She was appointed by Bush. So I don't know what that means. But she has gone agaist the Bush-grain. Which can never be a bad thing.
I thought Walton was pretty fair, from my limited knowledge of his Libby trial, as little as I know. But if Sibel wanted him recused and he refused to do so, then this is probably for the best.
Judge Collyer seems to be more geared towards "the people", being a labor oriented judge, if that means anything to anyone here. I just did a quick search and found this-
http://acuf.org/issues/issue47/051102news.aspThere seem to be complaints that she has hampered Chertoff's ability to "run" Homeland Security, due to her concerns toward employee type of benefits. Read it. I may be off track on my assessment.
And another, which only came up under a Google CACHE-
Bush Judge Says 'No' to Bush Labor Rules
When the Bush Administration implemented the creation of the Homeland Security Department, before they had even named a Director they had declared that there would be a policy against HS employees having to join a union. In the event that those employees did insist on joining the union, the government reserved the unilateral right to set the terms of the bargaining and employment policies without regard to either the civil service union or labor law. On Friday, a Federal judge named by Bush, Rosemary Collyer, departed from this Bush-approved script.
Washington — A federal court has struck down personnel rules adopted by the Department of Homeland Security, saying they violate the rights and protections given to employees by Congress.
In a ruling Friday night, U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer said the rules did not “ensure collective bargaining” as required by the law that created the department. The rules were to take effect Monday.
Employee rights were a huge political issue in debates over creation of the department, which consolidated 22 federal agencies with almost 180,000 employees in an effort to prevent terrorist attacks in the United States.
Collyer, who was appointed by President Bush, said the 2002 law gave federal officials “extraordinary authority” to develop a personnel system without regard to many of the constraints normally imposed by Civil Service laws. But, she said, the Bush administration exceeded even the “broad authority” granted by Congress.
“A system of ‘collective bargaining’ that permits the unilateral repudiation of agreements by one party is not collective bargaining at all,” she ruled.
Imagine. A Republican judge making a decision based on law instead of ideology. What a refreshing change! Look for Ms Collyer to be attacked by the Noise Machine as an ‘activist’ and a ‘tool of the most radical elements in our society’.