The Carpetbagger Report: Getting Some Help

March 28, 2005

Getting some help defending against a ‘nuclear’ attack

Last month, the National Association of Manufacturers, led by president and CEO John Engler, a longtime Bush ally, announced that it was getting into the judicial nominee game. NAM, though not an obvious choice for a fight over would-be judges, announced a multimillion-dollar campaign on behalf of Republican efforts to stack the courts and, possibly, the GOP’s “nuclear option.” As Salon reported, “A spokesperson for the business group says that securing approval of Bush’s appellate court nominees is now its top priority.”