Olson Goes to Bat for Rudy
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"Two for the Price of One: The presidency and the judiciary" by Ted Olson.
And Olson elaborates here.
Hat Tip: Esquire.
P.S. Over at Bench Memos, Ed Whelan has what may be the first honest public opinion poll about Roe v. Wade in 34 years.
P.P.S. Here's Rudy on April 4:
Perhaps Ted is on Rudy's short list.
Romney or Fred.
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Rudy's Past Judicial Appointments
by Philip
I seem to recall hearing that Rudy's judicial appointments during his time as NYC mayor were hardly strict constructionists. Can anyone either confirm or refute this?
Phillip
by Oz
They weren't very good, but in his defense he was choosing from a list created by a panel of Democrats. Given that, they weren't horrible.
Romney or Fred.
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that its completely a "trust me" piece.
In a sense, I guess, Rudy is getting hurt for being honest here, but you can't talk and act the way you do about abortion and expect to get a pass on the issue.
He probably COULD have gotten a pass on it if he had come out and said that Roe is bad law and the states should be able to have reasonable restrictions.
But he didn't.
I love Ted Olson, but I just don't trust Rudy on judges. Still would vote for him in the general!
Romney or Fred.
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More Olson Stuff
by Esquire
I don't think this necessarily reflects on Olson's lack of judgement. My guess is he has an upcoming job in a potential Rudy administration.