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Bill Kristol: ‘Go On the Offensive’
Bill Kristol, executive editor of The Weekly Standard and a vocal critic of the Oct. 3 nomination of Harriet Miers to the U.S. Supreme Court, said he was "relieved" at the news of Miers withdrawal Thursday and confident that the next pick will be "a winner" for President Bush, the Supreme Court and America. "Miers' nomination had become a burden for the president," Kristol told Fox News. "She did not have an articulated conservative judicial philosophy. Although Bush felt very loyal to her, he and his advisers apparently miscalculated with this nomination." Kristol said the time is ripe to get the administration back on track and put this botched nomination behind it. "This is the moment to go on the offensive," Kristol said. "The next nominee should be a strong conservative with impeccable qualifications, a strict constructionist with a verifiable record."
Story Continues Below He did not suggest a time frame - or a specific candidate - for the next nomination, but assured that Bush has a long list of qualified candidates from which to choose the next Supreme Court justice. "I don't think they should wait too long," he said. "It's good that the withdrawal happened now. It clears the decks for a lot of other distinguished people who have been working for decades on the bench waiting for an opportunity to be nominated to the Supreme Court."
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