It’s ALITO! Bush nominates Samuel Alito!
Oh, HELL YES!!!
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush will nominate Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, rebounding from a stinging rebuke over his first choice by tapping a conservative federal judge to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, a moderate.
Bush plans to announce the nomination at 8 a.m. EST, two senior Republican officials said Monday.
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The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to preview Bush’s remarks, said Alito was virtually certain to get the nod from the moment Miers backed out. The 55-year-old jurist was Bush’s favorite choice of the judges in the last set of deliberations but he settled instead on someone outside what he calls the “judicial monastery,” the officials said.
YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!! My FAVORITE one!
Suck it, Harry Reid! BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
h/t Jay; banner from Blogs for Bush
UPDATE:
- Underneath Their Robes looks underneath Alito’s robe
- US News on Judge Alito, via Simon Dodd
- ACSBlog’s Alito profile
- SCOTUSblog’s Alito profile
- Confirm Them has Bush and Alito’s statements
- Initial apoplectic reactions from the left at Confirm Them…HA!
Coalition of the Thrillin’?
Stop The ACLU says:
Bush Nominates Samuel A. Alito for Supreme Court
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Per Fox News, which I am watching: Bush has picked Samuel A. Alito, according to the AP, as the next nominee to replace O’Connor at the Supreme Court. Now being reported via: Breitbart.
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Larry says:
Cheers for Scalito!
Hardcore Conservative says:
D@mn youre fast! :lol:
Greta (Hooah Wife) says:
heard him speak this morning - let’s just get this one over with. Like your Halloween look!:twisted:
MacStansbury says:
heh. white male #2. heh heh.
this is the kind of scoop you get when you go to bed at 8 in the morning.
Security word: BUSH
really!
Hardcore Conservative says:
LMAO Mac!
MCPO Airdale says:
Judge Alito grew up in the Chambersburg area of Trenton, NJ. It is a working class ethnic area of stong values. I attended school in this area.
His record on the bench is impressive. Although not exclusively ruling the “conservative agenda”, he demonstrates a constructionist view of our Constitution.
These facts, combined with Democratic wailing and gnashing of teeth, make me more comfortable with this nominee than the last.
don surber says:
Can we call this the Coalition of the Thrillin’?
Permission granted.
Hardcore Conservative says:
I wonder what Mcliberal err McCain is gonna say about this one :lol::mrgreen:
Wonder Woman says:
:mrgreen:’Can we call this the Coalition of the Thrillin’?
LOL! Good one. Count me in.
MCPO Airdale says:
Specter is soiling his pants right now, along with many other liberal Republicans (Snow, et al).
It Is What It Is says:
What They Are Saying About Alito
Here are some of this morning’s quotes on the nomination of Alito: Praise For Alito Nomination To Supreme Court: ABC’s George Stephanopoulos: [Samuel Alito] Has Got The Background Qualifications And Temperament Of John Roberts. (ABC’s Good Morning…
Wild Thing says:
Harry Reid………….ugh
I wish he would just dry up and blow away.
He really gets my blood boiling.
T. Longren says:
Samuel Alito new SCOTUS Nominee
Bush has nominated Samuel Alito to the supreme court. Many thought Alito would have been the nominee to replace Rehnquist, but that went to John Roberts. Various individuals appearing on Fox News yesterday threw Alito’s name out there, expecti…
LilacRose says:
Bush Nominates Alito
After the Miers debacle, I think this nomination will reunite the various conservative factions. And now, it’s the left that’s…
Don Surber says:
The Opposite Of Miers
Beth at My VRWC: Oh hell yes. Can we call this the Coalition of the Thrillin’?
Permission granted.
Rerum Novarum says:
Miscellaneous Notes
On the Supreme Court nomination, it is clear that President Bush is again not going with the best possible strategery as outlined by your host in a recent blog entry. But at least he has diverged from the Miers trainwreck and I can see nothing function…
Theodore's World says:
Bush Hits a Grand Slam
Our President has chosen Federal Judge Samuel Alito as his next Supreme Court nominee. Alito is often called “Scalito” because of his judicial similarity to Justice Scalia. I am proud of President Bush, he has indeed gotten the message…
Truckin' Wifi says:
Back in Colorado
I’m scheduled to deliver in Loveland, CO this morning. I’m just sitting around at this little truckstop south of Loveland at Johnson’s Corner waiting on appointment time to roll around. This truckstop has free wi-fi with some great…