Author Topic: According to CBS News, Donald Trump has narrowed down his short list to two finalists. (Read 3032 times)

SirLinksALot · « **on:** July 02, 2018, 05:07:05 pm »

SOURCE: HOTAIR

URL: https://hotair.com/archives/2018/07/02/cbs-trumps-two-finalists-scotus-picks/

by Ed Morrissey

Will the nomination to replace Anthony Kennedy come sooner than expected? According to CBS News, Donald Trump has narrowed down his short list to two finalists. Itâ€™s between a longtime conservative favorite and â€¦ a more recent conservative favorite:

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CBS News has learned that D.C. Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Chicago Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett are currently Mr. Trumpâ€™s leading contenders for the appointment to the nationâ€™s highest court.

Kavanaugh and Barrett both appear on Mr. Trumpâ€™s list of 25 possible nominees and heâ€™s said he plans to interview about half a dozen potential candidates before announcing his selection. â€¦

Over the weekend, Mr. Trump was in Bedminster, New Jersey. Although the president hinted last week that he might meet with potential nominees there, CBS News has confirmed that no candidates were present on the weekend trip.

How seriously can we take this? There isnâ€™t any reporting other than CBS to back up the idea that Trump has already narrowed his consideration to Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. Furthermore as Blair Guild notes in the follow-up, Nancy Cordes also reports that none of the contenders met with Trump over the weekend, so the interviews havenâ€™t even yet begun. It seems unlikely that Trump would have narrowed down his list without conducting any interviews at all on a nomination that will be key to his presidential legacy. On the other hand, Ramesh Ponnuru apparently hears the same thing.

Perhaps Kavanaugh and Barrett are the â€œtop contendersâ€ going into the narrowing process because theyâ€™re archetypes of the two strategies Trump has open to him. Kavanaugh has extensive experience in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, is well known to conservative activists, and will be reliably conservative at the Supreme Court. Thatâ€™s the recipe for the low-key strategy, or at least as low-key as this can get. Barrett exemplifies the in-your-face strategy â€” small amount of experience, solid conservative track record, and the ability to make this into a high-tension fight with Democrats, as her confirmation last year to the appellate court amply demonstrated. Trumpâ€™s long list has potential nominees that fit into either or both slots, but none personify the two tracks as well as these do.

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SirLinksALot · « **Reply #1 on:** July 02, 2018, 05:07:43 pm »

mystery-ak · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2018, 05:10:41 pm »

CBS: Trumpâ€™s down to two finalists for SCOTUS picks

Ed MorrisseyPosted at 12:01 pm on July 2, 2018

Will the nomination to replace Anthony Kennedy come sooner than expected? According to CBS News, Donald Trump has narrowed down his short list to two finalists. Itâ€™s between a longtime conservative favorite and â€¦ a more recent conservative favorite:

Quote

CBS News has learned that D.C. Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Chicago Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett are currently Mr. Trumpâ€™s leading contenders for the appointment to the nationâ€™s highest court.

Kavanaugh and Barrett both appear on Mr. Trumpâ€™s list of 25 possible nominees and heâ€™s said he plans to interview about half a dozen potential candidates before announcing his selection. â€¦

Over the weekend, Mr. Trump was in Bedminster, New Jersey. Although the president hinted last week that he might meet with potential nominees there, CBS News has confirmed that no candidates were present on the weekend trip.

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https://hotair.com/archives/2018/07/02/cbs-trumps-two-finalists-scotus-picks/

WingNot · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2018, 05:14:14 pm »

I don't believe cbs.

Frank Cannon · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2018, 05:19:56 pm »

Quote from: Wingnut on July 02, 2018, 05:13:29 pm

I don't believe CBS.

Would you believe NBC?

catfish1957 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 02, 2018, 05:25:52 pm »

Quote from: Wingnut on July 02, 2018, 05:13:29 pm

I don't believe CBS.

Yes, they have been known to be "Rather" biased.

WingNot · « **Reply #6 on:** July 02, 2018, 05:26:20 pm »

I find that hard to believe.

