Bush To Usher In New Era Of ‘Bipartisanship’ By Renominating Controversial Judicial Nominees
Bush To Usher In New Era Of ‘Bipartisanship’ By Renominating Controversial Judicial Nominees
Yesterday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) noted that President Bush plans to renominate several of his rejected judicial nominees:
In the days following the election, the President spoke about becoming a uniter and working with Congress in a bipartisan way. Regrettably, it appears he will not be keeping that promise. I understand the President intends to renominate a number of controversial nominees. That unfortunate decision evidences that he intends to stay the partisan course when it comes to judicial nominations.
Bush has criticized lawmakers for their “partisanship” and called on them to give all his nominees an up-or-down vote. But 31 judicial nominees have been approved this year, nearly double the total number of judges (17) confirmed in the 1996 congressional session, when Republicans controlled the Senate.
Renominating failed nominees won’t get more judges on the bench in the 110th Congress. Current Judiciary chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) has called on Bush to nominate more moderate judges. As Leahy notes, Bush needs to “change course and honor [his] pledge by working with us to confirm consensus nominees.”
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November 15th, 2006 at 3:21 pmJust a reminder, Rumsfeld resigned the day after. Shortly after that, the bipartisan Democrats declared the Bolton nomination ‘dead’ before there was any consideration.
November 15th, 2006 at 3:24 pmbush’s idea of bipartisanship: ‘my way or the highway’
bush’s idea of partisanship: ‘my way or the highway’
see the difference.
November 15th, 2006 at 3:26 pm.
Comment by Kevin
Define “troll”
November 15th, 2006 at 3:28 pmPaul,
Well the paperwork said resigned, the facts say “FIRED”, too bad for you they didn’t fire his ass sooner, the GOP would have fared much better in the recent ass-whipping election. But shrubby didnt want to show a “Change of course” until after his nose was bloodied by the election.
As for Bolton, he was already considered over a yeara go and many on both sides of the aisle said “NO”, but Boy King appointed him anyway..
go away little boy..
November 15th, 2006 at 3:29 pmPaul, Chaffy bolton nomination dead. He is a republican.
November 15th, 2006 at 3:29 pmIMPEACH the little woodenhead president Pinocchio.
November 15th, 2006 at 3:30 pmisn’t junior chimperor a little late to be stoking the base? They’re already mad as hell at him and unka karl for F’ing-up the midterms. I don’t see a bunch of madhatter judicial nominations that democrats are going to reject as sating the inflamed faithful.
November 15th, 2006 at 3:35 pm.
But I am certainly glad that nobody here thinks the expression “Bipartisan” means “give Bush everything he wants”… do you, Paul? I have watched the Congress shoot down Bolton time after time after time, but Bush overrides everyone else’s opinion and sneaks him in anyway. So… bipartisan might actually mean that BUSH stops bullying everyone? Could it … possibly … mean that?
November 15th, 2006 at 3:36 pmAl-Jazeera’s English news come on today at last people will see the truth about Americunt 80 million per day for starters
November 15th, 2006 at 3:41 pmLincoln Chafee’s a Republican? You learn something new everyday.
November 15th, 2006 at 3:43 pmThe strict definition of insanity. Repeatedly doing the same thing and expecting different results.
Jesus F*cking H. Christ, anyone still this this insane cunt is even remotely rational?
November 15th, 2006 at 3:51 pm11. Tobey Tall. I think you have summed up liberal sentiment about this country pretty well. Thank you.
November 15th, 2006 at 3:52 pmBush cannot be “moderate” because he apparently equates that with weakness. He continues with his bullying cowboy act , daring anyone to defy him.
November 15th, 2006 at 3:52 pmA leopard does not change his spots — Bush never compromised in his life, taking whatever he wanted because he always had people backing him up (Poppy, rich friends, etc.), so I expect this is how the boy-king will reign until the end of his term, defiant, arrogant, prideful and bullheaded.
You want your “up or down” vote? You got it.
