July 19, 2005
7/19: George W.J.C. Bush?
Although the buzz surrounding Karl Rove does not seem to have diminished, today other controversies in the blogosphere actually emit a noticeable hum of their own. Some are tangentially related to Rove, including conservative bloggers' objection to the MSM's interpretation of Pres. Bush's presser last a.m. Other blog swarms are not, such as confrontations over questionable satire and Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO). We also bring you our latest Blogger Spotlight, with lefty journalist Marc Cooper.
TRACKBACKS: Just Karl-ing 'Em As They See 'Em
Where the blog swarm is headed, who's taking part, and what they're saying:
- Bush's presser got a lot of attention, and we'll get into it more below. The quickly turned-around AP version gets plenty of attention. Multiple liberal bloggers compare Bush to Pres. Clinton at the height of the Lewinsky scandal, although at least 1 takes a more skeptical approach.
>> From the left -- Liberal The Sideshow: "The facts -- that Rove and [Scooter] Libby were indeed responsible for the leak -- are well known and now on the public record. But the White House is apparently now relying on the idea that no one can prove they were strictly in violation of the 1982 law that most people have been talking about, although Matthew Cooper's testimony suggests that they were. This means it would be helpful if people keep pointing out that there are other laws that certainly were violated." · Majikthise compares Bush to NYC journalist Helaine Olen, whose nanny-firing has made the blogs lately: "It's amazing how different employment standards are for the White House vs. the real world. If you work as a nanny in a Brooklyn brownstone, you can get canned for any reason whatsoever ... if you're the President's most senior advisor..." · AMERICAblog: "If Bush wants to comment only when he's going to lie and move the goal post, then the media and the American people have the right to demand Bush explain why he lied to the American people two years ago when he said he's fire anyone involved in the leak. Apparently 'W' stands for William, as in William Jefferson Clinton."
>> Those who disagree with the liberal-left consensus -- Conservative John Hawkins asks, "should Karl Rove, a man who has been very valuable to Bush, be fired even though it looks as if he has done nothing wrong at this point just so Bush can say he's being consistent? Well, as Emerson said: 'A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.'" · The Moderate Voice: "So we have a shift. And some Democrats and journalists will point to it, note it, and write about it. But it's highly unlikely to raise an eyebrow among staunch White House supporters." · Liberal NewsHog concedes the partisan aspect of this fight: "But it has to be said, if the roles were reversed the Democrats would insist on a conviction before firing a high-placed aide too. Not an allegation, however well it was backed by evidence, not a criminal charge even -- a conviction."
>> More: The Huffington Post; The Left Coaster; Rising Hegemon; Orrin Judd; Whiskey Bar; Daily Kos; Daly Thoughts; Running Scared.
ROVE: How Lame Is Washington? It's The "Silly Season" -- Yet Everyone Is Still Poring Over Legal Documents
An update to MyDD's Rove-meter (see 7/15 Blogometer) counting the number of Rove-referencing stories on Google News stories (including blogs and the MSM):
Saturday, 7/9: 49
Sunday, 7/10: 77
Monday, 7/11: 639
Tuesday, 7/12: 1,150
Wednesday, 7/13: 1,200
Thursday, 7/14: 1,230
Friday, 7/15:799
Saturday, 7/16: 303
Sunday, 7/17: 845
Monday, 7/18: 624
Conservative Baseball Crank accepts a challenge from liberal Mark A.R. Kleiman to respond in detail as to the applicability of U.S. v. Morison, a 4th circuit ruling from '88, to the Rove case. A sample: "I know of no reason why [Valerie] Plame's identity as a CIA analyst would satisfy the statutory requirement of 'information relating to the national defense,' and Kleiman doesn't explain why it would. On the other hand, if she had been a covert agent recently enough that the disclosure of her identity would compromise covert intelligence-gathering sources, that would likely satisfy the requirement."
"Leon H" from RedState addresses the SF-312 form that Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and liberal bloggers had raised as a statute Rove may have violated (see 7/18 Blogometer): "I've taken some time to read over this form and the attendant executive order, and basically what it says is that if anyone violates the order, then it is up to the President to discipline that person according to the President's discretion. This can be anything from a reprimand (Bad Karl! Bad!), to a dock in pay, to firing. Totally and completely up to the President."
