Rove prepares 20 judges

[kskiska]

Presidential adviser Karl Rove and White House counsel Harriet Miers yesterday told conservative activists and Senate staff that the administration would soon send the names of more than 20 judicial nominees to Capitol Hill for confirmation.

The undertaking to move ahead came at a 2:30 meeting at the White House that was boycotted by leading conservatives upset at the slow pace of nominations, according to people who attended the meeting.

Conservatives are upset by the Senate’s slow pace on judges since the confirmation of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court in February. They are frustrated that the White House has sent few nominees with strong conservative records.

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Rove’s participation in the meeting could mean the White House intends to emphasize the judiciary to rev up the conservative base in the run-up to the midterm election. The judiciary, because of its power over social issues, is a leading concern of the base. Rove is likely to spend more time wooing the base since he was shifted from a policy-oriented to a purely political-strategy role last month.

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[Erika]

1. Social Issues concerns?

Such as?

What happened to fiscal issues?

[rodeodance]

2. you need heart hitting moral issues such as Healthy Marriage Act.

flag burning, ban on gay adoption, etc Coming soon.

[saigon68]

7. They are out to Ban Birth Control Too.

As in "THOSE TRAMPS SHOULD GET PREGNANT FOR HAVING SEX WITH LOWLIFES"

[Me.]

3. Would Somebody Please Indict Him?

*shadow government*

[BrklynLiberal]

4. The Dems better not bend over for these nominees. Winning

elections will be hard enough, but if all the courts are filled with these Neo-Con, Dominionist types, it won't matter what Congress does, because the courts will undo everything.

[Tesha]

11. What possible hope do you have that the Dems will oppose these?

Based on their record to date, what possible hope do
you have that the Dems will oppose these appointees?

Tesha

[Old and In the Way]

5. Need to start packing them on.

There are elections to steal and justice to obstruct. The only conservative aspect will be that they swear an oath to the Republican Party.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

6. Don't call them activist judges, though.

Nooooo....Perish the thought.

[tanyev]

8. WHY is it acceptable for the person in charge of

political strategy to have anything to do with selecting judicial nominees? I know it has happened because the Bushies see absolutely each and every issue through the prism of political opportunism, but has this been a common practice in other administrations?

[MiniMe]

9. Rove is trying to find the "right" judge to preside over his trial n/t

[foreverdem]

10. You beat me to it

That was my first thought.

[shanti]

12. it's "ram it home" time!

seems like they really know they are going to lose in november, so better get their picks in now.