July 28, 2005
Senate Judiciary Chases More Records Than Lance Armstrong
This in from Scrappleface:
Bush to Senate Judiciary: Release Your Own Records
by Scott Ott
(2005-07-28)
The White House today called for members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to release all of their tax records and other personal documents so Americans can gain insight into the judicial philosophy and character of those who will help choose the next Supreme Court Justice."These Senators hold the future of our legal system in their hands," said presidential spokesman Scott McClellan. "They're going to place someone on the court who may serve for 20 or 30 years. So, we need to probe their ideology, and directly ask them whether they will vote for Judge John Roberts before confirmation hearings begin."
The Bush administration has a team of lawyers standing by ready to comb through millions of pages of senatorial documents in an attempt to brand some Judiciary Committee members as "extremists who are out of step with mainstream America."
Makes sense to me! However, I'd make it more like "I'll show you mine, if you show me yours." Then maybe, just maybe, we could get John Kerry to open his military records, too. I'm enjoying, but not surprised at, the hypocrisy of the Senate Democrats on the confirmation of Roberts for the Supreme Court.
Posted by GM Roper at July 28, 2005 09:30 PM | TrackBackWoody, the Dems really don't want to see all those records (they wouldn't understand any of the legalese) they only want to demonize and Bork Judge Roberts
Posted by GM at July 29, 2005 06:20 AM
I'm inclined to think about it this way: they know they have a losing hand on Roberts and that all they can do is hope to delay his confirmation long enough to make noise about their supporters (read: lobbying groups like NARAL, the ACLU, etc.) pet issues. Thus the tactic to demand something that they know no President will, or should, give. The trick for Bush is to appear to cooperate while not violating the long held tradition and precedent of not releasing those docs. It helps that he has the (near?) universal support of all former and living Solicitor Generals, regardless of party affiliation.
Posted by too many steves at July 29, 2005 07:25 AM
