Obamas nomination of Sotomayor

**firstandten** · June-22-09, 01:19 PM

I don't know what the TPON is talking about. They still have a 5-4 advantage. BTW check some of the cases and see how many 5-4 decisions there are.
Once one of the RW block of 5 retires then its time for the TPON to start worrying, but until then they still have control

ccbatson · June-22-09, 11:25 PM

Didn't he [[Ensign) already do that [[resign his position)?

**rb336** · June-23-09, 07:51 AM

not unless it happened in the very early hours

**bailey** · June-23-09, 08:17 AM

Didn't he [[Ensign) already do that [[resign his position)?

He resigned his leadership position NOT from the Senate.

Ensign's statement about Sen. Larry Craig and his "wide stance" scandal on the issue of whether or not Craig should resign

I wouldn't put myself hopefully in that kind of position, but if I was in a position like that, that's what I would do. He's going to have to answer that for himself.

[[interesting sidebar there was that at the time he made that statement...he was already schtupping the wife of his "close friend".)

Ensign in a 1998 Debate win Harry Reid...

Ensign repeated his call for President Clinton's resignation in light of his admitted affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Reid called the affair immoral but said he would "keep an open mind" and let the process proceed before deciding whether to impeach Clinton.

**Detroitej72** · June-23-09, 06:10 PM

So we have learned Ensign is a hypocrite. What a shock!

ccbatson · June-23-09, 10:45 PM

Craig's actions were quite a bit more dramatic and shocking. However, I am convinced [[by the libs here) that Ensign, in order to be consistent with his prior stated values and with what he represented himself as upon winning election, should resign.

Lorax · June-23-09, 10:52 PM

Ensign needs to Resign.

But, like the rest of the buggered up fascist right, he had his meeting with Satan before breakfast this morning and decided if Larry Craig could bunker-down, a la Dick Cheney, he could too.

Shame his little Rethugnican cheerleader meeting he was suppose to chair will have to be postponed due to his recurring bimbo eruptions.

Or, as Nixon's supporters said during his re-election campaign: "Don't change Dicks in the middle of a screw, vote for Nixon in '72!"

ccbatson · June-24-09, 04:53 PM

And now Sanford...what is it with Politicians? No loyalty to family, to vows? Sickening.

**Detroitej72** · June-24-09, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by ccbatson

And now Sanford...what is it with Politicians? No loyalty to family, to vows? Sickening.

I think it has a lot to do with their egos and the sense of power.

Lorax · June-24-09, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by ccbatson

And now Sanford...what is it with Politicians? No loyalty to family, to vows? Sickening.

And now Sanford...what is it with Rethugnican politicians? No loyalty, except to themselves. Sickening.

**Detroitej72** · June-24-09, 10:41 PM

Repugs don't have a monopoly, remember Spitzer in New York and Blago in Illinois.

Like I said, many politicians seem to have a God complex and feel they are above morals and marital vows.

Lorax · June-24-09, 11:06 PM

For every buggered up Democrat there are three Repugnicans.

Further to the point, it's the hypocricy of the Repugnicans that stands out as truly breathtaking.

I thought this was the "family values" crowd? Democrats don't pretend to be anything more than what they are, and don't hide behind such fundamentalist labels.

And here's the running list of Rethugnican Infidelity from the last 15 years. And these are the ones we know about.

Livingston
Haggard
Swaggert
Bakker
McCain
Giuliani
Gingrich
Foley
Vitter
Craig
Ensign
Sanford

A veritable rogue's gallery of Rethugnican miscreants who's sanctimonius self righteousness is only outweighed by their hypocricy.

As a flaming liberal, I could care less about what they do, and to whom they do it.

Just don't open you mouth about Democrats being "just as bad" when they are not nearly as bad, or as great in number.

And think twice before wagging your fingers at people like Bill Clinton.

**bailey** · June-25-09, 10:40 AM

Repugs don't have a monopoly, remember Spitzer in New York and Blago in Illinois.

Like I said, many politicians seem to have a God complex and feel they are above morals and marital vows.

