Top Senate aides: GOP ready to roll over for Sotomayor
posted at 6:30 pm on May 27, 2009 by Allahpundit
No surprise. Sessions hinted this morning in an interview that there’ll be no filibuster and Grassley told C-SPAN flatly that she’ll be confirmed. As I said yesterday, what’s the point of starting a nuclear war that you can’t win? Save the ICBMs for next time, when the other side might be weaker.
Top Senate Republican strategists tell POLITICO that, barring unknown facts about Judge Sonia Sotomayor, the GOP plans no scorched-earth opposition to her confirmation as a Supreme Court justice…
“The sentiment is overwhelming that the Senate should do due diligence but should not make a mountain out of a molehill,” said a top Senate Republican aide. “If there’s no ‘there’ there, we shouldn’t try to create one.”…
GOP officials say they realize the party needs to improve its standing among Hispanic voters in order to have any hope of winning a national election, and they admit that trashing the first Latina nominee to the court could cement stereotypes or further alienate minorities…
Republican officials said they still plan an aggressive investigation of her paper trail, since Supreme Court fights have often taken unpredictable turns…
Radio host Hugh Hewitt was among the leading conservative voices who indicated that no holy war will occur. “I don’t believe in charging up a hill when you’re going to be completely mowed down,” Hewitt said.
It’s worth reading the whole piece, if only for the matter-of-fact acknowledgment of media bias in favor of Democratic nominees near the end. Further to that point, via Greg Hengler, here’s Coulter on GMA fielding dopey questions from Diane Sawyer about whether her heart swelled with pride at the thought of a Latino nominee, a line of inquiry for which AC was well prepared. Note also Carville’s painfully heavy handed attempt to goad her and Rush et al. into freaking out over the Sotomayor pick in order to make life difficult for Senate Republicans with the base. Even a fool like me saw that coming from a mile away.
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I hate ‘my’ party.
gwelf on May 27, 2009 at 6:33 PM
I don’t think anybody expected otherwise…and Sessions adds a lot of credibility to that decision…I still hope he grills her on her record and gets her on record. Knowing Sessions, he will.
AUINSC on May 27, 2009 at 6:34 PM
i don’t like her, but i agree that the GOP shouldn’t waste ammo on a lost cause.
her replacing souter is really not much of a change, and she might still turn out to be less frightening than we think she is.
with any luck, next year will bring a power shift and then we can fight harder if scalia or someone else on our side retires…
homesickamerican on May 27, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Why would they? There’s no upside to opposing her.
therightwinger on May 27, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Because it’s the right thing to do. We are in the end game and you are acting as if this is the first play. Wise up.
Not fighting the Dems just makes them stronger. The GOP should be running total war on every single thing that The Precedent tries to do. Every single move the moron makes must be met with the most merciless fight possible. Every. Single. Move.
Allah, I don’t think you understand what shape the US is really in and what is truly at stake.
progressoverpeace on May 27, 2009 at 6:35 PM
having said that, i also think that it is a useful opportunity to use her to expose obama (as ed wrote earlier), so the GOP should try to do that.
strike a balance, as it were…
homesickamerican on May 27, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Aside from making you feel good, what would it accomplish?
ThePrez on May 27, 2009 at 6:37 PM
They can at least make the questioning so rigorous that they lay down a marker for how any future nominees will be approached.
Wethal on May 27, 2009 at 6:37 PM
They should at least vote against her on principle. If they have any left.
They will claim to have treated her unlike the dems treat our nominees. With civility and respect. Whereas the dems go on a full blown jihad against every GOP nominee.
roninacreage on May 27, 2009 at 6:37 PM
GOP: the party of ‘there is no hill worth dying on’.
gwelf on May 27, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Bork her!
journeyman on May 27, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Speaking for myself it would probably accomplish nothing in the end because Democrats control congress but it would be nice to see the case made that she’s a bad nomination for oh so many reasons.
gwelf on May 27, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Someone remind me what we pay these guys again? I thought they are suppose to represent us, even when its HARD…bunch of pathetic losers…good for nothing, hence are over paid loafers.
Conservative Voice on May 27, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Why didn’t the dems trashing of Miguel Estrada ‘alienate’ the Latino democrap base, why didn’t democraps calling Estrada an affirmative action candidate, breach that bright line of proper debate that the libtard media is so happy to draw; why does opposing someone whose values and intellectual groundings are 180 degrees from the founding fathers, suddenly turn into an improper inquiry?
