AFriend, May 26 at 10:09 pm #

Is it too strong a statement to suggest such an understanding of politics is best left to children?
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Perhaps you are thinking of Bork.  But before Bork there was Fortas, and the job done on him.

Yet I would STILL agree with you that all’s fair if it wasn’t for one thing:

The Republicans’ threat to use the ‘nuclear option’ and have President Cheney (his title as President of the Senate) declare that the Senate rules were null and void and there would be an immediate vote on nominees, bypassing the filibuster rules.

This was a game-changer and the idiot spineless Dims should have MADE him do it and then made sure the Senate had to vote on EVERYTHING—even buying more paper-clips for their clerks.  I doubt if that ‘nuclear option’ was even Constitutional, but the USSC they have would, of course, said it was for a Re-thug Senate (but not for a Dim Senate).

It is high time that the Facist supreme court of the US is abolished. How can we have lifetime appointed judges with no accountability in a free society?

Questions: How is it possible there people in America that don’t inherently understand that every U.S. President’s choices for the Supreme court is always supported by the sitting president’s party and the opposition always make attempts to block said choices? Is this not as universal as the need for water?

The notion that one political party is somehow more obstructionist than the other seems foolish to me.

Is it too strong a statement to suggest such an understanding of politics is best left to children?

(of course I’m being sarcastic—for those who may take me seriously).

Not to worry IHW, nobody does!

Let the bloodbath begin, and it already has. I seem to recall, when confirmation was underway for a Bush appointee to the SC (Alito), the GOP preached about a President deserving to have his nominee appointed. Now we shall see.

Elections have consequences, appointments to the Court being one such. Lets see how big a fool each Senator can make of him/herself. Grumbling about “judicial activism” means it aint my guy. Arent Roberts and Alito activists? Is it not activism to interpret the law?

Its going to be a long 74 days…..

mulattomilitant, May 26 at 3:49 pm #

well, try explaining impartiality to the african americans in new orleans, or to the gays in california, or to the native amer…i mean mexican “immigrants” in texas.
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What’s your problem? It works GREAT for us straight White guys! (even better for those of us who are Christian!)
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(of course I’m being sarcastic—for those who may take me seriously).

well, try explaining impartiality to the african americans in new orleans, or to the gays in california, or to the native amer…i mean mexican “immigrants” in texas.

dr wu: We European invaders are responsible for killing well over 500 million native Americans. If you spent more time reading Democracy Now! you’d know that. Get your facts straight!

I can imagine the howls of rage were Sam Alito to have said, “I would hope that a wise Italian man with the richness of his experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a Latina woman from the Bronx who hasn’t lived that life.”

But, since it’s all about sticking it to the white guys, she’s a brilliant pick. As far as impartiality goes though…

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I wanted Pastor Wright. Oh well, Will she stand up to the four horsemen of the apocalypse?—Thomas, Roberts, Scalia, Alito

Oh, America, you warped vessel—when will you be worth your million Trotskyites or 10 millions dead Indians ?