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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: koan who wrote (57168)	8/7/2009 9:41:33 AM
From: tbancroft	6 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

It was stupid for Republcians to vote against Sotomayor. They gained nothing and lost everything. Actually, the Republicans who voted against her maintained their integrity, and can defend looking at actual qualifications of a jurist as the basis for an appointment to the Supreme Court. Going forward, their success will be based on whether or not people will be willing to trust them. Since the One is proving to be so obviously duplicitous, and that stain will spread to the Democratic controlled Congress which has mostly supported him, I think that anytime someone actually stands on principle to guide their votes, they will do better in the long run.

To: koan who wrote (57168)	8/7/2009 10:04:25 AM
From: jlallen	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

I happen to agree with that article.....her appointment does not change the ideological balance on the Court....and the potential downside with Hispanic voters is significant.....however, I think President Obama will be so unpopular by next year that it probably won't make much difference in the long run....Obama is shaping up as a one termer.... J.

To: koan who wrote (57168)	8/7/2009 10:21:50 AM
From: Cage Rattler	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 59480

"It was stupid for Republcians to vote against Sotomayor. They gained nothing and lost everything. Hipanics will not forget in the next election." Right, and just how long did the remember GW's Hispanic nominee? Sotomayor is an activist judge; but perhaps you like such judicial objectivity; who knows?