Bush is rushing to nominate a new SCOTUS justice. Question:

[goodboy]

Poll question: Bush is rushing to nominate a new SCOTUS justice. Question:

Is this a desperate attempt to take the focus of RoveGate/PlameGate/TRAITORGATE?

Edit: Hardball, and Countdown both reporting Nomination could come, "Any day now."

[merwin]

1. He's rushing? Seems to me like he's taking his time.

The theory that has been posed is that he's going to wait until mid to late august to nominate in order to minimize the scrutiny of the nominee.

[ten]

2. Avoiding a "Bork"

From what I've heard, Bush doesn't want to repeat the Bork situation, where we had all summer to scrutinize the candidate without the Senate in session to deliberate. Waiting until after the summer recess will minimize the number of days everyone can run ads, etc about the nominee.

[merwin]

3. Is that where the phrase "Getting borked" comes from? :-)

[goodboy]

4. just heard on Hardball that it could come in a week! (nt)

[Johonny]

6. I agree

They've had a short list for years now. There is no way he couldn't have come out day 1 and told use his choice. I think he's dragging hoping the bad press will blow over so he can land his neocon on the court.

[goodboy]

9. I think he has no choice but to divert attention from the Traitorgate

story and the only thing he's got short of a terrorist attack on US soil, is his nomination for SCOTUS>

[goodboy]

5. Countdown reports nomination could come, "Any day now." (nt)

[Vickers]

7. That dumbass has had 5 years to think about this, and it takes this long?

:wtf:

Jesus, what a worthless idiot. Does he *ever* show up at work?

[goodboy]

8. Well, . They had to wait for someone to die or retire first. They're

just moving it up in this case to take the focus of TraitorGate.

[goodboy]

10. Nomination coming TODAY, MSRNC reporting...kiss plame-gate

GOODBYE!

[proud patriot]

11. and rushing for a controversial one at that

x(

[Stirk]

12. Do you suppose he'll nominate an extremist?

I can see arguments for and against it.

Nominate and extremist, and you appease your base while keeping the story in the news for some time as the Congress fights over the nominee.

Nominate a moderate, and you avoid pissing off all the non-fundamentalists, and are almost assured a successful appointment.

Judging from their past behavior, I'm guessing they'll go with the first choice.