Do we really want to assure representation on the High Court of single cat ladies?
eaglewingz08 on May 27, 2009 at 6:41 PM
It ain’t a matter of a “nuclear war” or a filibuster or whatever, since it’s not about Sotomayor. It’s about Obama. And if the Republicans don’t use this opportunity to talk about what’s fundamentally wrong with the whole stupid idea of “empathy” in a SCJ, then they’ve wasted yet another chance.
“Empathy” v “Impartiality,” as Jonah Goldberg puts it. That’s the whole debate, the one Republicans can -and must – win, and the one in which the Republicans won’t, apparently, engage.
They really, really, really have lost all sense of principle, and are basically a bunch of 60-70 year old fossils, being led by the nose by a bunch of over-paid 30-something hired-gun “consultants.”
I give up.
notropis on May 27, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Ugh. Let’s hope she turns out to be the Souter for the Left.
But the confirmation process has been derailed for decades now. The Senate has the power of advice and consent, and it seems there has to be a lot of political gamesmanship which should just be an approval of a Presidential process.
Nethicus on May 27, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Does the GOP really and truly want the stigma of giving a pass to a radical judge on the nations highest court to bounce back and give them a black eye?
Are they willing to accept the backlash of radical activist decisions from a jurist they did not oppose?
Are they more chicken of liberals than they are of the people who’s vote they need?
Speakup on May 27, 2009 at 6:41 PM
The Dems must start to fear the anti-American policies they are pushing will be exposed. There is no such thing as “saving fire”.
How many insane policies have already been rammed through in this first 4 months? What is the fire being saved for?
This country is very close to the point of no return and too many people don’t seem to realize that. The fight is now, it is over everything, and it is total war. There is nothing to save fire for.
If the GOP can’t fight tooth and nail against identity politics sweeping the nation then they can’t fight anything.
progressoverpeace on May 27, 2009 at 6:41 PM
GOP here is something that you don’t quite understand…Stand up and Be Heard, otherwise Quit.
Conservative Voice on May 27, 2009 at 6:42 PM
AP, is there anything that you would actually fight Obama on? I’m just curious, because a lot of Republicans seem to be prepared to roll over for everything. It’s pathetic, really.
FloatingRock on May 27, 2009 at 6:42 PM
It is the right play, focus on the economy and foreign policy.
Firebird on May 27, 2009 at 6:42 PM
The problem I have with Hispanics is that they seem to hate dogs. This Latina needs to show her life-long support of canine rights or she should be voted down. Do we really want dog-haters on the SCOTUS???
highhopes on May 27, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Because the media never reported it. At least the MSM media. Don’t know if Estrada ever got a mention in Spanish language media.
Wethal on May 27, 2009 at 6:42 PM
When are these morons gonna figure out that no one votes for them because they won’t stand up for their principles!
I used to be a bit sheepish in saying that I’m a member of NY’s Conservative party, but it sure beats being a Republican right now.
Iblis on May 27, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Sigh…. if she’s going to go thru anyway, why not stand on principle and oppose her?
Seems like the wussy GOP will once again cower to the libs. All b/c they are sooooo afraid was being labeled as RAAAAAACIST…
davek70 on May 27, 2009 at 6:44 PM
I would remind all that while squishy people on the right are calling for our fire to be held, The Precedent was out lying about the right, again, using GOP votes for Sotomayor (out of their respect for the system) as some proof that she was amenable to conservatives.
You guys give him an inch and he takes a mile and then blames us all for not having given him an inch.
The left must be dealt with the same way that terrorists must be dealt with. They have the exact same mindset and personality.
progressoverpeace on May 27, 2009 at 6:44 PM
I really like Estrada when he was on “Chips.”
Star20 on May 27, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Yeah, minority or not.
promachus on May 27, 2009 at 6:44 PM
There are a lot of things to criticize the Senate Repubs for…but this isn’t one of them. Because they aren’t going to try and organize a filibuster (a lost cause at this point anyway), doesn’t mean they support her.
If Jeff Sessions doesn’t think that effort will do any good, I trust his judgment. I also suspect she will be questioned very directly by Sessions. That’s about the best we can hope for on this one.
AUINSC on May 27, 2009 at 6:45 PM
We’re gonna pass on this fight, but we promise to get the next one. -GOP
TMK on May 27, 2009 at 6:46 PM
THIS is the problem with the GOP.