Josh Marshall has a few questions about the State Dept. memo then-spokesperson Ari Fleischer was seen "perusing" on the Africa trip in July '03. He is especially intrigued by conflicting reports, from the New York Times and Bloomberg, which cite different preparation dates for the memo.
Daily Howler's Bob Somerby writes, "conservatives pundits recited bogus claims last week, as they've done for years and years. But today we ask a further question -- is a similar habit of thought developing now on the left?" In the case of Marshall, he says yes, singling out Marshall's dismissal of the Senate Intel Cmte report -- which refutes claims by Joe Wilson, whom Marshall supports and Somerby does not -- even though it was "unanimously" agreed to by 8 Dems, including IL's Dick Durbin, WV's Jay Rockefeller and ex-Sen. John Edwards.
On the conservative side, Michelle Malkin takes several conservative bloggers/columnists to task for invoking "the 'John Kerry did it' card to pooh-pooh Rovegate," and links to a post she wrote in April debunking the claim, "Did senators blow a CIA agent's cover? No."
Crooks and Liars posts an ABC News report from '73, commenting: "Here's a blast from the past. ... The press corp was yelling at the White House for refusing to answer questions about Watergate. (sound familiar?)"
Swing State Project is quite pleased to see that Rove will be headlining a fundraiser for "embattled" Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA).
BLOGS VS. THE MSM: Goooooooooooooooooaaaaaaal!!!
Under the header "Moving The Goalposts (Back To Their Original Position)" right-leaning JustOneMinute's Tom Maguire criticizes the AP and Washington Post for its coverage of Pres. Bush's 7/18 presser, where he said that a person convicted of leaking Plame's identity would be fired. In the past 24 hours, the MSM has focused on a contradictory statement by WH spokesperson Scott McClellan and a few Bush statements which sounded differently. But Maguire argues that they are playing "'Gotcha' with the President," and addresses the AP's report specifically: "Bush said [in 9/03] that 'if there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is. And if the person has violated law, the person will be taken care of.' In June 2004, a reporter asked if Bush stood by a pledge Bush had not previously made, namely, to fire anyone 'involved' with the leak. Now, if the reporter had asked Bush to revise his original pledge, Bush would clearly have assented to a modification of his original pledge. However, since the reporter did not note that he was misrepresenting or revising Bush's pledge, it is perfectly reasonable to recast their exchange as follows:
Reporter: Do you stand by your original pledge?
Bush: Yes."
Maguire adds, "Bush should have avoided this verbal trap (as if!) by answering something like, 'I made my position clear last fall.' With any luck, the next questioner would have let him move on without forcing him to try and remember what his position was."
- Power Line, on the Post version: "At a minimum, the Post should have provided the fuller version of the June 2004 quotation, and the text of the original pledge, so that its readers could have an adequate basis for deciding whether the president actually lowered the standard. But the Post's standard of journalism seems to have less to do with informing its readers than with taking shots at the president."
- Three Bad Fingers agrees that the MSM is misreading Bush's comments in order to play it as a scandal, and lists several other news outlets which make the same errors: "Lemmings I tell ya, lemmings!"
- Conservative Ramesh Ponnuru, at The Corner: "So my tentative conclusion is that the press's version of the president's words and Maguire's version are both a bit too definite. But the ambiguity is tougher for the press's version, since it tries to portray the president as breaking a pledge."
- Liberal MyDD's Chris Bowers, on the same coverage: "The weekend wasn't much of a break for the White House, and today promises to be the largest day ever. This is fueled primarily by Bush's statement today, which was an obvious moving of the goalposts that even the media is picking up on..."
Eric Alterman, on Time's Rove cover story: "We're told we're not going to get nearly as many unattributed quotes any more and we get, from Time, 'legal sources?' That's the best Time could do? What the hell good is that? For all we know, this story is sourced to Arnie Becker."
Centrist Roger L. Simon highlights a report from Andrew McCarthy on the MSM's amicus brief supporting Cooper and Judith Miller; in it, the MSM takes the position that no crime was committed because they say Plame's cover had been blown before Robert Novak published his column.
WHITE HOUSE '08: Wesley Clark Kent
Liberal Daily Kos holds another (unscientific) straw poll measuring reader support for realistic WH GOPers -- "So no Gores, no Deans. Sorry," Markos Moulitsas writes -- and voting is under way. Click here to see current results as they roll in. Last month in the 1st Daily Kos straw poll (see 6/22 Blogometer), Wesley Clark took the plurality of 26% support. As of this a.m., he's polling 37% support.
