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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Do you think Luttig is unconfirmable? I think Bush met him the last time around and liked Roberts more. This time, he didn't want to pick some other appellate judge -- he wanted to pick one of his own people, and so he did. His first term was all about surrounding himself with heavyweights (Powell, Cheney, Rumsfeld). This term is all about surrounding himself with his people.
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Luttig might be the one person mentioned by the right that could be confirmed. I suspect he would have a lot of trouble, especially from women--both because he's not but SOC is and because of his ruling in the VAWA case. But he might ultimately squeak in with 52-53 votes. JRB, Owen, McConnell, Edith Jones -- no way. Clement could get there too, but no one on the right has been pushing her.
BTW, I give him some credit for sticking with his people. Clinton sold out his buddies all too quickly.
