. Steve Clemons: President Bush is allegedly primed to nominate her at 9 p.m. Eastern time tonight. Perhaps he will surprise us with a different choice, but TWN doubts it. John @AmericaBlog: Bush to announce John G. Roberts as the nominee — NOW has more on Roberts CNN on Roberts. |
Court Speculation Centers on Female Judge By / AP — Permalink (07-19) 07:07 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush is close to making his first nomination to the Supreme Court, and Washington was abuzz with speculation Tuesday about Judge Edith Clement of the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans. | |
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Steve M.: UPDATE: AP is betting on Edith Clement. But read this: Known as a conservative and a strict constructionist in... Jeff Goldstein: SCOTUS nominee to get primetime announcement (updated and sticky) The smart money is on Edith Brown Clement. Michelle Malkin: The others: "There was early speculation about Judge Edith Clement of the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans, but Republicans indicated later she was not the nominee. |
Smash: Or are we ALL wrong? (multiple updates) WASHINGTON IS ABUZZ with rumors that President Bush is about to name Edith Brown... Ann Althouse: We're just not sure what her last name is... I did a lunch talk today at the law school about the recent 10 Commandments cases. Pejman Yousefzadeh: JUSTICE CLEMENT? That's the rumor: [snipped quote] As they say: Developing . . . |
| Also: Justin @SouthernAppeal, Dr. Steven Taylor, Larry Kudlow, Tully @Centerfield, Ramesh Ponnuru | |
Federal Judge Roberts Is Bush's Choice By / AP — Permalink WASHINGTON - President Bush chose federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts Jr. on Tuesday as his first nominee for the Supreme Court, selecting a rock-solid conservative who has won broad support from both parties but still faces what could be a contentious battle over the direction of the nation's highest court. | |
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Steve Soto: Senior Administration Official Says Bush Will Nominate John Roberts — Several news outlets are reporting that Bush will announce the nomination of John Roberts in an hour. Tom @ScaredMonkeys: Update: AP, Federal Judge Roberts Is Bush's Choice "President Bush chose federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts Jr... Dr. Steven Taylor: It's Roberts — Via the AP: Federal Judge Roberts Is Bush's Choice "Roberts, 50, would succeed retiring Justice Sandra... |
Tarek @LiquidList: Politics: John Roberts — The AP says that Bush will nominate John Roberts from the DC circuit tonight at nine for the open Supreme Court slot. Jonathan Singer: It's John Roberts — Per the Associated Press: [snipped quote] What does everyone think? |
Bush chooses appeals judge John Roberts Jr. for Supreme Court By / AP — Permalink WASHINGTON - President Bush chose federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts Jr. for a seat on the Supreme Court Tuesday, delighting Republicans while unsettling some Democrats with the selection of a young jurist with impeccable conservative credentials. | |
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Joe Gandelman: And here, the AP notes, is a response Roberts, a former clerk for Chief Justice William Rehnquist, once gave on this... Jesse Walker: Bush Picks Supreme Court Nominee — It's John Roberts of the D.C. Circuit. Or so say CBS, NBC, the AP, and The Drudge Report. |
Leon H: Find out below the fold: UPDATE: Harry Reid said earlier today that John Roberts had "suitable legal credentials," but I don't see why we ought to hold that against Roberts. |
Bush to announce Supreme Court choice Tuesday By / Reuters — Permalink WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush will announce on Tuesday his first nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, who could shift the balance of power on the closely divided court on abortion and other contentious issues. | |
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Jon Henke: Bush nominated John Roberts, getting "away from this slot-filling stuff", but apparently not getting away from... John Hawkins: Let's Hope Not Ugh...this is not particularly good news: [quote] "President Bush is close to a decision on his first nominee...[end quote] Dr. Steven Taylor: Via Reuters: Bush said to be close to Supreme Court decision "- President Bush is close to a decision on his first... |
Chris Bowers: Distraction-gate: [snipped quote] The timing of the choice is clearly to distract the easily distracted media from Rove, and undoubtedly it will work. Lindsay Beyerstein: Guest: Lindsay Beyerstein — Rove and Roberts....Looks like Bush expedited John Roberts' Supreme Court nomination to deflect attention from the Karl Rove scandal. |
