Inspired Bicycles - Danny MacAskill April 2009
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Holy Shit
i tell you what to think
I will not shut up.
Pigs are famous.
I am not.
Yet.
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What the White House knew about Souter
"The process of selecting someone to replace Justice Souter is among my most serious responsibilities as president," Obama said. "So I will seek somebody with a sharp and independent mind and a record of excellence and integrity. I will seek someone who understands that justice isn't about some abstract legal theory or footnote in a casebook; it is also about how our laws affect the daily realities of people's lives." Pointedly, he said he wanted Souter's replacement to be sworn in "in time for him or her" to join the court when it starts its new session on the first Monday in October.
That was about all the White House would say officially about the news. But behind the scenes, aides had long ago started planning how to fill a vacant spot on the Supreme Court -- which, considering that Souter, at 69, is younger than five of his nine colleagues, was probably smart. Soon after the election, an administration official said, Obama's transition team set up a working group on judicial nominations, which picked out potential candidates for U.S. Court of Appeals and Supreme Court spots. Obama met with them several times in December, suggesting the names of people he might want to consider. (Officials wouldn't say whose names were brought up.) Senior White House aides met Thursday -- before the Souter news broke -- to talk about setting up a strategy for selecting and winning confirmation for a Supreme Court nominee.
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