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The Latest Buzz: Gonzales Out

’The Hill’ , the newspaper of Capitol Hill, reports that conservatives have been assured that Alberto Gonzales will not be nominated to replace O’Connor.

The inside money now focuses on the two Ediths, Jones and Clement, on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Hadley Arkes comments in the article:

“Edith Jones has the sharper definition as a conservative, tagged as pro-life in her perspective, and she is bound to draw the heaviest fire,” Hadley Arkes, a conservative legal scholar and professor of jurisprudence at Amherst College, wrote last week for National Review Online. “Clement, in contrast, would be a harder target: her own specialty was in maritime law; she has not dealt, in her opinions with the hot-button issues of abortion and gay rights.”

Though Gonzales is out, two Hispanic judges have emerged in the buzz, Florida Supreme Court Justice, Raoul Cantero, and 5th Circuit Judge, Emilio Garza.

Get out the hard balls.

Discussions - 2 Comments

Hadley Arkes’ article actually highlights why conservatives should not want a Justice Clement. She has no legal track record, so liberals cannot grill her for being too conservative. Really? Doesn’t that also mean that she has no solid judicial record that can reassure conservatives that she is not another Souter?

I agree...no more "under the radar" appointments. I hope Bush has the guts to go toe-to-toe with Teddy and the boys. Where do these politicians get the idea that conservatives lose when they stand up for what they believe in? Bork? That was unusual, and Thomas was successful. Come on, George! Push!

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