Sunday, February 15, 2009

GOP may seek revenge on Obama's court picks

'Kenneth W. Starr has a warning for the Obama administration: what goes around comes around.

During a speech yesterday in Boston, Starr told a group of attorneys that President Barack Obama could face an uphill battle over his Supreme Court nominees because as a senator he opposed two of George W. Bush's Supreme Court picks, Samuel Alito and John Roberts.
Starr's message: elephants don't forget.

The former independent counsel during Bill Clinton's Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky scandals, Starr said an aging Supreme Court meant that Obama could be able to name perhaps two or more nominees to the high court. And that could lead to a showdown with Senate Republicans who were livid with Democrats like Obama who filibustered and voted against the Bush picks."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/politics-101/2009/Feb/14/ken-starr-obamas-supreme-court-picks-will-face-tro/

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