I asked Pringle to describe what kind of judge Alito is. She said that Alito is "very thoughtful, very careful, very respectful of Supreme Court precedent. He has a strong conservative intellectual approach to things, but … [Read more...]
Archives for October 31, 2005
Employers are NOT universally opposed to “pay or play”
Why would a coalition of business leaders (Edmundson won't say just yet who is in his coalition - he will announce his membership as part of his State House press conference at noon tomorrow) support an assessment on business?Edmundson … [Read more...]
Nail ‘Em
"Guarantees are for used cars and washing machines, not Supreme Court justices," Senator Arlen Specter, the Pennsylvania Republican and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said yesterday on CNN. Not entirely true. There is no … [Read more...]
Willard Weighs in for the Rich
Willard took a jog down a Cape beach in top coat and dress shoes last week to weigh in once again for the rich. The Governor spoke against the clean energy Cape Wind proposal. His Excellency was mocked by supporters of the project who … [Read more...]
Bush wants Alito confirmed this year
President Bush, in announcing Judge Samuel Alito's nomination, has urged the Senate to hold a vote on Alito by the end of this year. That seems very unlikely - last I heard, both Republicans and Democrats were saying that the … [Read more...]
Alito picked to replace O’Connor
Federal appeals court judge Samuel Alito, Jr., currently sitting on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, will be named this morning to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.Bush tried the whole "go outside the federal … [Read more...]