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To: michael97123 who wrote (484864)	6/1/2009 1:45:54 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574261

Michael, > He is asking repubs to be de-partisanize process but needs to address dems objections to roberts and alito as well. Exactly. Both sides are incredible hypocrites when it comes to the judicial nomination process. Unfortunately, being obstructionist pays off very well. I remember when Bush Sr. nominated David Souter. Souter was considered an unknown, a guy who can stay underneath the radar of both the left and the right. Bush needed that because, IIRC, he was having trouble finding a nominee that would satisfy the Democrats in Congress. That includes the masterminds of "Borking," Kennedy and Biden. Turns out Souter became one of the most liberal Supreme Court justices in history. Don't think that the GOP will ever forget, even if the mainstream media does. Tenchusatsu

To: michael97123 who wrote (484864)	6/1/2009 1:46:38 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1574261

>> You know what obama should do and since when i say these things somehow he seems to respond---he should apologize for voting against Roberts So, you think that solves the problem? "I was voting on ideology then, but now that I'm president I don't think anyone should"? There was only ONE CONCEIVABLE REASON for voting against Roberts (arguably, the best appointee in modern times). And that is ideological. Same with Alito. The Ds have begun this process -- which was wrong -- but if the Rs don't play the same game, the end result is a court packed with leftwing nutjobs. Neither you nor I would want that, right? If it is good for Bush's nominee it is good for Obama's. The Rs need to hammer this woman relentlessly. This chickenshit idea that they ought to give her a pass is nonsense. They can't stop her, but there is no reason not to give the Ds a taste of bork.