Karl Rove turns to judiciary to “rev up the conservative base.”

[kpete]

Rove prepares 20 judges
By Alexander Bolton

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.

Conservatives are also angry that Senate Republicans agreed to hold a second Judiciary Committee hearing on D.C. Circuit Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh today.

http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/050906/news1.html
via: http://thinkprogress.org/2006/05/09/thinkfast-may-9-2006/

[underpants]

1. Boy nothing says fun and excitement like the judicial nominations process

huh?

:eyes:

I know we have to be careful (psst say NO to each and every one of them) but this doesn't make for fun in the summer time.

[Hubert Flottz]

2. They know they can't get them past congress after November

and they are running scared!

[underpants]

3. Yeah AND tort reform appears to have died yesterday too

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2271763

:nuke:

[Hubert Flottz]

4. The wheels are flying off of the Supreme Court's neocon ...

miscarriage! I hope Karl gets busted this week, I'll party for a damned week, liver be damned!

[lonestarnot]

6. I am planning party favors, ropes with big knots. Red Rover this

is to drawing and quartering!

[Montauk6]

5. So they DO like activist judges...