Samuel Alito

Bush has nominated Samuel Alito to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court. What do you think? How will the process go this time around? Are we likely to see a contentious, divided Senate Judiciary Committee? What role will special interest groups play?
Here are some links to articles to learn more about Alito:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/31/scotus.bush/index.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/31/AR2005103100180.html

Madam President?

We've talked about this here and there, but now that we are entrenched in our presidency unit.... what do you think? Will we see a female president in our lifetime? With the new show "Commander in Chief" on TV, could life imitate art? What kinds of issues would arise in a campaign with a female candidate... or maybe two? (Hillary v. Condi)

Campaign Ads...

Today, we watched a bunch of ads. There are plenty more out there - feel free to check out more (including the 2004 "Windsurfing" ad) at www.livingroomcandidate.com. What is effective advertising? What kinds of ads go too far?

Harriet Miers

What do you think about Bush's SC nomination choice?
If you need some more reading material, here's an interview with her the White House website:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ask/20041029.html

Here's an article about the nomination:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/03/AR2005100300252.html

Blog away - what are your thoughts?