Roberts nomination in big trouble

[benfranklin]

Just when it looked like he had it in the bag:

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Durbin and Schumer were confronted by television producer Norman Lear and other major party supporters during a trip to the West Coast over the weekend, according to party officials familiar with the conversation.


These Democratic supporters are strongly opposed to Roberts, and want Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, and Schumer, the head of the campaign committee, to oppose his confirmation.

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Story here.

Looks bad for Roberts, pending final recommendations from noted political science professors Barbara Streisand and Alec Baldwin of the University of La-La Land. I bet Bush would never have nominated Roberts if he knew Norman Lear would oppose him.