Biden to nominate anti-abortion judge?

[Jimmy Higgins]

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President Joe Biden is not backing off plans to nominate an anti-abortion attorney to a lifetime federal judgeship in Kentucky, despite strong opposition from Democrats and reproductive rights groups, according to a source recently briefed on the White House’s plans.

White House officials have refused to talk about Chad Meredith ever since the Louisville Courier-Journal reported late last month that he is the president’s pick for a soon-to-be vacant U.S. District Court seat in eastern Kentucky. The newspaper even provided copies of June 23 emails from the White House to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) confirming Biden’s plan to nominate Meredith, a member of the conservative Federalist Society who has fought abortion rights.

So Biden is doing McConnell a favor? Potentially a deal to get other nominations moving quicker? It used to be, you need to make your own picks a bit less partisan on your side, not put the other guys people in these positions of power.

McConnell will go down as probably the shrewdest Senate leader ever.

 

[ZiprHead]

The senate dems can still vote against the judge.

 

[ZiprHead]

Saw $4.70 here today for regular.

 

[Politesse]

There is no "other guys"; the aristocratic class play-acts as politicians to entertain and distract the public.