The distinction is that the republicans continually run on the platform that they are the final arbiters of what is good and moral in society. Sanford, vitter, ensign, craig, ..et al.. all took hardline stances against gay marriage, gay adoption, civil unions...etc in order to "preserve the sanctity of marriage". It wasn't just a side issue for these guys, it was a central pillar of their political being. Their "morality" on that issue guided thier entire process. If they are so cavalier about a central pillar, what else are they lying about?

4real · June-25-09, 11:44 AM

I don't want a bigot who uses her leftist philosophy to guide her decision making on the bench.
We need someone to follow the constitution and prior case law, not a bigoted social engineer.

**firstandten** · June-25-09, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by 4real

I don't want a bigot who uses her leftist philosophy to guide her decision making on the bench.
We need someone to follow the constitution and prior case law, not a bigoted social engineer.

Oh ! she is, why don't you prove that statement.

and while you're at it how come the 5 RWers on the bench aren't social engineers themselves

**Detroitej72** · June-25-09, 07:26 PM

Well, that right wing porn lover, Clarence Thomas was the lone dissenter in the vote on the illegal strip search of the high school student who was thought to have that harmful drug ibuprofen hidden on her body. Wonder what he was thinking?

ccbatson · June-25-09, 08:27 PM

Detroitej72...nice arbitrary and hateful allegations against Clarence Thomas.....you should be proud.

**Detroitej72** · June-25-09, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by ccbatson

Detroitej72...nice arbitrary and hateful allegations against Clarence Thomas.....you should be proud.

How is saying someone likes porn considered hateful? Unless you feel porn is evil... Its not my cup of tea, but I say what one does is their own business as long as its not child porn.

Besides, I don't recall him ever contradicting those allegations.

Lorax · June-25-09, 09:46 PM

Yeah, why is porn evil and hateful?

Typical reaction from the prudish rightwing. LOL!!

Batts and John Ashcroft should get together and cover the "naughty bits" on the marble statues at the Justice Department

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ccbatson · June-25-09, 11:27 PM

I am sorry, I didn't realize that this was a term of endearment and that, therefore, Detroitej72 must really like Clarence Thomas and his ideology to bestow such a high compliment on him....Give it a rest, we all know what you mean.

**firstandten** · June-26-09, 12:32 AM

Earlier in this thread you had people questioning Sotomayor, saying she won't interpet the constitution correctly because she a liberal, Latina, she's not qualified and on and on. People saying I want someone who interpet the constitution and not make up for past injustices.

Well now we have good old Clarence who has now gone so far out in "right" field its not funny.

Just this week he has been the 1 in two 8 to 1 decisions. Can you believe that ?

Even his RW buddies on the court don't dare go out there as far as he has.

He was the only one to vote for overturning the 1965 civil rights act.

And he was the only one to vote for the illegal strip search of that 13 y/o girl.

Some of you have said he may be a porn lover and you are probably right. I bet he got his jollies off reading the dissenting opinion that his clerk wrote.

We now know Anita Hill wasn't just a scorned woman trying to keep a brother down. Old Clarence did sexually harass her.

Clarence is an embarassment to black folks everywhere. He is full of self-hate and I would love for him to retire better yet I would like to see him impeached.

As long as you have someone as rotten as Clarence on the SCOTUS don't give me an ounce of crap about Sotomayor.

Lorax · June-26-09, 11:53 AM

Say this with a southern drawl:

"Excuuuuse me, Ms. Heel, can you explain ta us tha meanin' of Long Dong Silvah?"

ccbatson · June-27-09, 01:27 AM

Nah...Lorax isn't racist, not at all.

**Detroitej72** · June-29-09, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by ccbatson

I am sorry, I didn't realize that this was a term of endearment and that, therefore, Detroitej72 must really like Clarence Thomas and his ideology to bestow such a high compliment on him....Give it a rest, we all know what you mean.

Tell me, what did I mean? You said I was being hateful, how so?

Do you think you are not committing the same crime when you've called Obama evil and a lier and label Chavez as "his pal"? Or, do you think you are above reproach on these matters because you feel you are a person of such elite status?