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talkingpointsmemo.com - 5/1/2009

A Few More Thoughts

— talkingpointsmemo.com — Some stories, like the Souter retirement, mainly speak for themselves. Almost to a certainty we knew President... Obama would get one or more nominations to the Court. With Souter being the first, it seems very likely he'll get one or two more in his ... (more) A Few More Thoughts

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Barack Obama

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washingtonindependent.com - 4/29/2009

Specter Switch Gives Conservatives Second Thoughts About ‘RINO’ Hunting

— washingtonindependent.com — But, Gary Bauer argues, "Republicans in name only can be important in the Senate."... (more) Specter Switch Gives Conservatives Second Thoughts About ...

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Arlen Specter

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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 4/29/2009

First thoughts: Specter's shocker

— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro*** Specter’s shocker: Arlen Specter's defection yesterday to the Democratic... Party was big news for several reasons. First, it gave Democrats a possibility at a filibuster-proof majority (even though ... (more) First thoughts: Specter's shocker

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Arlen Specter

Democratic National Committee

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Sotomayor The Front-Runner?
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — First Read on Obama's first Supreme Court pick: "There appear to be four categories of candidates Obama will consider: Two have to do with identity politics (a woman and a Latino), and two have to do with life experience (an experienced legal scholar and a politician). As a candidate, the president seemed to hint that he wanted somebody with a ton of intellectual bona fides, as well some normal life experience. Still, the pressure he'll receive from Hispanics is going to be enormous -- bigger than the pressure women's groups might put on him. Of course, there's one candidate ...

Why wait?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... discovers this amusing Obamadulation over at MS-NBC in the midst of their speculation on David Souter’s successor on the Supreme Court: And some fun speculation: Had Clinton been president and Obama been in the Senate, would he be the favorite to fill the first SCOTUS opening? How about Clinton? Had she not been tapped for Secretary of State, would she be our focus right now? Who will be the first columnist to write: Could Barack Obama’s post-presidential career be on the Supreme Court? That would not be entirely unprecedented.  William Howard Taft made that move, finishing ...

MSNBC: Obama Could Be Supreme Court Justice If He Weren’t Already President
Say Anything — And so the Obama cheerleaders at MSNBC continue their descent into self-parody: And some fun speculation: Had Clinton been president and Obama been in the Senate, would he be the favorite to fill the first SCOTUS opening? How about Clinton? Had she not been tapped for Secretary of State, would she be our focus right now? Who will be the first columnist to write: Could Barack Obama’s post-presidential career be on the Supreme Court? Did you know that Obama is a constitutional ...