BS: Bush renominates Pickering

Subject: BS: Bush renominates Pickering
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Jan 03 - 08:12 PM

From CNN:

Bush renominated Pickering, Priscilla Owen of Texas and the others late Tuesday, only hours after the new Senate convened -- with Republicans in control. With the GOP in the majority, Bush has a better chance of moving his judicial nominations through, but Democrats can filibuster and block nominations that way.

The renomination of Pickering came as a surprise to many Washington insiders after speculation that Pickering's name would not turn up again following the recent Trent Lott firestorm.

Lott was forced to resign as Senate majority leader last month after making comments that many people saw as expressing support for segregation.

Pickering -- a Mississippi native and friend of Lott's -- was rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee last March on a 10-9 party line vote.

Civil rights advocates and many Democrats criticized him as racially insensitive and questioned whether he would uphold civil rights.