MIDTERMS '06: Dems Set For A Comeback By Unpopular Demand?
Right-leaning James Joyner, on an NPR poll indicating that while the GOP is unpopular, Dems are even more unpopular: "The party numbers are even more odd when one looks inside the poll and sees that more people in the same survey say they would vote for the Democrat in the 2006 congressional elections were held today (which, I hasten to add, they will not be). So, they feel 'cooler' toward the Democrats but still say they are more likely to vote for them in a generic race."
Conservative PoliPundit's Jayson Javitz, on the RNC's $59.4M take YTD: "People need to start getting used to the idea of GOP hegemony. And by 'people,' I mean to say: trust-fund liberals, champagne-swilling law professors, spaced-out liberal media drones, spooky black helicopter types, and silver-spooned anarchists."
DASCHLE: A Campaign So Indelible You'd Have To Sandblast It Away
Conservative South Dakota Politics writes, the FEC "has written a letter to [ex-Sen. Tom] Daschle about his '2010 candidacy'! It really is a permanent campaign! The FEC says Daschle is not in compliance if he doesn't (1) declare himself a candidate or (2) 'disavow [the] activities' of his ongoing permanent campaign. Apparently Daschle ignored the FEC's deadline to respond, which was July 14, but scrambled around yesterday when some reporters called and then wrote a letter." For more on the so-called "permanent campaign" involving '04 match-up victor/Sen. John Thune (R-SD) see the 7/13 Blogometer
TANCREDO: The Other Nuclear Option
Conservative Captain's Quarters criticizes Rep. Tancredo for saying the U.S. could "take out" Islamic holy sites if al Qaeda uses nukes on the U.S.: "Besides, who is Tom Tancredo to make these threats anyway? He doesn't have anything to do with the military chain of command or the national security systems that would make those kinds of recommendations." Some lesser-known conservative bloggers take issue, such as Pink Flamingo Bar & Grill: "What Tancredo has done is put uncertainty into the jihadist minds and thats not a bad thing." Righty Hugh Hewitt seems to agree with Captain's Quarters, calling Tancredo's remarks "the most irresponsible statement any American official can make." Michelle Malkin, who calls Tancredo a "friend," hedges: "Rep. Tancredo's remarks were most certainly unwise, and he should do the right thing and retract them quickly, but I do not agree that his words were 'the most irresponsible' opinions expressed by any American official."
BLOGGERS VS. BLOGGERS: Race To The Bottom
Last p.m. "Paul" at conservative Wizbang quoted from a San Bernardino Sun news story about the school district incorporating Ebonics." The header is "Black Kids Are Too Stupid to Learn English," and he summarizes the quoted passage thus: "Black kids are too stupid to learn english, we all know that. ... I say we keep them stupid. If not, how will I ever get anyone to pick my cotton?" Sometime later, he added the following to the top: "Editors Note: For the benefit of new Wizbang readers, please note that every story at Wizbang is categorized. You can see the category for each post on the byline at the bottom of each story."
- Liberal David Anderson responds at his own blog: "I ask ALL decent members of the blogsphere to condemn this hate speech by Paul of Wizbang, disguised as some sort of sick satire. I especially beseech those decent conservatives I know to provide feedback on this post, and to demonstrate once and for all, that this type of speech is unwelcome as part of our political discourse!"
- Paul follows up by calling Anderson the "drama queen of the blogoshere" and protests that when he says "(in jest) that black kids are too stupid to learn english it is "hate speech." When a liberal says it for real they are an educator."
- Anderson follows up this in an update to his same post: "Earth to Paul. I disagree with Ebonics as much as you do. But I am not using stereotypes like cotton picking am I?"
- Liberal journalist Joy-Ann Reid: "The post touched off a furor on Wizbang over whether it was proper satire. I, for one, actually agree with Paul that it makes no sense to bring 'ebonics' into the classroom (though he probably shouldn't quit his day job and camp out outside 'Chappelle's Show' just yet.)"
