Birkett stands out
Potential ILGOP guv candidate Joe Birkett has made parental notification an issue of his would-be campaign. See article. Sign petition at www.joebirkett.com. (Site appears to be down at the moment.)
Entries for July, 2005
Pankau clarification
Amy Allen/Obiter dictum said ILGOP rep Matthew Leffingwell was flat out wrong when he told The Hill that GOP state Sen. Carole Pankau is positioning herself as pro-abortion in contrast to state Sen. Peter Roskam for a potential primary competition to replace retiring Congressman Henry Hyde. So I asked them. Leffingwell said the quote was […]
Shut up – A third Supreme vacancy?
Marathon Pundit reports: Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard was just on Fox News Live and said that there may be two more Supreme Court resignations, ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist and octogenarian Justice John Paul Stevens. According to Kristol, Rehnquist’s resignation could come today. UPDATE 11:30 AM CDT. Drudge says rumors are rife that […]
Democrat compromise boomerang?
I noted yesterday that the Gang of 14 compromise I admit I fumed about may not have been a bad deal after all. Because of the compromise, Bush’s three most conservative nominees were “unfilibustered” and now sit securely on the federal bench: William Pryor, Janice Rogers Brown, and Priscilla Owen. So how can Democrats now […]
Rehnquist may retire this afternoon
I hear that Robert Novak just announced on CNN that Justice Rehnquist plans to announce his retirement this afternoon.
Will President Bush split the baby?
With news that Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist’s retirement is imminent, Robert Novak started chatter that is getting louder: for President Bush to split the replacements of Rehnquist and O’Connor between one conservative and one liberal – no net gain for anyone; a stalemate; a compromise. Conservatives say this is unacceptable. Patrick Buchanan says why: […]
Third time’s the charm?
Incredibly, Joe Scheidler and the Pro-Life Action League are going before the US Supreme Court for the third time re: the RICO lawsuit the National Organization for Women brought against them 19 years ago. CWA offers a concise, informative synopsis of the ordeal. Speaking of PLAL, its sixth annual Truth Tour is currently underway.
With friends like these…
Not only do Socialists appear not to have a problem with Alberto Gonzalez as potential Supreme Court nominee, neither does Democrat US Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. The NY Times also ran a “Cool it on Gonzalez, conservatives” propoganda piece on July 5, meaning its editors also like Gonzalez. Human Events has posted Q&A between […]
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.