Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) ranking member democrat on the Senate Juidiciary Committee announced that he will support Judge Roberts for Chief Justice despite reservations. He says that while his constituents would have him vote nay his judgement tells him to vote yeah for Roberts. Sen. Kennedy (D-MA) said he plans to oppose the Roberts nomination. This is obviously no surprise to many insiders. Senator Leahy's support of Roberts could give political cover for some democrats who were inclined to vote for Roberts. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is planning to oppose the nomination of Roberts.
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I totally understand the urge to vote "no" on this one, but I think that the dems have to realize that they are not going to get anyone better (I guess by "better" I mean less conservative) from president Bush. I would be cautious about appearing to be too partisan now, because real opposition may be needed for the next appointment. If it is Gonzalez, he needs to answer for the torture memo. If it is one of the Edith's, they need to answer regarding corporate (or anti-consumer) support. If the opposition to Roberts is percieved to be too partisan, the GOP can just state that the Dems are never happy with anyone the president appoints.
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