Well, does anyone want to speculate as to whom Bush will nominate now?

terrya

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:19 AM
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Well, does anyone want to speculate as to whom Bush will nominate now?

Another unknown or someone like Priscilla Owen?

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Itascapark

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:20 AM
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1. Robert Bork? n/t

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Lone_Wolf_Moderate

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Thu Oct-27-05 04:28 PM
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54. So, I'm not the only one thinking that.

I'm telling you, it's not impossible.

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ayeshahaqqiqa

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:21 AM
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2. One of those extremist judges

that the Dems allowed to be put on the Appeals Court.

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INdemo

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:21 AM
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3. Ken Star

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KyndCulture

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:22 AM
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4. Brown... nt.

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Nickster

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:22 AM
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6. You got it. She was the one from the start.

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KyndCulture

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:25 AM
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10. Yep... and shudder..... she scares me.

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Carni

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Thu Oct-27-05 09:51 AM
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42. I agree it will be Brown

If the dems fillibuster the cons will scream the dems are racists

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gulfcoastliberal

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Thu Oct-27-05 04:33 PM
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55. Yes - they will dare dems to block a black female.

Edited on Thu Oct-27-05 04:34 PM by gulfcoastliberal

Play the race card like they did with Gonzalez.

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calico1

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:22 AM
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5. Brownie!

Just kidding. My feeling is it may be one of the two female wingnuts he recently named to the fed courts.

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Rowdyboy

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:23 AM
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7. Judge Samuel Alito....known as "Scalito" (Little Scalia)

Edited on Thu Oct-27-05 08:24 AM by Rowdyboy

Younger, smarter, solidly rightwing and easily confirmable.

The nickname alone says it all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_A._Alito,_Jr.

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H2O Man

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:24 AM
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8. Ted Olsen. n/t

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Rowdyboy

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Thu Oct-27-05 09:17 AM
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36. Chris Matthews is already shilling for Olsen

At least he's 65 so he would likely be gone in 25 years or so...

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davhill

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:24 AM
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9. Karl Rove

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bowens43

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:25 AM
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11. Owen or Brown.

The Dems will be made to be the bad guys in the Miers withdrawal and the repugs will, if necessary, use the nuclear option to ensure that an extremist is appointed.

That was my prediction right from the start......now watch it play out. (I hope I'm wrong)

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KyndCulture

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:30 AM
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17. I hope you are too... But I think either one of those is the winner.

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smoogatz

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:34 AM
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Bingo.

Or fill in the rad right blank. Which means we'll get to watch a nasty filibuster fight in the Senate, which will further weaken Bush. He's so toast.

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bowens43

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:52 AM
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28. I disagree on one point.

IMO a filibuster will STRENGTHEN Bush. It will bring back the base that he lost because of the Miers nomination. They WANT a fight.

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smoogatz

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:59 AM
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30. Give them one.

The Republicans are in disarray; Frist is tangled up with the SEC and will probably have to step down as majority leader at the very least. If they go nuclear, Reid will retaliate by freezing their agenda--which is already in the hopper. Bushco is totally unraveled. They'll be the lamest lame ducks in history--weak, ineffectual and clueless. Meltdown, baby.

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bowens43

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Thu Oct-27-05 09:02 AM
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31. There is a GOOD chance

Edited on Thu Oct-27-05 09:05 AM by bowens43

that there will be another opening on the supreme court in the next 3 years. If we lose the ability to use the threat of a filibuster we will be in BIG trouble. The make-up of the supreme court is far more important then stopping bushes agenda.

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smoogatz

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Thu Oct-27-05 09:32 AM
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39. If Brown, Owen or another such incompetent wingnut is nominated

there's no point in saving the filibuster for some possible nomination that might happen down the road. That would be like Gen MacLellan refusing to engage the Confederate army because he didn't want to get his men killed. Why have an army if you're afraid to commit it to crucial battles?

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bowens43

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Thu Oct-27-05 09:41 AM
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40. Not really.

The next Justice to leave will most likely be a liberal not a right leaning moderate. My original point was that Miers was an unknown. We will now certainly get a known right wing extremist. We WILL filibuster and lose the right to filibuster. If bush gets a third nomination we will have no say at all.

It would have been better to confirm an unknown and avoid a filibuster at this time then to use and lose the filibuster on a KNOWN extremist.

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Rowdyboy

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Thu Oct-27-05 09:21 AM
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37. Certainly a filibuster will strengthen Bush and unite their base.....

They need a filibuster so they can flex their muscle by going nuclear.

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Rowdyboy

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Thu Oct-27-05 09:25 AM
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38. So he's "toast"...He still controls US foreign policy and can start wars

causing innocents on both sides to die. A weakened Bush is still the most powerful man on earth.

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...of J.Temperance

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:25 AM
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12. I think it'll be the TOTALLY crazy Edith Hollan Jones

Edited on Thu Oct-27-05 08:31 AM by ...of J.Temperance

She's VERY scary indeed and she's ANOTHER FAKE Texan, just like Junior. Here's some articles about her:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Jones

And THESE nutjobs LOVE her:

http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/vernon/050913

http://www.renewamerica.us/news/050710jones.htm

:scared:

If not, then possibly Janice Rogers Brown. Either one would be what one calls a "distraction" against...you-know-what.

Correct link now working.

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Rude Horner

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:27 AM
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13. My guess is...

Bud Schlopel - bartender of the "Ya'll Come Back Saloon" in Crawford Texas.