If they can’t make the fight worthwhile by EXPLAINING to the people in no uncertain terms why it is that a flaming liberal that doesn’t want to adhere to the constitution on constitutional issues should not be put on the supreme court, then to hell with the GOP.
Where is their spine? Where’s the morals, and the will to stand up for them and defend the constitution which zerobama clearly has no regard for?
If these JERKS aren’t going to represent us AMERICANS and our constitution, the party needs to be dissolved immediately and something worthwhile put in it’s place. We need to take our country back by whatever means necessary. Look where we’re headed!!!
…..
…..
W T F?????
Where is the outrage????
Spiritk9 on May 27, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Who’s going to play Sotomayor in her life story movie; Rosanne Barr, or Rosie O’Donnell?
Star20 on May 27, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Dear GOP
Grow one.
Roll her on Ritchie. Anyone who discriminates on the basis of gender is, per se, unfit.
Basilsbest on May 27, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Never. Allah thinks that The Precedent “has brains to spare for the job”. It was only the thought of Palin as VP that scared him.
progressoverpeace on May 27, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Racist.
christene on May 27, 2009 at 6:47 PM
I’m not giving the GOP one red cent….in fact, I want everything I’ve ever given these slimy bastards back.
Where do I file the lawsuit?
Spiritk9 on May 27, 2009 at 6:48 PM
I think Beldar had the right advice. Use the confirmation process to ask the right questions to get her out on a limb and say something that can be used in later campaigns against Democrats. That worse than Kelo case is one thing to throw in their faces later.
aikidoka on May 27, 2009 at 6:48 PM
gwelf: You’re doing a good job of speaking for me too. Keep up the good work.
Wake up Senators! Obama picked her BECAUSE she’s female, hispanic, and liberal. That’s why you’re supposed to grill her. It’s your job. The chance to make Obama squirm a little is just icing on the cake.
Will she be confirmed anyway? Probably.
Will Obama have another cigarette? Probably.
You don’t have to ask her tough questions.
You get too
And one more thing. They don’t keep score. But, I do.
Never Again!
Blacksmith8 on May 27, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Good gawd Star, you must really hate her.
Basilsbest on May 27, 2009 at 6:48 PM
GOP is crap to me.
SarahPAC and Marco Rubio will get a donation from me today. Pathetic GOP. What a bunch of losers. We need a big can of RAID to get all the cockroaches out of the senate GOP.
jencab on May 27, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Anne Coulter was really on her best behavior in that video. Still as effective as always and did a great job weaving in the Estrada story.
If the Sotomayor information remains the same (no bombshells) I don’t want the Republicans to try to fillibuster her. Obama should get his nominee.
But the GOP needs to use the hearings to educate the populace as to why Sotomayor is a poor choice for the Supreme Court and why Obama picked her. They need to be on the pundit shows talking about Miguel Estrada and what the Democrats have done in the past to highly qualified minority nominees.
I also think they should vote against confirmation if they believe she is not worthy of the court. But no fillibuster or attempt at a fillibuster, assuming the facts remain as they are.
myrenovations on May 27, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Hey given that the United States has only two years *at most* according to you, isn’t this all shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic at this point?
Proud Rino on May 27, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Better red than dead ehh? No wonder you like Meggy so much.
Sultanofsham on May 27, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Judging from Thomas, Bork, etc. does anyone think that libs will actually return the favor the next time a republican gets to appoint a judge?
Scrappy on May 27, 2009 at 6:50 PM
When you can tell a person’s politics by looking at their face, and in Sotomayors case you certainly can, it’s very disturbing, more so considering she’s going to be a supreme court judge. Can you judge a book by its cover? Most books can be deduced by their cover. And we all know what is inside this book. That is reason enough to fight her.
keep the change on May 27, 2009 at 6:51 PM
I have explained this over and over. We are not yet at the point of no return but we are getting there soon.
And, yes, if The Precedent is allowed to ram more of his policies through the US will cease to exist (or worse) within 2 years. That’s what monetary collapse does to nations.
progressoverpeace on May 27, 2009 at 6:52 PM
This time they don’t want to piss off Hispanics. Next time it will be somebody else they don’t want to piss off. At some point you have to get up off the mat and quit letting the MSM define the debate.
Mark1971 on May 27, 2009 at 6:52 PM
Let’s just keep the powder dry. She may have nanny or tax problems that those crack obama investigators missed.
