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Such a Republican mutiny might prove fatal to the Souter nomination and to any number of wavering Senators. In a worst (or best) case scenario, such a fiasco could significantly undercut Bush's support, which is already descending from its once stratospheric heights...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Is Bush Courting Disaster? | 7/24/1990 | See Source »

BUSH COULD obviously see an abortion storm brewing in his Supreme Court nomination. As such, his selection of Souter was necessarily farsighted. A former State Supreme Court judge who has served on the Federal bench for only three months, Souter has almost no record of opinions on national issues like abortion...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Is Bush Courting Disaster? | 7/24/1990 | See Source »

...nominee pushed by conservative White House Chief of Staff John Sununu and approved by pro-lifer Bush is unlikely to be pro-choice. But neither Souter nor Bush has chosen to disclose the nominee's opinion on Roe v. Wade, Bush dismissing the issue as unimportant to confirmation...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Is Bush Courting Disaster? | 7/24/1990 | See Source »

...Bush gets his way, Souter will follow the lead of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and refuse to take a firm stand on such a specific issue during confirmation hearings. If the Democrats settle for this non-answer, they would save the Senate from a bloody floor fight but would incur the wrath of pro-choice activists everywhere. This could be lethal for Democrats and pro-choice Republicans alike...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Is Bush Courting Disaster? | 7/24/1990 | See Source »

...true test of Bush's popularity will be whether the president can see through Souter's nomination while avoiding a floor fight on abortion. If he can, the gift of a Supreme Court nomination will be a valuable one indeed, a gift that could last a political lifetime...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Is Bush Courting Disaster? | 7/24/1990 | See Source »

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