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Conservatives pin hopes, fears on court pick view story
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Rob Hotakainen - - Minneapolis Star Tribune
| As Bush prepares to nominate a replacement for the retiring Sandra Day O'Connor, it's feeling a bit like Christmas Eve for abortion opponents and social conservatives. After decades of activism, many of them are delighted at the prospect of momentous change coming to the nation's highest court.
But there's plenty of anxiety among Republicans, too. Some fear that interest groups will push the issue too hard, alienating centrist-minded Americans.
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