Supreme Court Nomination Expected as Early as This Afternoon WaPo — Permalink The White House has told allies to be prepared for a Supreme Court nomination as early as this afternoon. Many Republican strategists are anticipating that his choice will be Judge Edith Clement of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, though they stressed that remained uncertain. | |
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Patterico: Compare the main story in the Washington Post, which is titled Bush Chooses Roberts for Court, with a deck headline that... Billmon: And right in the nick of time, too: "The president is set to announce his Supreme Court nominee tonight at 9, according to spokesman Scott McClellan. Smash: Is it Clement? ...Or Jones? |
Michelle Malkin: SCOTUS WATCH: CLEMENT FILES — WaPo says an announcement may come as early as this afternoon. Daniel Drezner: Peter Baker, Fred Barbash and William Branigin report in the Washington Post that: [snipped quote] TradeSports has... Jeralyn Merritt: Update: WaPo says the White House will announce Bush's Supreme Court nominee today. |
| Also: Kriston @BeggingToDiffer | |
Bush to Introduce Court Nominee Tonight By / AP — Permalink WASHINGTON - President Bush settled on a nominee for the Supreme Court on Tuesday and the White House made arrangements for a nationally televised prime time announcement. "I'll let you know when I'm ready," he said at a midday news conference where he declined to tip his hand. | |
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Captain Ed: Figuring that the press has eaten itself enough over the Plame leak investigation, George Bush announced that he will... John @AmericaBlog: Harry Reid statement on Roberts: [snipped quote] FEC donations from Roberts to Bush, et. al. AP on Roberts. Chris Lawrence: Appoint this — The Supreme Court nominee is going to be announced tonight by President Bush, according to various news outlets. |
Lindsay Beyerstein: This just in from AP: Bush to Introduce Court Nominee Tonight. Cynical question: Has this announcement been expedited? James Joyner: Bush to Name Court Nominee in Prime Time (AP) [snipped quote] Quite unusual. Jayson @PoliPundit: SCOTUS — The Prez will announce his nominee to replace Justice O'Connor later this evening. |
Intentional Neglect By / NYT — Permalink Andes, N.Y. NOW that the speculation about who will replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court is in full frenzy, we can look forward to debates in which words and phrases like "originalist," "strict constructionist," "textualist," "judicial... | |
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Ramesh Ponnuru: FISH STORY — Stanley Fish takes up a lot of space on the op-ed page of the New York Times to play a silly game. Jeff Goldstein: In which I discuss hermeneutics with a leftover steamed dumpling from last night's dim sum meal, 4 steamed dumpling: "In... Jim Lindgren: Stanley Fish is an Originalist. — Stanley Fish has a well-written and interesting op-ed in the NY Times. |
Mike Rappaport: Original Intent and Original Meaning — Stanley Fish, of all people, defends originalism in the New York Times. Amazing. Brad Plumer: Intentions, Intentions — Hmmm... Stanley Fish says that it's impossible to be a "strict constructionist" without... Ann Althouse: Stanley Fish has a NYT op-ed that's supposed to wise us up to the rhetoric of constitutional interpretation that's about... |
Speculation Centers on Clement for Court By / AP — Permalink WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush is close to making his first nomination to the Supreme Court, and Washington was abuzz with speculation Tuesday about Judge Edith Clement of the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans. | |
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John Hawkins: If you want evidence that Clement wouldn't be another Scalia or Thomas, just know that she has previously made it clear... Jeralyn Merritt: Scott McClellan today: "The president is closer today than he was yesterday on naming a nominee." Orrin Judd: MORE: Bush to Introduce Court Nominee Tonight (DEB RIECHMANN, 7/19/05, Associated Press) "Though Washington was abuzz... |
Jack Balkin: Edith Clement JB The A.P. reports that speculation is converging around Edith Clement of the Fifth Circuit. Sam Rosenfeld: It looks increasingly likely that the president is going to nominate Edith Clement of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to be our next Supreme Court justice. Orin Kerr: O'Connor Replacement to Be Announced at 9PM: Big news — President Bush will be announcing his pick to replace Justice O'Connor tonight at 9pm. |
| Also: Oliver @LiquidList | |