November 15th, 2006 at 3:53 pmNo, the terrorist was considered
> Shortly after that, the bipartisan
> Democrats declared the Bolton nomination ‘dead’
> before there was any consideration.
Wrong again. The terrorist Christian kook was heavily examined the last time the Christofascist regime tried to install the terrorist. The terrorist hasn’t changed any since then so obviously there’s no reason to examine the Christofascist kook again.
Fact is that these Chriostofascst baby killers don’t have anyone qualified who actually has ethics and morals that the rest of the world abides be. These terrorist butchers think the Geneva Acts, Accords, and Conventions don’t apply to them — because they’re white Christian terrorists, every one of them.
November 15th, 2006 at 3:54 pmBush’s “bipartisan” bull**it is only so much blather, when we all heard him say before the elections that it would be imperious business as usual no matter the outcome.
November 15th, 2006 at 3:55 pmIs it just me, or can you all tell when he’s lying, and when he’s telling the truth?
Hint: He’s all cocky and confident when he’s lying, and uncomfortable and twitchy when telling the truth.
Exactly the opposite from a mentally healthy and balanced person…………
Stay away from the brandy over there in the Far East, Junior………….
14 - thats not the view of just liberals its the view of 92% of the worlds population that america is a nation of insane cold blooded murderers and thiefs that will not stop at anything to justify its own selfish wants and needs - even conservatives worldwide think this
November 15th, 2006 at 3:57 pmSurprise, surprise, surprise! Once a Chimp, always a Chimp.
More pre-election lies from the Liar in Chief.
Besides, he needs more Judicial Rulings in his favor to COVER HIS ASS.
COWARD.
November 15th, 2006 at 4:07 pm#2
The Bolton re-nomination was an act of extreme partisanship. The entire history of Bolton’s nomination was incredibly divisive. He was a lousy choice who was blocked from a floor vote when a Republican joined with the Democrats in the committee. Bush’s decision to send him as a recess appointment just politicized it more. Bush knew full well that his nomination was going nowhere. It was a symbolic gesture and an obscene one at that.
November 15th, 2006 at 4:09 pmWhat a sniveling little twit. I would have LOVED to be a fly on the wall in the Bush Camp when the results were coming in on election day.
http://docpolitic.digi-one.com
November 15th, 2006 at 4:09 pm#14 paul
Tobey Tall. I think you have summed up liberal sentiment about this country pretty well. Thank you.
Wrong, paul. You and Tobey are both expressing the horse’s ass sentiment and nothing more.
November 15th, 2006 at 4:13 pmOh WAA! when a democratic president gets elected, that person will chose people that Democrats prefer with no regard at all for anyone else. It was like that when Clinton was in office, and once a Republican was elected president, the NEW president started picking people HE wanted, same as Clinton did. Clinton did not compromise for the repugs, and the repugs don’t need to compromise for the demon crats.
November 15th, 2006 at 4:36 pmJust a reminder, Rumsfeld resigned the day after. Shortly after that, the bipartisan Democrats declared the Bolton nomination ‘dead’ before there was any consideration.
– paul
Just a reminder, Liar
A Republican senator declared the Bolton nomination DOA, stating he won’t let it clear committee.
Liar.
November 15th, 2006 at 4:51 pmPaul you are dead to us too.
November 15th, 2006 at 4:55 pmTobey,
Sometimes your posts have merit, but today you inspire a comment of my own.
F*ck you and your anti-American statements, shove them where the sun don’t shine.
November 15th, 2006 at 4:56 pmWhen you take care of YOUR government and that asshat Blair, then you may have the right to your assinine statements toward the US,but not before.
Hypocrite
Poor Eunich Chimpy. He has but one gear…..freefall
November 15th, 2006 at 5:09 pm#3
pleuge, with all due respect, I see it more like this.
Bush’s idea of partisanship-don’t tell the Democrats nothin’ about nothin’.
November 15th, 2006 at 5:17 pmBush’s idea of bipartisanship-let the Democrats know what I’m doing so they have a brief window of time to agree with me or be branded as traitors.
