but i think this will do it for him. too bad. there were other people being considered. but, you know, be fair to kennedy. he voted conservative more often than not. the issue is he voted he didn t vote pro life on two critical cases. the casey case, and the recent one on gay marriage. and those are obviously third rail hot issues. that is what got him in a bad rep with conservatives. melissa: so as somebody who has looked at picking somebody before and put someone up, as you look at the list or con template this, what would contemplate this, what would you advise? bill: can i be specific? my former speech writer is on the list. allison ide. stanford graduate, colorado supreme court, tenth circuit. that is a great list. this notion that you mention you quoted somebody saying no
one of the top judicial advisers to the president on the next supreme court pick dismissing senator schumer s concerns. leonard leo of the federal society noting the democrats have been saying that for decades. the left has been using the roe v. wade scare tactics since 1932. 1972. for 30 years, nothing has happened to roe v. wade. we know a lot about the justice roberts as we knew about kennedy when he was nominated. so i think the abortion issue is a scare tactic. melissa: so i m very excited to be on the couch with you because as the story goes, you are responsible for justice kennedy. tell us the story. bill: no, no, no. that is a bit much. no. after when the process started, bob bork was famously
fox news contributor. he is outnumbered. but we are out-gunned without a doubt. what a privilege to be on the couch with you. what a perfect day to have you here. i have so many questions. bill: think there is enough going on? melissa: a fair bit going. let s get to it. lawmakers are gearing up for what is expected to be an historic debase over justice kennedy replacement who was known as a key swing vote on the high court deciding how many critical rulings came down. president trump at a rally in north dakota last night calling kennedy a great man and giving some hints on the type of candidate he wants to nominate. president trump: justice anthony kennedy a very special guy. i m very honored that he chose to do it during my term in office. because he felt confident in me to make the right choice