MISCELLANY: What Do Howard Dean, Rick Santorum, The FBI, Pepsi, And Daily Kos Have In Common? You Tell Us
- Responding to a New York Times story about the FBI gathering 1000s of pages of documents on anti-war and other left-wing protest groups, MyDD suggests: "Maybe we should FOIA to see what they have gathered about progressive bloggers." At Volokh Conspiracy, Orin Kerr is skeptical, writing that "it's beginning to look like" the Times story "about the FBI's keeping records on the ACLU is based on a serious misrepresentation."
- Liberal Jerome Armstrong follows the local coverage of Howard Dean in MT, UT and ID, and finds that he is "being well-received," adding: "The best thing that Dean can do is continue to ignore DC, and continue to grind away in the states and raise the small donor effort to fund the Democratic Party. He's doing an excellent job."
- Power Line's Scott Johnson finds it "almost unbelievably disgusting" that PepsiCo pres. Indra Nooyi was invited to the WH state dinner for the Indian PM, referring readers to his Weekly Standard online column describing a commencement speech she gave criticizing U.S. foreign policy.
- Liberal Amanda Marcotte, on the brief flurry of attention surrounding the outing of Sen. Rick Santorum's (R-PA) spokesperson (see 7/18 Blogometer): "Santorum [has argued] that allowing people the chance to have a life other than complete celibacy, married monogamy with strict gender roles, or being outcast from society leads directly to priests raping kids. Which means that by hiring an openly gay man instead of refusing him a job unless he got himself a proper beard and led a life of misery in the name of all things holy, Santorum is, by his standards, a tolerant liberal who hates children."
- Jesse Taylor comments on the Weekly Standard article, "The Electoral-Based Community," recently popular on the conservative side: "Oh, and read to the second page for one of the unintentionally funniest bits of "evidence" ever to be marshalled in a conservative column. In order to show that Democrats are somehow intractably in thrall to Daily Kos, the author shows Dick Durbin having a conference call with bloggers who aren't in any way connected to Daily Kos... and then doing something Daily Kos hated in the aftermath."
- Right Wing News compares George Lakoff's "framing" ideas to the Pet Rock.
BLOGGER SPOTLIGHT: Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
Today the Blogometer talks to lefty Marc Cooper, who blogs at MarcCooper.com.
What is your full name?
Marc Cooper
What is your age?
54
Where did you grow up?
Born in Los Angeles. Educated in Los Angeles. Have lived also in Chile, Argentina and Italy.
Where do you live now?
Suburbs of Los Angeles
What is your occupation? Have you ever worked on a political campaign or for the mainstream media?
Never worked on a campagin per se, but as a young man in the 1970's I worked as translator to Chilean President Salvador Allende (those experiences are gathered in a memoir of mine titled "Pinochet and Me" (Verso, 2001).
I have been a working journalist for more than 30 years with articles and essays published in MSM ranging from Atlantic and Harper's to Rolling Stone, Playboy and Los Angeles Times. Currently a contributing editor to The Nation and columnist for L.A. Weekly. Also write cultural reviews for The Atlantic.
In the past I have also worked as a contract producer for CBS News, PBS Frontline, Christian Science Monitor Television. I have worked as raio reporter for public radio, NBC radio, CBS radio and the CBC.
When did you start blogging and why?
I started in April 2004 "because it was there." I had been reading a lot of blogs and was intrigued. The truth is I had a website built then as a place to "park" info about my latest book "The Last Honest Place in America" which had just come out and I was considering blogging but wasn't sure. With trepidation I gave it a try and it was somewhat exhilarting. It felt great to be able to say whatever I wanted without going through the filter of an editor. I could write directly to the readers and not have to second-guess an editor's reaction. Editors usually aren't very smart is my experience. That's why they edit instead of write.
What has been your favorite post, or favorite story to write about, in that time?
I've had several strings that have been favorites for different reasons: Writing about the abuse at Abu Ghraib seemed to get my juices flowing. Also had a great time writing about Ayatollah Sistani's sex advice page. I never tire of fisking Michael Moore (hopefully he has another movie coming out soon that we can all trash). And I generally enjoyed writing from the DNC and RNC last summer.
Describe your typical blogging schedule. And what is your average output?
Depends what you mean by 'blogging." I'm reading stuff on the web -- blogs, newspapers etc -- several times a day. I generally write an average of one posting per day. Usually late at night, around midnight when all is quiet. usually takes 30-45 minutes to put one together.
Who is your favorite political blogger? Favorite non-political blogger?