Al-Jazeera’s English news come on today at last people will see the truth about Americunt 80 million per day for starters
— Tobey Tall
Your posts no longer have merit at all, slimeball.
November 15th, 2006 at 5:30 pmYou are on my permanent ignore list now.
demon crats.
Comment by Douglas G.
Stuff your pseudo-religiously oriented hack job name-calling back into the orifice you pulled it out of, then stick your head in there as a stopper.
November 15th, 2006 at 5:31 pmListen Wayne its your nation that refuses to buy oil on the world open markets - instead your nation makes up lies in order to steal the F+ucking oil -
when will your nation face up to the facts -
biggest arms sellers to both sides of a war
vetoes everything at the UN that can do GOOD
Lies and steals , cheats you name it
with the democrats in power they are weak they should stand up to Bush , he is the biggest mass murderer in the planet today -
My point was Al-Jazeera’s English News channel hit the big screens tonight theres no more lies in the Murdoch Media group to be beleived anymore - this is good
November 15th, 2006 at 5:40 pmAs obnoxious and inflammatory my statements are they are the truth why should wankers like the right wing posts get away with it - let me tell you straight everday my first website is http://icasualties.org/oif/ and let me tell you i find it great to see how many rapist murdering US troops get wasted everyday and they bloody well deserve it 2859 and NOT enough
And to all you mothers and fathers out there with children as soldiers - get them home now your sons and daughters are paid to kill people - I would feel ashamed if it were my children killing for a pack of lies …….
If The Democrats do not impeach Bush then they are also tarred with the same Brush
November 15th, 2006 at 5:46 pmA US soldier today pleaded guilty to taking part in the rape of an Iraqi teenage girl and the murder of her family.
Specialist James Barker, being tried at a military court in Kentucky, entered the plea to avoid the death penalty, his civilian lawyer, David Sheldon, said.
A criminal investigation into the killing of the family of four at their home in Mahmudiya, south of Baghdad, in March 2006, started in June.
WHAT A DISGRACE
November 15th, 2006 at 5:48 pm#36
blah, blah,blah, Briticunt.
November 15th, 2006 at 6:01 pmTap the brakes Tobey,
November 15th, 2006 at 6:05 pmOr did British soldiers only hand out candy when on duty in Iraq? Are you flaming them too?
Iraq is a friggin disaster, but the troops are mostly innocent participants following orders, which is WHAT THEY’RE TRAINED/SUPPOSED TO DO.
Wishing death upon soldiers is shameful, or are you ignorant to the US Vietnam protests of the 60’s which targeted the troops, and, in the long run, backfired HORRIBLY.
#27 Douglas G.
Oh WAA! when a democratic president gets elected, that person will chose people that Democrats prefer with no regard at all for anyone else.
Give us an example, Douglas. Sorry, you don’t get to rewrite history by just making something up on the spot. Let’s have some factual data. Who did Clinton try to shove down the Republicans’ throat right after the ‘94 election?
November 15th, 2006 at 6:08 pmWho are you people. So if you do not agree with a comment, you just get shouted down as a Bush lover and whatever other hatefilled response you can come up with. This is my first time to visit this site and let me tell you, this is disturbing behavior. What happened to respectful banter about real issues. All everyone does and spew hate towards each other. What a waste of what I am sure is very intelligent people’s time! Just because someone does not agree with the status quo of this site, does not make them brain washed Bush lovers, but rather citizens who disagree with the point being made. Anyways, I am can already predict the response I will recieve so i will stop now. Disturbing posts people, very disturbing……
November 15th, 2006 at 6:14 pmDefine “moderateâ€
Comment by Kevin —
A moderate/progressive is someone who believes in:
1.No restrictions on Killing babies in the womb.
November 15th, 2006 at 6:20 pm2.Redefining marriage.
3.Discrimination based on religious beliefs.
