Cover Story  Momentous decision  President Bush deliberates on
his most enduring choice in office; left and right arm for
Supreme Court fight  Issue: "Supreme Court fight," July 23, 2005
It's been a busy few weeks for the White House. President George
W. Bush attended the G-8 summit in the United Kingdom where
Prime Minister Tony Blair argued for African debt relief before
ducking out to attend to London in the wake of the terrorist
bombings. Then there was a burgeoning White House scandal,
placing strategist Karl Rove in an unwanted spotlight regarding
a potentially criminal CIA leak. On the political radar, none of
that matters compared to the looming firestorm that will await
President Bush's eventual nominee to the Supreme Court. With
bitter politics on the horizon, both Republicans and Democrats
seem ready to renew their fight over judicial philosophy put on
hold earlier this year by a compromise deal forged by a
bipartisan group of senators. In the meantime, the President has
met with Senate leaders fr