Bush "highlights Edwards' role in blocking federal court nominees"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,124902,00.html

"Bush Slams Edwards Role in Blocking Judicial Nominees"



WASHINGTON — Seeking to both reassure his conservative base and challenge a rival, President Bush is making a public push for congressional action on his judicial nominees from North Carolina, one day after the state's Sen. John Edwards (search) joined the Democratic presidential ticket. Bush will use Wednesday's trip to highlight Edwards' role in blocking federal court nominees.

Conservatives are unhappy with a deal Bush struck with Senate Democrats, in which he agreed to abstain from installing his most contentious federal court nominees while Congress is in recess. The deal guaranteed Bush that 25 of his least controversial nominees would be seated, but does not help get his most conservative nominees through the Senate, which must confirm all appointments to the U.S. courts.

Liberals are happy because they don't have to worry about nominees they most dislike getting one- or two-year appointments to federal trial or appeals courts this year.

On the money front, Bush is scheduled to attend a luncheon at the estate of North Carolina investor Cliff Benson, organized by Jim Cain, a top GOP fund-raiser. The fund-raiser in Michigan is at the home of Detroit developer J. Michael Kojaian, who has raised more than $300,000 for the two Bush-Cheney campaigns.

[democrat in Tallahassee]

1. dumbass is preaching to the choir; the rest of us love that

he blocked his extremist choices

[ibegurpard]

2. Boy, they're really bugged about Edwards aren't they?

I don't remember such a big flap about a vice-presidential nominee.

[tandot]

3. So what? Maybe it would help not to appoint ultra right-wing bigots.

[LittleApple81]

4. My God, if they put that * picture side by side with the Dem families'

picture on the news this morning, Chimpy is toast!