Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Down to the wire
Two hours to go, and the press still doesn't know. Good God, I thought the whole buzz was that this White House was full of leakers! All day, we've heard buzz about Judge Edith Clement of the 5th Circuit...who has publically implied she would uphold Roe...but instead, it appears that it will be J. Michael Luttig of the 4th Circuit.
Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to see fellow UVA lawyer nominated...but couldn't it have been J. Harvie Wilkinson from the same court? Yeesh. I don't know if this is the right call. But then again, I'm an intern for an education policy shop.
Anyway...we'll see if, with 100 minutes to go, the press finally got it right. Here is a good overview of Judge Luttig's judicial history.
UPDATE! How could I have neglected to mention that the new buzz about Judge Luttig is based on...I can't believe this...the fact that he and his family are getting dressed for "some sort of event" tonight. For chrissakes, the family could be going to the Clyde's down the street, and we think he's going to the Bench.
Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to see fellow UVA lawyer nominated...but couldn't it have been J. Harvie Wilkinson from the same court? Yeesh. I don't know if this is the right call. But then again, I'm an intern for an education policy shop.
Anyway...we'll see if, with 100 minutes to go, the press finally got it right. Here is a good overview of Judge Luttig's judicial history.
UPDATE! How could I have neglected to mention that the new buzz about Judge Luttig is based on...I can't believe this...the fact that he and his family are getting dressed for "some sort of event" tonight. For chrissakes, the family could be going to the Clyde's down the street, and we think he's going to the Bench.
