Meanwhile, in the USA...
I'm well over my CanCon levels for September, so I think I'll plow into US politics for a little bit...
1. George Bush is going to head an inquiry into finding out...how he messed up dealing with Katrina! Gosh, with all the problems of the Gomery Pyle show, why didn't Martin just appoint himself to head the Adscam Inquiry? Or, if he was too busy, maybe he could have found a young law graduate to handle it.
2. 410 google news stories on Hillary Clinton criticizing Bush for his handling Hurricane Katrina. It sounds to me like somebody is running for President.
3. John Roberts is now in line to be Chief Justice. Talk about career advancement! I wish there were more companies that dished out juicy promotions before they'd even hired you. Say what you want about Roberts but this is still a nice slap in the face to the other neo-cons on that Court.
1. George Bush is going to head an inquiry into finding out...how he messed up dealing with Katrina! Gosh, with all the problems of the Gomery Pyle show, why didn't Martin just appoint himself to head the Adscam Inquiry? Or, if he was too busy, maybe he could have found a young law graduate to handle it.
2. 410 google news stories on Hillary Clinton criticizing Bush for his handling Hurricane Katrina. It sounds to me like somebody is running for President.
3. John Roberts is now in line to be Chief Justice. Talk about career advancement! I wish there were more companies that dished out juicy promotions before they'd even hired you. Say what you want about Roberts but this is still a nice slap in the face to the other neo-cons on that Court.
posted by calgarygrit at
6:59 p.m.
5 Comments:
I'd like to respond to all 3..
1) Wasn't Gomery appointed to the bench by Trudeau? Bush heading the inquiry sound weird. What's the purpose of the inquiry anyways? Nice Cherniak joke, too.
2)Did you also notice Barack Obama (A SENATOR from ILLINOIS) down there? Getting photographed walking around the astrodome will Bill Clinton, no less? They're grooming this guy...
3) Somebody posted somewhere that judges are frequently appointed directly to the Chief Justice. I kind of feel like they should put in some time on the Supreme Court before making Chief Justice...
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Michael Fox, at 7:26 p.m.
"I kind of feel like they should put in some time on the Supreme Court before making Chief Justice..."
Perhaps. I just like the idea that the representatives of the people who foot the bill get the chance to vett the appointment. Gee - what a system.
Dean
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deaner, at 12:51 a.m.
"I kind of feel like they should put in some time on the Supreme Court before making Chief Justice..."
I don't necessarily agree that's necessary - it's like saying the President should serve as Vice-President first... If he's qualified, he's qualified.
"Perhaps. I just like the idea that the representatives of the people who foot the bill get the chance to vett the appointment. Gee - what a system."
Roberts will still have to go through the congressional vetting process...
I hate you for making me sound like a Bush-apologist.
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Anonymous, at 8:54 a.m.
Re-appointing Roberts to Chief is not really a slap in the face to other neo-cons on the court; they know how the process works.
If you promote a current supreme to Chief it requires an extra round of confirmation hearings because the new chief has to be re-confirmed plus the confirmation of the person taking is place.
So with two vacancies on the bench, promoting from within would require three confirmations which would be a lot of work for Bush and the Senate, plus it would probably leave vacancies on the bench when the new session started. And unlike our PM, Bush seems actually concerned about getting justices on the bench in a timely fashion.
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Matthew, at 11:32 a.m.
And don't forget the obvious: Roberts is young. If he is appointed Chief Justice, he has the potential to have a conservative reign that will last decades.
TB
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Ted Betts, at 12:25 p.m.
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