Hmm... Roberts, Scalia, or Thomas...

[cornermouse]

(Bush clears throat)

"Chief Justice Roberts?"

(Bush taps fingers)

"Chief Justice Scalia?"

(Bush plays with paperweight which is heavier than the brain of the person manipulating it)

Chief Justice Thomas?"

(Bush gets dizzy after spinning around on chair several times)

Whatever his choice, life is about to go from bad to worse for anyone who is not very wealthy. Those who think they are protected due to skin color, political party, or religious beliefs will soon find out how wrong they are. A lot of people are going to lose a lot of rights in the next couple of decades.

[mtnester]

1. With the current cries of racism against this admin, I bet on Thomas

as if that would fix something. He will be looking to deflect.

"See, I appointed a black man to Supreme Court Justice...I ain't no racist and that proves it."

[cornermouse]

2. Maybe.

Robert's advantage seems to be as a loyal repulican party political fixture with long standing.

I think Bush probably likes Gonzales on a personal level while Cheney appears to be closer to Scalia.

Thomas, if he gets it, should be grateful to Katrina and Bush's need for positive PR.

[mtnester]

5. Guess we both missed that boat as he just nominated Roberts

be afraid

[cornermouse]

6. My thought this morning was that this might tell us who or what

is running the country.

If Gonzales got it, we could legitimately consider the possibility that Bush is actually running the country.

If Scalia got it, it could have been an indication that Cheney is actually running the country.

And if Roberts got it, its a very real possibility that neither Bush nor Cheney are independently making the decisions.

[whistle]

3. The very very very wealthy which Bush calls his base number 475

...individuals who are above even the supreme court of the United States. Then there are the very wealthy who resp resent .5% (that's one half of one percent) of the population for whom Scala would fit quite well into their "keep all others in their proper place" agenda. That would be 1.5 million persons who control almost 50% of all assets (real wealth) in the country and want those assets protected no matter what the cost.

Then there are the professional class of business managers, lawyers, law enforcement chiefs, fire protection, government bureaucrats and comfortable bourgeoisie class representing another 4.5% of the U.S. (13.5 million) who are there to enforce and manipulate the laws and conditions that allow the privileged groups in the U.S. to maintain and keep their position. They have another 30% of total assets and wealth, but are vulnerable because their incomes and livelihoods depend on the stability of financial condition of their masters.

Then there is the shrinking upper middle-class who represent 30% of the U.S. (90 million) who struggle to keep 15% of the nation's assets within their grasp.

The lower middle class who are the working people mostly living from paycheck to paycheck own the remaining 5% of all assets in the nation, but present 50% of the population (150 million).

Finally there are the poor and destitute making up the balance of the population (15%) of some 45 million persons who own nothing, have no means of supporting themselves and who rely on the welfare of others and the state to for help to stay alive.

I don't see anyone on the Supreme Court of the United States who cares at all for this segment of our society. They are vulnerable, unprotected almost all the time. They are people like those who were locked up in the Super-dome and the Convention Center in New Orleans left there with not food, no water, no electricity no sanitation, no means to bath or wash their clothing, totally ignored by the president and government. These people exist in every major city in the United States.

[cornermouse]

4. I agree.

The base number are Bush's friends and buddies. The one thing that I truly associate with Bush is classism. I think that if you aren't in the same social strata, you exist only to take care of him. He's the poster boy for spoiled rich kids everywhere.

Trying to really meet and understand anyone else takes him out of the framework of those that he knows how to deal with and into the unknown.
I don't think Bush likes the unknown and discomfort. It frightens him, I think.