I don't have one favorite in either category, though I'm not much interested in non-political blogs (don't really care where someone has last had a party or a meal unless I have been invited). I read a regular list of bloggers, some of whom are friends. They include but are in no way limited to: Randy Paul, David Corn, Eric Umansky, Roger L. Simon, Michael J. Totten, Mickey Kaus, Kevin Drum, Chris Nolan, Juan Cole, Jay Rosen, Tim Porter etc. There are also a number of L.A.-centric blogs I'm loyal to including Kevin Roderick, Matt Szabo, and Joe Scott among others.
Who is your favorite mainstream media columnist?
Christopher Hitchens, though I guess he's not technically mainstream. I find most national political columnists very bland and boring. If I had to pick one MSM columnist, probably the L.A. Times' Steve Lopez who writes about, yes, Los Angeles.
What is your favorite television news program, either network or cable?
During the campaign I became a bit of a "Hardball" addict. Post-campaign I not quite such a fanatic but I continue to TiVo it every night and watch most episodes.
What MSM-produced websites (i.e. newspapers, magazines) do you visit on a daily basis?
L.A. Times, Washington Post, New York Times, Newsweek, Chri Sci Monitor, ABC News all on a regular basis.
What non-MSM websites (i.e. blogs) do you visit on a daily basis?
Most of the blogs mentioned in answer #9. Also look at NRO, Opinionjournal.com, TheNation.com, frontpagemag.com, and many others.
How often, or do you ever, read a newspaper in its dead-tree (i.e. print) form?
I read the L.A. Times in hard copy 5-6 times a week and always on Sunday.
How do you see the new media and old media affecting and influencing each other in the next five years?
I don't know but I know the effects will be huge. What I'm most hoping for is that MSM newspapers will be forced to abandon what Jay Rosen calls "the contraption" -- the post World War II specifically American invention of the "objective, balanced" voice. In reality, this mode often sacrifices authentic objectivity (i.e. truthfulness) for an artifical he said/she said balance. In any case, there are big changes coming and I'm excited to be able to witness them.
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Five (Or So) Websites You'll MeetUp In Heaven
Daily Kos: "[T]he first of what should be several MeetUp replacement services -- Gatheroo -- announced it will open shop in the fall. It'll be free and based on the open source CivicSpace platform. MeetUp, which will flame out any day now, has been driven to charging ridiculous fees to meetup groups, leading to a massive exodus from the service. It is for all purposes dead, at best treading water until a suitable replacement could develop. Chances are Gatheroo won't be the only player in the space. This is a vertical begging for strong open source alternatives. "
LEST WE FORGET: A Very Good Question
WuzzaDem presents "Straight Talk From From Governor Thomas Vilsack (D-IA)"; includes special encore appearance by "Mrs. Thomas Vilsack (D-IA)"
BLOGOMETER SPECIAL: Clement Time?
What the blogs are saying about the SCOTUS vacancy:
Since the controversy involving Karl Rove reached a fever pitch last week, the SCOTUS issue has taken a back seat. Today, thanks to just a little bit of movement from the MSM on the SCOTUS story, blog discussion of the vacancy moves just a little bit more. Like before, most of the rumors and speculation come from bloggers on the right: many conservatives are tired of the Rove story and have their own favorites to root on. Meanwhile, the left is by no means done with Rove, and besides that have been taking a wait-and-see approach on the SCOTUS nod (though it is a safe bet that most will oppose Pres. Bush's pick). This is changing a bit, as we'll see below.TRACKBACKS: Ediths Head Up The List
Where the blog swarm is headed, who's taking part, and what they're saying:
- Bloggers comment on The Hill's report that the SCOTUS pick will not be AG Alberto Gonzales, and that Edith Jones or Edith Clement is most likely:
>> On Gonzales -- Conservative Michelle Malkin writes, the news "has many conservatives breathing easier." · Liberal No More Mr. Nice Blog snarks: "The White House told conservatives this? Or did conservatives tells the White House?" · The Moderate Voice: "It wouldn't be surprising to see Gonzales be proposed next time around. If he puts someone on the court to his conservative-base's complete liking he may have an easier time next time pitching Gonzales." · Conservative "Angry Clam" disagrees: "Next, we need to make sure he stays off the table for Rehnquist's seat and any additional vacancies (Stevens, Ginsburg)."