Bigun · « **Reply #7 on:** July 02, 2018, 05:36:02 pm »

Nominating Amy Barrett would make liberal heads explode.

ABX · « **Reply #8 on:** July 02, 2018, 05:37:29 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on July 02, 2018, 05:10:41 pm

CBS: Trumpâ€™s down to two finalists for SCOTUS picks

Ed MorrisseyPosted at 12:01 pm on July 2, 2018

Will the nomination to replace Anthony Kennedy come sooner than expected? According to CBS News, Donald Trump has narrowed down his short list to two finalists. Itâ€™s between a longtime conservative favorite and â€¦ a more recent conservative favorite:

more
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/07/02/cbs-trumps-two-finalists-scotus-picks/

Interesting options if true. If these are the potential candidates, I would bet on him choosing Kavanaugh due to his outspoken opinion on executive prerogative.

edpc · « **Reply #9 on:** July 02, 2018, 05:47:39 pm »

Kavanaugh has been a popular subject in the media to replace Kennedy, since he once clerked for him.

Bigun · « **Reply #10 on:** July 02, 2018, 05:55:47 pm »

Quote from: edpc on July 02, 2018, 05:47:39 pm

Kavanaugh has been a popular subject in the media to replace Kennedy, since he once clerked for him.

The left hates him for sure!

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/the-frontrunner-to-be-trumps-supreme-court-pick-is-the-forrest-gump-of-republican-politics/

Bigun · « **Reply #11 on:** July 02, 2018, 06:04:43 pm »

Quote from: catfish1957 on July 02, 2018, 05:25:52 pm

Yes, they have been known to be "Rather" biased.

ZING!!!

cato potatoe · « **Reply #12 on:** July 02, 2018, 06:10:10 pm »

This will be a circus from hell. Just take a look at the Democratic side of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Several of them look like Pennywise, less the face paint.

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/members

Free Vulcan · « **Reply #13 on:** July 02, 2018, 06:12:26 pm »

Threads merged.

XenaLee · « **Reply #14 on:** July 02, 2018, 06:12:33 pm »

Quote from: SirLinksALot on July 02, 2018, 05:07:05 pm

SOURCE: HOTAIR

URL: https://hotair.com/archives/2018/07/02/cbs-trumps-two-finalists-scotus-picks/

by Ed Morrissey

Will the nomination to replace Anthony Kennedy come sooner than expected? According to CBS News, Donald Trump has narrowed down his short list to two finalists. Itâ€™s between a longtime conservative favorite and â€¦ a more recent conservative favorite:

How seriously can we take this? There isnâ€™t any reporting other than CBS to back up the idea that Trump has already narrowed his consideration to Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. Furthermore as Blair Guild notes in the follow-up, Nancy Cordes also reports that none of the contenders met with Trump over the weekend, so the interviews havenâ€™t even yet begun. It seems unlikely that Trump would have narrowed down his list without conducting any interviews at all on a nomination that will be key to his presidential legacy. On the other hand, Ramesh Ponnuru apparently hears the same thing.

Perhaps Kavanaugh and Barrett are the â€œtop contendersâ€ going into the narrowing process because theyâ€™re archetypes of the two strategies Trump has open to him. Kavanaugh has extensive experience in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, is well known to conservative activists, and will be reliably conservative at the Supreme Court. Thatâ€™s the recipe for the low-key strategy, or at least as low-key as this can get. Barrett exemplifies the in-your-face strategy â€” small amount of experience, solid conservative track record, and the ability to make this into a high-tension fight with Democrats, as her confirmation last year to the appellate court amply demonstrated. Trumpâ€™s long list has potential nominees that fit into either or both slots, but none personify the two tracks as well as these do.

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Fake news? Or wishful thinking? Or both...?

musiclady · « **Reply #15 on:** July 02, 2018, 06:23:21 pm »

Quote from: catfish1957 on July 02, 2018, 05:25:52 pm

Yes, they have been known to be "Rather" biased.

Fishrrman · « **Reply #16 on:** July 02, 2018, 11:39:09 pm »

"According to CBS News, Donald Trump has narrowed down his short list to two finalists."