I find british deaths in Iraq even funnier ………. they deserve it too , live by the sword then die by the sword
If any foreigners invaded Scotland I would be the first to be an insurgent and cut there balls off, BUT i would never invade another country or accept blood money , even if we had no oil , electricity or gas
Bush has no plans except steal oil , there are far worse guys than Saddam out there, he was just showing off to his Father -
And if the Democrats do not impeach bush then America will be tarred with Bush for life - either change or become the New found Nazi’s in history
November 15th, 2006 at 6:20 pmZaff
Do you also walk into a physical room and make assumptions about the interactions between people, ignoring the fact that there may be a history there that you know NOTHING about?
I guess it did not occur to you that your post is an example of what you are criticizing = hatefilled, disturbing behavior, all everyone does, waste, already predict.
Too bad you didn’t stop sooner.
November 15th, 2006 at 6:25 pmTobey,
November 15th, 2006 at 6:38 pmThe bravest words come from the safest places.
Just look at Shrub, he knows too.
Rampant hypocrisy! This is precisely why the mandate from the people regarding corruption at the top levels is crystal clear. The “buck” stops right there!
November 15th, 2006 at 6:49 pmThis man does not get it. He cannot get these nominees through.
November 15th, 2006 at 6:51 pmI fed this article into my dumbshitometer and it pegged it. Then the ticker tape report came out, saying:
November 15th, 2006 at 7:20 pmTell Bush he’s more likely to get laid by Laura than to get those nominees through.
Listen I am a direct decendant of Robert the Bruce, the wolf of Badenoch , Finla mor Farquharson and the Black Colonel , Our Clan moto is fear na man, ( A true mixture of right and wrong)
I have always hated to see injustices even at school I would batter any bully .
My heart feels for the people of Iraq so much as I know do most of 92% of the planet , I know exactly how they feel
I would be an Insurgent too . Dont expect me to sit here and listen to your right wing sick in the head trollops
November 15th, 2006 at 7:24 pmWhen GW says almost anything, you can count on his meaning it’s opposite. Hence, stating that he wanted Rumsfeld to stay with him through the remainder of his term (word is that he would have kept Rumsfeld if the Dems hadn’t taken the majority.) His first actions of “bipartisanship” approachment was to renominate Bolton, also Ken Tomlinson, and now nine previously rejected judges. King George DOES NOT believe in democracy, and has long ago violated his oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Everybody is “making nice” now…but impeachment is the ONLY path to stopping this monstrous administration in its tracks…and Cheney has to go first.
November 15th, 2006 at 7:36 pmTobey Tall
You sound real scary.
November 15th, 2006 at 7:45 pmTobey Tall - you remind me of some of the violent people that tried to join and control the peace movement in the U.S. trying to stop the Vietnam war. We rejected you then, and we will reject you now. Peace is not brought about by hatred.
You are addressing a board filled with progressive people (mostly) who have been opposed to this horrible war in Iraq, and opposed to this criminal administration in Washington. We are doing what we reasonably can, other than take up arms ourselves. If it comes to that, I can assure you that many would do so to protect our Constitution. I am curious what YOU have done, as a member of the British nation, to try to influence YOUR government to stop this war?
November 15th, 2006 at 7:48 pmThanks George…
…for bi*ch slapping the bipartisanship out of these weak kneed Democrats…
…they needed to be reminded of just who the enemy is…
November 15th, 2006 at 8:03 pm#40 he didnt have to shove, republicasn recognized the presidents authority to select people he desired, and the were gracious about it. unlike the demo’s, who whie that power has to be shared.. Well, now that they are majority are they going to follow their own whine? or do exactly what they didn’t like the repugs doing.
November 15th, 2006 at 8:13 pmThere’s got to be some sort of treatment for BDS.
November 15th, 2006 at 8:18 pmDoesn’t anybody see Bush trying to force the Democrats into a filibuster during this lame-duck Congress?
The question is, are there enough Republicans willing to go along with the plan and bring these nominations to the floor?
November 15th, 2006 at 10:03 pm“Bipartisanship” see also “I’m the decider.”
November 15th, 2006 at 10:32 pm#54 Douglas G.
Well, now that they are majority are they going to follow their own whine? or do exactly what they didn’t like the repugs doing.
