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Day By Day by Chris Muir
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SCOTUS WATCH: Priscilla Owen Front-Runner to Replace Sandra Day O’Connor?
Robert Novak on Human Events Online writes Speculation Swirls: Priscilla Owen Front-Runner to Replace Sandra Day O’Connor.
With Senate confirmation of Judge John G. Roberts Jr. as chief justice virtually assured, the struggle for the Supreme Court returns to replacing retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The belief in legal and political circles is that President Bush will name a conservative woman, and the front-runner is Federal Appellate Judge Priscilla Owen (5th Circuit, Austin, Texas).
According to White House sources, Bush met secretly with Owen last week. While not decisive evidence, this was no mere get-acquainted session beginning a long exploration. The president knows and admires his fellow Texas Republican.
Flap previously had:
SCOTUS Watch: President Bush Nominates Judge John Roberts for Chief Justice
Priscilla Owen, always a favorite of Flap, would make an excellent conservative choice for President Bush.
The Left will be horrified, but, remember they just confirmed Judge Owen to the Court of Appeal some four months ago.
Can they mount objections because she is not qualified…….NOPE…… but they will derive some reason because she will be a conservative justice…… and one who even campaigned with George Bush when he ran for Governor of Texas…..imagine that!
Technorati Tags:Priscilla Owen, President Bush, George Bush, U.S. Supreme Court
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California Republican Party Convention Watch: Bear Flag League Salon
Justene from Calblog and the Boi From Troy live blog the Bear Flag League Salon of Candidates Forum.
The Bear Flag League was well represented in a salon sponsored by Republican Insurance Commissioner candidate Dr. Phil Kurzner and organized by the Boi From Troy
Other Bear Flaggers in attendance were SactoDan, Matt Szabo, XRLQ, California Mafia, Master of None, the Daily Spork, Bear to the Right and the Roseville Conservative.
Candidates came and went……signifying….. well not too much (with issues) but tried out their new stump speeches, in any event.
Bill Mundell spoke on Proposition 77, the redistricitng initiative, – but everyone in the room knows he will run against Dianne Feinstein for U.S. Senate next year. He wouldn’t committ to the candidacy — even when Flap asked him directly — but hinted broadly he would announce soon after the November 8th special election.
More on the other candidates that trudged their way up to the salon in later posts.
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California Republican Party Convention Watch: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Endorses Proposition 75
Lewis Uhler in the Press Room at the California Republican Party Convention.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger before a luncheon throng of GOP faithful announced that he was endorsing Proposition 75 – the Public Employee Union Dues Initiative commonly referred to as the Paycheck Protection Initiative.
The Governor has now opened a four fronted attack against the special interest left-wing public employee unions (the Southern Pacific Railroad of the 21st century) who have a strangehold on California government.
Flap will report on developments at the convention with this latest development and how the Governor’s California Recovery Team will incorporate Proposition 75 in their special election campaign.
Technorati Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lewis Uhler, Proposition 75, California, California Special Election, Paycheck Protection Initiative, Californians for Paycheck Protection.
Cross-posted to the Bear Flag League Special Election Page
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Day By Day by Chris Muir
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California Republican Party Convention Watch: Random Notes
The Press Room at the CRP Convention rocks….. well stocked with friendly staff and FOOD!…… thanks to Sarah and Karen…. no Flap won’t blow your cover but will print your full names tomorrow……
____________________ here and __________________________here……..
Only a few MSM journalist types showed up today…… big crunch will be tomorrow when Arnold makes his speech……
Speaking of the Governor……. speech is a big deal……security is tight and demonstrations Flap predicts will happen………………no entrance for the demonstrators into the hotel unless security breaks down …..which it won’t.
MSM journalists and you know who you are……from Sacramento Bee and Contra Costa Times were actually friendly to the bloggers…..meaning Flap and SactoDan. It seems their newspapers want them to blog too…….plenty of room here for all.
Senator Allen looks and sounds like a winner……smooth speaker and did NOT speak too long. He reminds Flap of Jack Kemp but more polished and not as academic in speech presentation……… and no NFL comparisons allowed here. Allen is the son of a coach……..President probably not this time around but maybe VP……but who knows with Cheney having health problems again…..he may be VP before 2009?????……..
Internet connection in the hotel sucks in the main banquet room…….
Blogger and Blogspot sucks big time …….ask SactoDan why?
Peanut butter cookies in the Press Room are outstanding…..diet busting…….
Capitol Weekly is first pulp paper Flap has picked up in 2 years……. Check it out……Met Anthony York the editor….. funny guy…..with lots of stories…..is he Big Daddy????? Link is under newspapers on the blog…….
Wish I had business cards with my blog name on them……make a note…….
Flap says good night…….until tomorrow at CRP………too early at 8 AM…….