State of the Union Address Tonight, Florida Primary Tomorrow
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Here's a quote from President Bush's State of the Union Address this evening:
On matters of justice, we must trust in the wisdom of our founders and empower judges who understand that the Constitution means what it says. I've submitted judicial nominees who will rule by the letter of the law, not the whim of the gavel. Many of these nominees are being unfairly delayed. They are worthy of confirmation, and the Senate should give each of them a prompt up-or-down vote....
By trusting the people, our founders wagered that a great and noble nation could be built on the liberty that resides in the hearts of all men and women. By trusting the people, succeeding generations transformed our fragile young democracy into the most powerful nation on Earth and a beacon of hope for millions. And so long as we continue to trust the people, our nation will prosper, our liberty will be secure, and the state of our union will remain strong.
Many of the present judicial vacancies will likely be filled by the next president, who I hope will be Mitt Romney or John McCain (in that order of preference). Which brings us to this amusing statement from Dave Barry:
It's now a dead heat between Mitt Romney and John McCain, both who are running on the platform that the other one is a lying sack of scum. Meanwhile Rudy Giuliani's shrewd strategy of not entering the race until it was way too late continues to pay dividends in the form of several people who have told pollsters that, no matter what, they still plan to vote for Rudy in the Florida primary, even though they personally reside in New Jersey.
Dave Barry's a funny guy.
better than nothing I suppose
by Dienekes
though with how long its been between hearings, there's been a lot of nothing.
Honaker getting a hearing is especially good news.
no more right candidates left
by Art III
I hope all you McCainiacs are happy now. There is nobody remaining in the GOP to seriously contest the winner in FL. I expect those of us who are disappointed will be told to shape up and learn to get excited over the new GOP standard bearer. I guess I should learn to accept that McCain and Al Gore are right about global warming, that we should not get any oil from ANWR, that we don’t need “tax breaks for the rich,” and that all of McCain’s other Democratesque ideas are really great for us all. I should also stop worrying about who McCain would actually pick for any SC vacancy, and ignore all this stuff about the Gang of 14 and conservatism on sleeves. But for crying out loud, how on earth did this man become the leader of the Republican Party? Is America really that far gone that we can’t even have a conservative in the general election?
http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearing.cfm?id=3076