DrW on May 27, 2009 at 6:52 PM
This piece of crap and the next piece of crap that Obama nominates and gets confirmed without any fight at all will be there for DECADES. This is NOT a situation to take lightly and take a pass on in order to “show what Obama really wants for this country”. He’s showing us that NOW.
This crap needs to be stopped, and stopped now. If the GOP is too gutless to define themselves as conservative and stick to conservative values, I see no reason for their existence at all.
Either it’s a new party we need, or we need to *cough* go libertarian. Which will it be?
Spiritk9 on May 27, 2009 at 6:53 PM
Wait, a second, I asked you when the USA was going to collapse, and you said two years *at the most*.
So we’re not at the point of no return, but you’re confident that the United States will cease to exist (or worse!) in under two years.
Proud Rino on May 27, 2009 at 6:55 PM
One of the first issues to be brought up is how Sotomayor resolves her stated opinions and rulings in relation to the oath that a SC justice takes. The questioning should be firm, complete, and rigorous, not hostile, because the only points that the public knows about Sotomayor is the WH-MSM narrative, worthy of “The View,” perhaps but not one that demonstrates reasoned jurisprudence.
Ann Coulter makes several solid points about the compelling stories of Clarence Thomas and Miguel Estrada, candidates who were trashed by the Dems for sleazy political reasons.
The weasel Carville typically tries to deflect the point by bringing up the totally irrelevant talking point about Gonzales. (What’s with the goofy faces that Carville was making at the end of that clip?)
onlineanalyst on May 27, 2009 at 6:55 PM
Given how well Roberts and Alito did in their hearings (espcially Roberts, whose answers to the Dems’ questions had them going, “Duh. Ok”), Sotomayor has to come across as erudite as they were.
She will go through “murder boards” dry runs, but there are still plenty of areas where someone like Sessions could ask very hard questions, in the most courteous voice, that would show up her lack of qualifications.
Areas that might be explored:
Contracts clause (bankruptcy and creditor seniority, too)
property rights
Second Amendment
Full faith and credit
“penumbra” rights
First Amendment rights
Wethal on May 27, 2009 at 6:56 PM
I think it’s worth fighting a nominee that was overturned 60% of the time by higher courts. This means most of her rulings were wrong showing she has horrible judgement. A Supreme Court Justice should not have a record like this. I don’t care if she’s a communist, she’s a lousy judge and doesn’t follow the rule of law.
cadams on May 27, 2009 at 6:56 PM
She’s going to get a pass no matter what.
The dilemma here is with voting peeps with “R” after their name. If I change from “R” to “I”, then I cannot vote in the primaries and I want to defeat Charlie RINO Crist.
Something is going to change. And it ain’t like the hopenchange crap sandwich we’ve been forced to eat to date. This is going to be serious, well thought out, well funded, Non ACORN kinda change. And there will be little “Hope” for the D’s and R’s that are left in the dust.
2010
Key West Reader on May 27, 2009 at 6:56 PM
I’m still expect for the GOP Senators to use this opportunity to severely question this lady – and to also point out that she’s a racist.
I also expect every one of them to vote against her.
No Filibuster? I’m cool with that. But I want the Conservative Republicans to act Conservative in this case – and do their duty with respect to the hearings and final vote.
HondaV65 on May 27, 2009 at 6:56 PM
Invest some time and learn how to read.
progressoverpeace on May 27, 2009 at 6:56 PM
Yep…save the blasts for those Republicans that vote to confirm her (and there will be some).
AUINSC on May 27, 2009 at 6:58 PM
She needs one GOP vote to get out of committee. I’d guess Grassley or Graham will be the squish. Maybe Hatch as a favor to his old buddy Teddy.
Wethal on May 27, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Eh, look on the bright side: what difference will it really make who’s on the Supreme Court after the country has dissolved?
Kensington on May 27, 2009 at 6:58 PM
“Justice [Sandra Day] O’Connor has often been cited as saying that a wise old man and wise old woman will reach the same conclusion in deciding cases,” she declared. “I am . . . not so sure that I agree with the statement. First, . . . there can never be a universal definition of wise. Second, I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.”
Justice O”Connor was speaking of a wise old man and a wise old woman reaching the same conclusion, Sotomayor is the one that brought race into it. Why did she have to say latina and white?
Also notice how O”Connor used wise in both describing the Old Man and the Old Woman but Sotomayor drops the wise from white male but keeps it for Latina Woman.
