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To: combjelly who wrote (242758)	7/22/2005 1:03:25 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575267

You know, I've been wondering why justice selection involves so much politicking by the executive and legislative branches. Somehow that seems flawed to me. I'm not a lawyer, but I feel like justices should be picked from among their own peers based on their judiciary track record, integrity, fairness, etc. Once more, our leaders turn this into a big money and power game.

To: combjelly who wrote (242758)	7/22/2005 3:35:13 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575267

The (over)exercise of power A week ago, when President Bush met with Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III to interview him for a potential Supreme Court nomination, the conversation turned to exercise. When asked by the president of the United States how often he exercised, Wilkinson impressively responded that he runs 3 1/2 miles a day. Bush urged him to adopt more cross-training. "He warned me of impending doom," Wilkinson told the New York Times. Does this sound familiar? Given the importance of his job, it is astonishing how much time Bush has to exercise. His full schedule is not publicly available. The few peeks we get at Bush's daily routine usually come when some sort of disaster prods the White House Press Office to reveal what the president was doing "at the time." Earlier this year, an airplane wandered into restricted Washington air space. Bush, we learned, was bicycling in Maryland. In 2001, a gunman fired shots at the White House. Bush was inside exercising. When planes struck the World Trade Center in 2001, Bush was reading to schoolchildren, but that morning he had gone for a long run with a reporter. Either this is a series of coincidences or Bush spends an enormous amount of time working out. Do you think the author of that article saw my post? <g> I am surprised more has not been made on the subject. After all, it was a reported a couple of years ago that Bush went on vacation more than any other president. Its too bad Bush doesn't exercise his brain as much as his body. ;~) ted