Bradford Berenson
Bradford Berenson
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David has always been one of those quietly influential staffers that has an impact all of out proportion to their public profile. He knows how to get things done, and when he talks, people listen because they know he has the authority of the vice president behind him.
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All else being equal, the president would go for diversity. Women and minorities will be among the candidates considered,
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He believes what he believes and he does what he does because he is genuinely and sincerely committed to trying to save American lives from events like 9-11. He advocates his views as forcefully as he does because he sincerely believes they're in the public interest.
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The reason his name is popping up is he's probably the closest thing out there to John Roberts. And he's got even more of a full record that people on both sides of the aisle can evaluate.
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Ultimately, ... I think the president is unusually good at ignoring all kinds of outside pressure with an important decision like this and focusing on the merits and what's important for the long term.
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The pressure to find a woman or a minority if anything will be even greater this time around, I have a sneaking suspicion it would be either a woman or Gonzales.