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By Irishlaw Posted in Uncategorized — Comments () / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

The Hill reports that Senators Kennedy, Schumer, possibly Leahy, and Dodd would all prefer now to postpone Roberts's confirmation hearings. I understand the thinking that with a national disaster ongoing in the Gulf, that should be a focus for the government . . . but I don't think it should be a focus for the Senate Judiciary Committee. Rather, I'm glad to see that President Bush has said he will move to select a new nominee "promptly," and I hope that he encourages the confirmation hearings to continue as scheduled. It would be frustrating (to say the least), however, if in spite of the President's or Sen. Hatch's wishes, the lovely Chairman Specter demurs.