Bush Nominates Federal Judge Roberts By / AP — Permalink (07-19) 17:01 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) — President Bush chose federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts Jr. on Tuesday as his first nominee for the Supreme Court, selecting a rock solid conservative whose nomination could trigger a tumultuous battle over the direction of the nation's highest court, senior administration officials said. | |
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Gateway Pundit: Bush offered the position to Roberts in a telephone call at 12:35 p.m. after a luncheon with the visiting prime minister of Australia, John Howard. Echidne: But his opinions are wingnutty, of course: "Advocacy groups on the right say that Roberts, a 50-year-old native of... |
Steve M.: It's John Roberts. OK, I'll try again: When Rehnquist retires, I think Bush will replace him with Edith Jones, "the Female Scalia." Montag: From the Associated Press: Bush Nominates Federal Judge Roberts [snipped quote] First (gut) reactions, anyone? |
California Insider Sacramento Bee — Permalink I was bumped from my regular gig this morning on KTKZ in Sacramento because host Eric Hogue was fuming about this painting by Steven Pearcy that is hanging in the lobby of Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer's Sacramento office. | |
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Ed Driscoll: Update: Daniel Weintraub of The Sacramento Bee has some additional details, and writes, "I suspect you'll be hearing a lot more about this one". Orrin Judd: EVERYBODY HAS TO CHOOSE A SIDE: Lockyer's taste in art (Daniel Weintraub, 7/19/05, Sacramento Bee) "I was bumped from... |
Glenn Reynolds: FROM THE NEWSWEEK FLAG-IN-TOILET SCHOOL OF ART, we see that California Attorney General Bill Lockyer's taste is rather poor. |
President Chooses Conservative Judge as Nominee to Court By / NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, July 19 - President Bush is nominating John G. Roberts Jr., a conservative federal appellate judge from Washington, D.C., to the first vacancy on the Supreme Court in 11 years. John G. Roberts Jr. | |
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Ezra Klein: A non-Hispanic, non-female, white man is. More specifically, it's John G. Roberts Jr. What do we know? Well-connected lawyer. Gregory Djerejian: Roberts — Excellent, excellent pick. More soon. |
Orrin Judd: MORE: Bush to Announce John G. Roberts Jr. as Supreme Court Nominee (ELISABETH BUMILLER and DAVID STOUT, 7/19/05, NY... |
Chinese wild panda in chase drama BBC — Permalink Rescuers of a wild giant panda which wandered into a Chinese city were led on a day-long chase before capturing the animal. The panda was first seen and pursued by residents in Dujiangyuan, in south-western Sichuan province, who thought it was a burglar. | |
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Amanda Marcotte: Pandas on the move heroic35.jpg Signs of a panda-related uprising or just regular panda mischief? |
Lindsay Beyerstein: Female pandas love porn — [snipped quote] It's a very small study, but I bet it's representative of grrl pandas—because they are notoriously insatiable. |
Bush said to be close to Supreme Court decision By / Reuters — Permalink WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush is close to a decision on his first nominee to the Supreme Court and U.S. appeals court Judge Edith Clement has emerged as a leading candidate, Republican sources said. An announcement is expected as early as Tuesday. | |
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Captain Ed: UPDATE: I was kidding when I wrote the title and lead for this post, but apparently the Washington Post isn't: "Sources... K. J. Lopez: WAG THE DOG — This is the most annoying media meme of the day: [snipped quote] Does anyone think the NYTimes won't soon... |
Jane Galt: Clement supreme? The rumour around here is that Bush has settled on Edith Clement to replace Sandra Day O'Connor. |
What Does the War on Wal-Mart Mean? By / City Journal — Permalink Here is a story you're unlikely to read in the spate of press attacks on Wal-Mart these days: When Hartford, Connecticut, tore down a blighted housing project, city officials hatched an innovative plan to redevelop the land: lure Wal-Mart there, entice... | |
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Ezra Klein: Always Low Prices. Sometimes. Brad's post on the pro's and cons of Wal-Mart is a good one, not least because he's more balanced than most shrill lefties (read: me) on the subject. Brad Plumer: "(Wal-Mart's entry in an area can drive down grocery prices 15 percent.) For low-income families, groceries are a somewhat big percentage of the budget." |
Betsy Newmark: Steven Malanga has a great article in the City Journal looking at Wal-Mart. |