Sven on May 27, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Hey hey, no need to get nasty, I’m just trying to figure out when the United States will cease to exist because I will be the first one to give you credit for it. You said 2 years TOPS.
May 2011 right? I can’t wait! What a wild time!
Proud Rino on May 27, 2009 at 6:59 PM
There are several more SC noms coming that will be worse than this and they too will be confirmed easily. There’s just nothing the GOP is going to do, they are toast.
True_King on May 27, 2009 at 6:59 PM
Know what’s cool about drawing a line in the sand?
It’s REAL easy to erase and draw a new one!
artist on May 27, 2009 at 7:00 PM
I like this. Tell everyone you’re going to roll over and then change your mind and break out the heavy artillery.
LibTired (KO) on May 27, 2009 at 7:01 PM
There’s just nothing the GOP is going to do, they are toast.
True_King on May 27, 2009 at 6:59 PM
Yup, as is the country.
I love watching some passengers (Dems) cheer, as the plane nosedives.
artist on May 27, 2009 at 7:01 PM
Hey, why even bother with the questioning and the hearing?
Isn’t that what we’re paying our elected “R” representatives to do – go to DC and sing Cum Bah Ya with O-Bomb-a?
So what if she thinks the government has the right and responsibility to take property away from American citizens. So what if she thinks the 2nd amendment doesn’t apply to American citizens.
stenwin77 on May 27, 2009 at 7:02 PM
What exactly is the point of the GOP as a political party? Consider me, say, a prospective customer. Do you actually take a stand for anything these days?
LastRick on May 27, 2009 at 7:02 PM
Sotomayor: I won.
artist on May 27, 2009 at 7:02 PM
Roll over then.
For any who still care….fight. Just because it is going to happen doesn’t mean you should sell your soul to stay out of the scrap.
The Barry calculations:
1. The conservatives block her and we lock in even more of the hispanic vote.
2. The conservatives don’t block her and we lock in even more of the hispanic vote.
It ain’t rocket science, folks. So what do you wish to be, a doormat, or a thorn between the toes?
Limerick on May 27, 2009 at 7:02 PM
By the time of the hearings, the White House will have drafted a carefully worded statement for her that the Dems and MSM will say explains it and why she’s not racist. End of story.
Wethal on May 27, 2009 at 7:02 PM
They need to oppose her, but with solid arguments. Rolling over too easy will only give Obama the room to pick someone as bad or worse next time around.
cs89 on May 27, 2009 at 7:05 PM
+1, well put. My guess is Senate GOP will opt for #2.
LastRick on May 27, 2009 at 7:06 PM
Which will be only a matter of weeks (Ginsberg) and months (Scalia). Yes, Scalia too.
Limerick on May 27, 2009 at 7:06 PM
I agree.
WisCon on May 27, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Do you want the Senate Republicans to fillibuster every single Obama nominee?
They will all be as bad or worse as Sotomayor. Obama is not going to nominate a strict constructionist. He’s not even going to nominate anyone who can say strict constructionist without a smirk.
The president should get his nominees if they are qualified for the position. We could make some hay out of the racism angle if there are more examples of racist statements from Sotomayor, but beyond that, she is, at the very least resume qualified.
myrenovations on May 27, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Yup, America’s screwed unless white America regains it’s culture. The silent hand has really worked well to destroy what you built.
True_King on May 27, 2009 at 7:07 PM
If it is inevitable that she will be confirmed, along with the complete lack of investigation and reporting of her REAL background by the main stream media, do you all here really believe the average american who cares more about who wins American Idol each year and whether or not Jon cheated on Kate (Jon and Kate +8 show on TLC), will understand the NUANCE of impartiality of a SCOTUS member? Or know what “legislate from the bench” even means? Or even recognize reverse discrimination? Come on now.
Discouraging, isn’t it?
karenhasfreedom on May 27, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Whatever. I stand by what I say. I alwasy do. If you want to see what I’ve written on this just search my screenname and “anti-growth” and most of my posts about it should pop up. Then you can stop bugging me about it on every thread, or at least you can come up with new questions.
progressoverpeace on May 27, 2009 at 7:08 PM
cadams:
Did you notice how cavalierly Carville dismissed that point?
onlineanalyst on May 27, 2009 at 7:08 PM
I wish the GOP would make an ad showing the contrast in hearings between democrat nominees and republican nominees.
We need to start calling them out for their vile actions.
We also need a “dirt” squad. We need full time people digging up every piece of dirty laundry the democrats have … then we need to air it 24/7.
