At 4a EST this morning in Denmark, President Bush took questions on his criteria for picking a Supreme Court replacement for Sandra Day O’Connor. He repeated what he has often said: “I’ll pick people who one, can do the job; people who are honest, people who are bright; and people who will strictly interpret the […]

Conservatives oppose Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez as Supreme Court justice candidate due to his anti-Roe history. But there is another Hispanic who would do: Emilio Garza, a federal appeals judge from Texas. Read about him here, here, here, here, and here. [Photo credit: Notre Dame ulumni page]

What’s interesting about this July 3 UPI story, entitled “Stem cell scientists mourn Frist’s change,” is the first clause in its first sentence: U.S. stem cell researchers are bracing for renewed debate and hopeful their former advocate, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., will rejoin them [emphasis mine]. “Bracing”? “Renewed debate”? Are ESCR enthusiasts feeling […]

Excerpt from Michael Hiltzik’s column in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times: Skepticism about the potential of stem cell research was wholly absent from the campaign for Proposition 71. As a scientific undertaking, the stem cell program is unique in that its sponsors, the state’s voters, committed their money without receiving the slightest bit of professional scientific […]