What does it matter, Douglas? You’ll just manufacture your own little special reality. I don’t expect you to notice how well the Dems will be treating the Republicans, in contrast with the non-stop bullying and power plays they’ve had to endure for the past several years. No matter what the circumstances, you’ll be looking for some way to misconstrue things as a reason to carp. Who’s really doing the whining here?
November 15th, 2006 at 11:25 pmClinton did not compromise for the repugs, and the repugs don’t need to compromise.
Comment by Douglas G. —
Clinton, in fact, consulted with Orrin Hatch, who is about as Republican as one can get, before nominating Supreme Court justices, Dou-Ignoramus.
November 15th, 2006 at 11:57 pmNo matter what bull shit bush say’s he is going to do what he has alway’s done, lie, steal murder and create more war’s. bush will not play nice ever, the only thing to do is investigate, impeach, charge and jail him and all this administration…Seize their assets and make every one of them do some serious jail time…..Nothing else will stop this madness…..Blessings
November 16th, 2006 at 12:08 amYes, America asked for this: we just didn’t show the Iraqis and Iranians enough love. Instead we act like the ugly, yankee, infidel pig dogs that we are.
Over 3,000 people died on 11 September. So what…because we REFUSED to bow down immediately and accept allah and his seven passing winds, and, instead, tried to retaliate, we now are caught in a quagmire, right?
Winning things is an outdated concept anyway, we need to be more of a mind of “sharing†a victory with our opposition, because who are WE to want to hoard all that victory to ourselves? Progressives should be more open about cheering when a victory-sharing moment occurs like a suicide bombing or an IED explosion. So an American soldier dies…they’re only puppets of Bushitler who deserve what’s coming to them for being imperialist yankee infidel invaders, right?
In fact, WHY should America have armed forces anyway? Nobody loves a bully, right?
Progressives should rally around the idea of forming a federal Department of Peace just so that the world will like America better, right?
Who could disagree with that?
November 16th, 2006 at 1:13 pmTobey, dude:
You think WE’RE the right wing sick trollops? Maybe you should head on over to the Drudge(ry) report and check out what they’re posting.
Most of us want this terrible war to end, immediately, and most of us want to impeach Bush. Unfortunately, this Administration listens to us as much as they care about us.
We want to STOP the killings (on both sides) whereas it seems to me you just want to kill more and more. Violence is self-perpetuating.
When you battered the bully at school, do you think you stopped him from being a bully forever? Or did it occur to you that more likely after he got your thumpin’ he was so pissed and humiliated he decided to go find some other poor, weaker chump and give it to him. Give it to him good, real good just to make himself feel powerful again? You cannot end violence with more violence.
(ps. I also think the Al Jazeera network is a good thing. More Americans need to broaden their horizons and see that there is a world outside Planet America and our actions have consequences that affect the entire world)
Peace.
November 16th, 2006 at 2:52 pmYeah, judges who abide by the constitution are real controversial. Why not at least give these men/women the respect they deserve and have an up or down vote? Is that so much to ask? This site attacks Bush for his partisanship? what about the democrats who wont even give qualified judges an up or down vote because they actually decide cases based on law and the constitution?
These judges deserve an up or down vote and Bolton definately deserves the same consideration.
November 16th, 2006 at 5:35 pmHere’s an idea. Bush should only nominate those folks certain to be LOVED by Dems and Progs - Pro-abortion, Anti-Religion, etc. THAT is the Dems brand of “bipartisanship”.
November 16th, 2006 at 8:23 pmWhy do we call it a regime rather than government?
Why do we call them insurgents or terrorists rather than activists?
Why is it ok to trash talk Bush and Co but when someone calls out America as a whole they get their azz reimed? These blogs where everyone b*tches and whines are just as retarded as those gawd damn yellow ribbon stickers.
Get your azzes out there and make some real change!
And I did read all these posts so I see the path that this blog leads….Zaff is right…..he was simply trying to point out the negative tone here and got chewed for it.
Bush is devider if not a decider….everyone is so busy trying to be right that there is no ability for compromise.
Change begins with you Pal.
November 17th, 2006 at 11:00 am