In other words … fight for a change.
darwin on May 27, 2009 at 7:09 PM
The GOP needs to remember how they approach the nomination of Sotomayor becomes a part of their record too.
Giving a pass to an activist Supreme court jurist defines them as much as it does the man who nominated her, which in my mind is the best option, associate her radical findings and personal feelings with his radical policies and direction he’s pointed the country.
Speakup on May 27, 2009 at 7:10 PM
Republicans miss SO MANY oportunities.
And **they** are the party who “never forgets”.
Asses, all.
seejanemom on May 27, 2009 at 7:10 PM
Not trying to bug you, you just seem pretty passionate about this Sotomayor thing and since the country is going to collapse by May 2011, I was wondering why. Then you threw in this new wrinkle about how things weren’t past the point of no return yet, that was a little confusing. I’m just trying to figure it all out since we obviously don’t have much time before the United States ceases to exist.
Proud Rino on May 27, 2009 at 7:10 PM
Ronnie smiles.
Limerick on May 27, 2009 at 7:11 PM
dang…I give up…OPPORTUNITIES…with TWO “P”s, please.
It is the keyboard, I swear.
seejanemom on May 27, 2009 at 7:11 PM
I want them to try. Yes.
And none of them should get through. They likely will, but they should be bloodied through the process as much as possible.
Why? He’s not even eligible for his position. But that was another fight that we were advised not to engage, since he might win if went too far on that. Meanwhile, trillions of dollars later and with a large chunk of our industry falling directly under the thumb of the federal government …
There are so many areas to attack Sotomayor on, and so many idiotic things The Precedent has said that she must be used as a wedge for, that this is an opportunity that cannot be passed up.
progressoverpeace on May 27, 2009 at 7:12 PM
No doubt, your sarcasm will be charming on the bread line.
seejanemom on May 27, 2009 at 7:12 PM
I have the same one. Lot number 666ubehicks. Shanghai, I believe.
Limerick on May 27, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Or for that matter, why do they even bother going to Washington at all? Republican’s should just go home and not waste our time. They’re redundant.
FloatingRock on May 27, 2009 at 7:13 PM
I also don’t believe that hispanics are going to vote for Obama enmasse in 2012 because he put that hispanic lady on the bench.
myrenovations on May 27, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Well said.
+100
seejanemom on May 27, 2009 at 7:14 PM
Oy.
progressoverpeace on May 27, 2009 at 7:14 PM
I adore you, Limerick.
What is with all the thin skinned newbs in here, though? Really.
seejanemom on May 27, 2009 at 7:15 PM
I believe the Republican Party LEFT me behind a long time ago. Ergo no $ for the gutless, cluelees, stand for nothing, no principles party of pandering elites.
John McCain wouldn’t fight either and we got Obama. Now we get an anti-constitutionalist appointed to the supreme court and one elected to the highest office in the land.
Make no mistake both these academic elitists believe they need to unravel the constitution and remake America.
If they succeed all of America will look like New Orleans, Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, D.C. and any other Dem run cesspools that are unsafe to live, travel, work or God forbid try to raise a family in.
Meanwhile Dems and the elitist Repubs will wall themselves behind fortresses and send their children to elite private schools off limits to the average citizen.
Throw all the encumbants out, instill Term Limits so the bastards cannot so ensure their incumbancy thus power ever again.
Then hang the presstitutes from the corner lampposts.
dhunter on May 27, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Just like that DIDN’T rush to vote GOP after that amnesty suck job?
seejanemom on May 27, 2009 at 7:17 PM
You can do that through the hearings. It doesn’t have to be done with an attempted fillibuster.
I also have no problem trying to bloody her up, through the hearings.
I just don’t think it is right to fillibuster a president’s nominees unless they are grossly unqualified. We lost the judicial philosophy battle (unfairly, I’d say) during the election.
myrenovations on May 27, 2009 at 7:17 PM
What do you know about Scalia that the rest of us don’t? He’s the same age as Breyer and my dad, and decades younger than that fossil Stevens.
notropis on May 27, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Carville looked like he was suffering from Alzheimers with that lame ass Alberto Gonzales remark. Then he proves that liberals are all about feelings not facts by babbling about how “choked up” he was by Obama’s win. Pathetic.
Disturb the Universe on May 27, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Semper Fi, my lady. Semper Fi.
Limerick on May 27, 2009 at 7:18 PM
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