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Originally Posted by dopeman
Gonzales, however, is COMPETENT which is perhaps even scarier. at this point, it seems that Bush will be able to appoint anyone he wants. the democrats signed a deal some time ago saying they won't filibuster unless it's an extreme case. so if we get another Scalia in there, it could be doomsday for this industry.
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Competent is ok, generally that also means a little less insane.
As for the anti filibuster deal, a supreme court justice nomination for replacing who just left is an extreme case. This is not like Rehnquist resigning, he already is a pretty tough conservative who if replaced with such would not mess the balance up at all.
Also Bush seems to be a pretty lame duck president right now. He could not even get a nomination for the UN through. Nearly everything he does is shot down and not just by democrates but by his own party as well.