If it's a choice between these two, take the guy.

Leave the "lady in waiting" for the next female vacancy.
She'd be a good choice to replace Ruth Ginsberg!d

Addendum:
Wasn't the gal just a nominee not long ago herself?
And new to the bench?
Perhaps she needs a couple more years for... "seasoning"...

DCPatriot · « **Reply #17 on:** July 03, 2018, 12:07:20 am »

William Bennett...just on FOX, opined that he'd like to see a Conservative woman on the SC...right now, it's 3 liberal women on one side and the men on the other side.

Fishrrman · « **Reply #18 on:** July 03, 2018, 12:41:04 am »

"William Bennett...just on FOX, opined that he'd like to see a Conservative woman on the SC...right now, it's 3 liberal women on one side and the men on the other side."

NO!
The fewer women on the court, the better!
Preferably, NONE!

The LAST THING we want is FOUR "liberal women" on the court!
Remember O'Connor! How did she work out???

DCPatriot · « **Reply #19 on:** July 03, 2018, 12:44:36 am »

Quote from: Fishrrman on July 03, 2018, 12:41:04 am

"William Bennett...just on FOX, opined that he'd like to see a Conservative woman on the SC...right now, it's 3 liberal women on one side and the men on the other side."

NO!
The fewer women on the court, the better!
Preferably, NONE!

The LAST THING we want is FOUR "liberal women" on the court!
Remember O'Connor! How did she work out???

LOL!

Thought of that Star Trek episode where they go to a planet ruled by women.

Of course, the 'robes' were thigh-high. And white.

Slide Rule · « **Reply #20 on:** July 03, 2018, 02:57:54 am »

Young aren't they?

They will be there a long long time.

:)

corbe · « **Reply #21 on:** July 03, 2018, 03:39:41 am »

Quote from: Fishrrman on July 02, 2018, 11:39:09 pm

"According to CBS News, Donald Trump has narrowed down his short list to two finalists."

If it's a choice between these two, take the guy.

Leave the "lady in waiting" for the next female vacancy.
She'd be a good choice to replace Ruth Ginsberg!d

Addendum:
Wasn't the gal just a nominee not long ago herself?
And new to the bench?
Perhaps she needs a couple more years for... "seasoning"...

She's in the running because 2 dem Senators voted for her last time, not that that matters.
4 women on the SC, I hope their periods don't sync.

Suppressed · « **Reply #22 on:** July 03, 2018, 05:04:45 am »

Quote from: corbe on July 03, 2018, 03:39:41 am

She's in the running because 2 dem Senators voted for her last time, not that that matters.
4 women on the SC, I hope their periods don't sync.

The only periods for Ginsberg are those of rate wakefulness.

Hoodat · « **Reply #23 on:** July 03, 2018, 06:26:53 am »

Quote from: Bigun on July 02, 2018, 05:55:47 pm

The left hates him for sure!

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/the-frontrunner-to-be-trumps-supreme-court-pick-is-the-forrest-gump-of-republican-politics/

After reading that, I am not sold on him either. Ken Starr's legal team? Investigated the death of Vince Foster? Both of those reeked of incompetence. And he chose to live in Bethesda instead of NoVa? Sounds like a Beltway opportunist to me. Sure, he may vote the way the Right wants him to vote. But I prefer someone more versed in Constitutional law. There are better picks than Kavanaugh.

Bigun · « **Reply #24 on:** July 03, 2018, 01:16:28 pm »

Quote from: Hoodat on July 03, 2018, 06:26:53 am

After reading that, I am not sold on him either. Ken Starr's legal team? Investigated the death of Vince Foster? Both of those reeked of incompetence. And he chose to live in Bethesda instead of NoVa? Sounds like a Beltway opportunist to me. Sure, he may vote the way the Right wants him to vote. But I prefer someone more versed in Constitutional law. There are better picks than Kavanaugh.

@Hoodat

As I understand things, Kavanaugh was the guy on the Starr team who drove them crazy with details like Vince's car being in the parking lot long before his body was put there so I don't know. Right now I would fall on the side of Amy Barrett for this one.