As George puts it: "Bud is a heck of a guy, and serves a hell of a mean whiskey sour. And he's a problem solver too. Many a night I'd hang my head at the bar, Bud pourin' me drink after drink, discussin' Iraq and Cindy Sheehan or that Stepford wife of mine, and ol' Bud offered up some of the best advice I ever heard. He's the kinda down home, no-nonsense type we need at the Supreme Court."

:crazy:

The sad part is, I think a few of us wouldn't be all that surprised at something like this.

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desi

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:27 AM
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14. Judge Lance Ito..??

"If I hear that word again, somebody is going to be in jail over the weekend."

� Lance Ito reacting to Marcia Clark using the word "matched" :think:

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Finder

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:28 AM
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15. Gonzales. n/t

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bowens43

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:53 AM
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29. I don't think so.

The charge of cronyism sunk this nomination. I don't think he'll go that route again.

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MaineDem

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:29 AM
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16. Ashcroft?

Someone who knows the Senate...knows the Constitution...a real asshole!

Seriously, though, I bet it's Priscilla Owen.

I think we're in for a worse nominee that Miers.

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endarkenment

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:30 AM
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18. a vile shithead theocrat. nt.

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leveymg

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:34 AM
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19. I don't think he's going to get another appointment.

Edited on Thu Oct-27-05 08:38 AM by leveymg

After the indictments, Bush isn't going to get anything, except this back to Crawford. They'll stock up his fridge, but that's about it for Dubya. "Screwed the pooch" one too many times.

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Ready4Change

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:34 AM
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20. Well, look at lessons he will likely draw from Miers.

Her biggest problem from his point of view? She divided his base by not being 100% openly and unabashedly ready to abolish Roe v Wade.

I think he'll put up a real hard Religious Rightist now. He'll see that as serving "the peoples" desires.

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William769

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:34 AM
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21. Roy Moore.

The idiot from Alabama!

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GalleryGod

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:36 AM
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22. "Al the Pal" Gonzalez !?!

A long time "Fixer" for W:grr:

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Gman

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:37 AM
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23. Fred Phelps

gotta agree with Boss Hog. Phelps is a natural.

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Catchawave

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:37 AM
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24. Hopefully a judge this time?

If not, it will be a crony...probably Gonzales.

We need a DU pool :)

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mzteris

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:42 AM
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25. Viet Dinh. n/t

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Stinky The Clown

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Thu Oct-27-05 09:07 AM
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33. Thaaaaaat's an interesting name .....

.... the longest of long shots ... but possible.

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mzteris

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Thu Oct-27-05 10:55 AM
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43. long shots?

He was shortlisted the last two times...

Though I understand he made an ass of himself last night on CNN - so maybe he shot himself in the foot.

He's the "author" of the Patriot Act, btw.

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southpaw

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:48 AM
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26. Bill Pryor

It could happen...

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NWHarkness

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Thu Oct-27-05 08:48 AM
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27. Gonzalez

He knows he can get him confirmed, and at this point, showing he can still get something, (anything!) done, is more important to him than pleasing a political base that he no longer needs. Remember, his concern is entirely for himself and his image, not for his party or his "movement".

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enough already

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Thu Oct-27-05 09:04 AM
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32. This has Rove bait-and-switch all over it

Bush has to kiss right wing ass with all the problems he has right now. Probably Luttig or Brown. We're fucked.

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Stinky The Clown

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Thu Oct-27-05 09:08 AM
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34. Ted Olsen or Gonzo

Both confirmable, one a crony, one a slam dunk to be confirmed.

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DemoTex

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Thu Oct-27-05 09:13 AM
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35. Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone

Then the Supremes could start holding court at night.

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peekaloo

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Thu Oct-27-05 09:45 AM
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41. A white guy for sure.

take your pick.

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TheDonkey

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Thu Oct-27-05 11:16 AM
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44. To appease the fractured base? hmmm... Satan or maybe Sean Hannity

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nickshepDEM

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Thu Oct-27-05 11:17 AM
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45. Sykes. She's in her 40's and a member of the Federalist Society.

Edited on Thu Oct-27-05 11:17 AM by nickshepDEM

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Shrek

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Thu Oct-27-05 11:21 AM
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46. Woman, African-American, previously confirmed by the Senate

And acceptable to his base.

Anyone like that out there?

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BigYawn

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Thu Oct-27-05 11:49 AM
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47. judge Wapner n/t

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quaoar

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Thu Oct-27-05 11:51 AM
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48. Edith Brown Clement

From the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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snowbird42

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Thu Oct-27-05 12:04 PM
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49. Michael mcConnell and heres why

http://www.acsblog.org/judicial-nominations-2024-who-is-michael-mcconnell.html

http://www.thinkprogress.org/

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longship

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Thu Oct-27-05 03:47 PM
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50. Ted Olson

He's white.
He's a he.
He's a fundy wacko.
He's neocon through and through.

What more can Chimp want?

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newscott

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Thu Oct-27-05 04:06 PM
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51. I'm hoping he doesn't get the chance.

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Czolgosz

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Thu Oct-27-05 04:14 PM
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52. Jones, Clement, Owens, or Brown

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Lone_Wolf_Moderate

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Thu Oct-27-05 04:27 PM
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53. Rogers-Brown, Owen, or McConnell.

The war has begun, mes amis.

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onenote

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Thu Oct-27-05 04:39 PM
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56. Sen. John Cornyn

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2185912&mesg_id=2185912

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