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Top Democrat vows to block possible Bush nominee

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Posted by Fred 2007-09-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Fuel for the fire, Harry. Bring it on. Your party is going down in 08', mark my words.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2007-09-13 01:24|| 2007-09-13 01:24|| Front Page Top

#2 "Recess appointment, here we come!"

Posted by PBMcL 2007-09-13 01:49|| 2007-09-13 01:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Fine bush. Go ahead and fire ALL of the rest of the attorneys again. Just kidding, but would be really funny.

It would not matter who is recommended, you will not listen to testimony and you do not care. The world is as you want it to be, not as it is.

Posted by newc">newc 2007-09-13 02:23|| 2007-09-13 02:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Hardly surprising. Harry Reid wouldn't support his own mother if "W" forwarded her as a nominee.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-09-13 08:38|| 2007-09-13 08:38|| Front Page Top

#5 would you really want "Supported by Reid and Pelosi" on your resume? I'd consider it a badge of honor/integrity if they threw hissyfits opposing me

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-09-13 08:52|| 2007-09-13 08:52|| Front Page Top

#6 Excellent point Frank.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-09-13 08:55|| 2007-09-13 08:55|| Front Page Top

#7 So who do you want, Harry? Your Vegas real estate lawyer?

Posted by tu3031 2007-09-13 09:25|| 2007-09-13 09:25|| Front Page Top

#8 Could make for an interesting confirmation hearing, as Olson is a brilliant mind, and has the mark on him of losing his wife on 9/11. I'd like to see them shout down someone who's a DIRECT victim of the jihadis.

Posted by BA 2007-09-13 09:49|| 2007-09-13 09:49|| Front Page Top

#9 BA is right.

Forget for the moment Ted Olson is an outstanding contitutional lawyer. Olson was a direct victim of the muslims on 9-11.

The story goes that his wife, Barb, was suppose to leave town on a plane on 9-10. But because Ted's birthday was on Sept. 11th, she decided to change her flight and spend the night with him so she could "wish him a happy birthday in the early morning hours" of Sept. 11th.

Further, the story is that Barb was on the phone with Ted explaining to him the circumstances of her flight. At the time Ted already knew of the two planes flown into the Twin Towers. He passed that info onto Barb.

As the story goes, un;ess I'm mistaken, Barb was on the phonme with Ted when her plane slammed into the Pentagon.

So yeah, Harry Reid...object to the appointment of Ted Olson. I mean, why give a pass to an acknowledged constitutional law expert who has a vivid recollection of the morning of 9-11 and what same portends for the future of the USA?

Spit.

Posted by Mark Z">Mark Z 2007-09-13 10:54|| 2007-09-13 10:54|| Front Page Top

#10 Harry Reid is a partisan hack. Not wanting anyone who doesn't bow to his will.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-09-13 12:04|| 2007-09-13 12:04|| Front Page Top

#11 Appoint him as temporary or interim attorney general, which presumes a continued search for someone permanent. I can't imagine that what's formally a place holder needs to be formally approved by Congress. What say Rantburg's experts on such things?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-09-13 12:44|| 2007-09-13 12:44|| Front Page Top

#12 Usually, at that level, TW, there will be someone chosen (within the Agency/Dept.) that will be an "Acting" Attorney General, until someone is appointed permanently, or Bush uses a Recess Appointment. It is usually the "Deputy" AG, or whatever #2 in charge's title is.

Posted by BA 2007-09-13 13:31|| 2007-09-13 13:31|| Front Page Top

#13 General Theodore Olson is a decent human being.
He and his beautiful late wife are what America is about. Nothing but Class and Character.

I would take pleasure in "I can't print the remark"...

We'd have a new Senate Majority Leader anyway...

Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2007-09-13 14:55|| 2007-09-13 14:55|| Front Page Top

#14 "the last thing we need as an attorney general is a partisan," Reid told Reuters, (unless he's a Dumbascrap partisan.)

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-09-13 17:50|| 2007-09-13 17:50|| Front Page Top

#15 Olson is brilliant and he is anything but a partisan hack. He would be a great choice by Bush. The real reason the Dems don't want Olson as AG has nothing to do with qualifications. If Bush wants him, then they are against him. It's as simple as that.

Posted by Hank 2007-09-13 18:04|| 2007-09-13 18:04|| Front Page Top

#16 The crew discussed this tonight on Fox News (Brit Hume's show). I had forgotten that he was the President's personal Attorney in Bush v. Gore (2000 election). Not to mention, just before she perished at the Pentagon, Barbara had written a scathing book on Hillary.

It's no wonder they hate him so much.

Posted by BA 2007-09-13 20:24|| 2007-09-13 20:24|| Front Page Top

#17 Fuck Harry and ALL the RINOs who cower ever time he opens his pie hole. It seems lately that ever time Nancy or Harry spew certain RINOs run and hide lest they have to "Fight" for something. It looks like the Republicans are practicing the "Domestic Surrender Policy". Olson is more than qualified and gfiven that he lost a wife on 9/11 it I can't think of a better AG in time of war.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2007-09-13 20:57|| 2007-09-13 20:57|| Front Page Top

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