>> On the Ediths -- Conservative PoliPundit's Alexander McClure: "Either one would be a superb pick, adding a fourth tried and true conservative to the bench." · Tom Goldstein: "For the little that it is worth, I stand by my prediction soon after Justice O'Connor's retirement that the President would nominate a conservative woman and most likely Priscilla Owen." · NRO's K.J. Lopez: "I've had Harriet Miers on my mind this morning. And from I'm far from the only one, based on conversations -- again not based on intelligence, but hunches. There's the Dick-Cheney-becomes-veep SCOTUS scenario."
THE RUMOR MILL: If At First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again
RedState's Erick Erickson had previously reported SCOTUS rumors that didn't come to pass, particularly the once-expected resignation of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Today he goes for it again (cross-posting to Confirm Them) with caveats: "People are buzzing that there is a nominee. I have no insider information on who that nominee is, but signs are pointing to one of the Ediths and, of those two, Clement seems to be ahead." He also notes, "We know for sure that Edith Brown Clement had a meeting at the White House last week. We are also hearing that she had a phone call today." A bit later he adds, in an update only at RedState: "I might be reading too much into it, but it is interesting that a number of people are starting to talk about Clement the enigma as Clement the conservative."
Just before midnight, Erickson posts to RedState more detailed rumors, from an e-mail:
1. It is Joy [Clement].
2. WH will announce quickly, probably tomorrow.
3. Major players are on board.
4. Senate Dems are okay.
5. Specter is pleased. His staff is gearing up tonight.
6. Expect Dem groups to go nuts.
7. A handful of Dem Senators will play "mean" to pacify base. Bark will be worse than bite.
8. Joy is like O'Connor on business issues and we are comfortable that she is with us on upcoming life cases.
BLOGS VS. THE SCOTUS: Sketching Out Scenarios
Conservative Kevin Aylward, on what influence the blogosphere will have on the confirmation process: "The real question is not whether a cumulative dribble of defamatory information will accompany the President's forthcoming nominee -- past confirmation battles indicate that it will -- but how far Senate Democrats will go in parroting the research of anti-nominee bloggers. Given their current state of cozying up the DailyKos's of the left side of the blogosphere, it's not unimaginable that Democrats, lead by Sen. Edward Kennedy, will become a sounding board for any and all Gannon-esq slime campaigns." Aylward also points to the Bork fight: "During the Bork confirmation battle a row broke out over the release of his video rental records from a local DC video store. In 2005 the clerk at that video store will probably be a blogger, and will have anonymously posted the porn preference of the forthcoming nominee long before Blockbuster can seal those records from prying eyes."
THE FIGHT: Is This What Byrd Got In Exchange For Praising Bush?
Bench Memos, on an FNC report that Sen. Robert Byrd's (D-WV) "pre-approval" is being sought on possible SCOTUS picks: "It is hard to imagine an authentic constitutionalist who would be acceptable to Byrd, so I hope [Major] Garrett's reporting is wrong about this."
REHNQUIST: The First (and Last?) Call For Impeachment
Univ. of MD prof Mark Graber, at Balkinization: 'The Constitution provides that justices "shall hold their Offices during good Behavior.' Most of us would agree that a justice who fails to attend court sessions, writes far less than his fair share of opinions, and writes pretty mediocre opinions at that is not exhibiting good Behavior. 'Shockingly,' however, no movement exists to impeach Chief Justice William Rehnquist. ... A decent society, I believe, would not allow people to be fired for having cancer, even when they are Chief Justice. If, however, the 14th Amendment does not permit Congress to pass laws allowing private cancer patients to keep their jobs, no good reason exists for interpreting 'good behavior' in Article III as allowing a Chief Justice with cancer to keep his job."
INTRODUCING: Kevin Smith, Call Your Lawyer
Liberal CAP's Think Progress announces new blog from the think tank, Clerks: "What sets Clerks apart from many of the other SCOTUS blogs is its writers: an esteemed group of legal thinkers, professors, litigators, and advocates, virtually all of whom clerked for Supreme Court justices in recent years. Although each blogger brings a different perspective, all write from a deep awareness of the Court's importance and a deep concern about how a new justice could change our country." In a recent post at Clerks, Tim Wu lists a number of conservative judges, including the 9th circuit's Alex Kozinski, who should be on conservative short lists but are not.
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