Re[2]: [Am-info] Do you think Kottar-Kelley will delay ruling until a Democrat is president?

[Gene Gaines]

Now I am really nervous.

Is it true that President Bush is circulating feelers about
nominating Gates for a federal judicial appointment?

Is it true this is a reward for Microsoft having corrected the
line counting error in Word?

Gene
gene.gaines@gainesgroup.com

On Monday, October 21, 2002, 12:33:29 AM, Paul wrote:

> ========== On 2002.10.21 12:14 AM, Mark Hinds typed: ============

>>Yeah, I remember how it got so back logged - a Republican controlled
>>Senate wouldn't let almost any of President Clinton's nominations through
>>in 8 years. I'll certainly consider that when I vote, but then niether
>>of my Senators is up for re-election this time.

>     Republicans only controlled the Senate for 6 of those 8 years, and 
> most of Clinton's nominees were eventually approved after hearings - Bush 
> can't even get hearings scheduled for his choices. If the Senate had done 
> Clinton the way they're doing Bush, the seat held by Justice Ruth Vader 
> Ginsburg would still be up for grabs.

>     But let's not turn this into yet another political forum. I won't 
> post replies here to any additional followups, whatever else anyone has 
> to say. If you insist on a debate I'll reply off-list.


> ======== Paul Rickard, Editor of The Microsoft Boycott Campaign =======
> --------------------------------[ Http://www.msboycott.com ]-----------

>   "Microsoft is now talking about the digital nervous system. I guess I
>    would be nervous if my system was built on their technology, too."
>        -Sun Microsystems President Scott McNealy

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