Bush will pick Alito for Supreme Court
To be officially announced this morning at 8:
DC rumor mill: Prez has narrowed down USSC choices
Appeals court judges Michael Luttig and Samuel Alito are rumored to be on the list of strong possibilities:
It’s The Fault Of The “Extreme Right Wing”
That seems to be the official Dem talking point today in response to Harriet Miers’ USSC nomination withdrawal. Via the San Antonio Express News:
Harriet Miers has withdrawn
Hooray! Now Patterico can come back inside from being out on that ledge 😉
Does Miers have the votes to be confirmed?
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, says – at this point – no, she doesn’t:
No longer on the fence on the Miers nomination
It was reading this article, referenced at Michelle Malkin’s blog, that persuaded me against the nomination. Key part from the article: