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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105450)	5/26/2011 11:38:25 AM
From: lorne	5 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224774

kenny .. Another blow to soros and obama commie plans? Obama court nominee Goodwin Liu withdraws after filibuster UC Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu's decision is a victory for Senate Republicans. The GOP said Liu would bring an expansive view of rights to an already liberal-leaning 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. By James Oliphant, Washington Bureau May 25, 2011 latimes.com Reporting from Washington— Goodwin Liu, President Obama's polarizing choice for the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, has withdrawn from consideration after last week's filibuster of his nomination in the Senate. "With no possibility of an up-or-down vote on the horizon, my family and I have decided that it is time for us to regain the ability to make plans for the future," Liu wrote in a letter to Obama on Wednesday Liu's withdrawal is a victory for Senate Republicans, who last week banded together to deny the UC Berkeley law professor a confirmation vote. GOP senators said Liu would bring an expansive view of rights under the Constitution to an already liberal-leaning 9th Circuit Court. They may also have feared that Liu, 40, eventually would be nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by a future Democratic president. Liu's decision is a setback for the White House as well as for liberal interest groups, who fiercely backed him, and Asian American civil rights advocates, who made Liu's confirmation a priority. The 9th Circuit has no active Asian American judges, although one, A. Wallace Tashima, has taken senior status. In his letter, Liu cited the pressing need for new judges to tackle the caseload on the appeals court, saying it appeared clear that no action would be taken on his nomination in the near future. Last week, he became the first judicial nominee to be successfully filibustered on the Senate floor since President George W. Bush's first term. After 10 judges were blocked then by minority Democrats, senators on both sides of the aisle agreed that judges would not be denied an up-or-down vote except under "extraordinary circumstances." Republicans said Liu's nomination was the kind of extraordinary case that warranted a filibuster. The GOP pointed to articles in legal periodicals in which Liu expressed support for constitutional rights to education and child care. They also objected to his testimony five years ago in opposition to the Supreme Court nomination of Samuel A. Alito Jr. Liu was first named to the court by Obama in February 2010, but his nomination languished once Republicans insisted they would oppose him. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) failed to push for Liu's confirmation when he had a larger majority in the Senate, a sign to some supporters that his approval was not a high priority. Reid's sudden push for a vote last week was greeted with surprise, but the odds for Liu's confirmation hadn't improved. Republicans sustained a filibuster with a 52-43 vote. Sixty votes were needed to cut off debate and advance the nomination. Liu's decision frees the White House to make a new nomination to fill the vacancy on the appeals

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105450)	5/26/2011 11:39:47 AM
From: TideGlider	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224774

LOL You are in LaLa land, like I said. You just keep believing the Dem talking points. Did you ever question why they didn't pass a budget last year? People recognize it as a failure to execute their responsibilities for purely political reasons.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105450)	5/26/2011 11:41:03 AM
From: lorne	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224774

kenny..well things seem to be going as planned in Egypt by soros, powers and obama. :-( Egypt to permanently open Rafah crossing with Gaza on Saturday Opening of crossing sets up potential conflict with Israel, which has had a blockade on the strip since Hamas took it over in 2007. By The Associated Press : Israel news Egypt Gaza haaretz.com Egypt will open its only crossing with the Gaza Strip this weekend, the Cairo military government announced Wednesday, significantly easing a four-year blockade on the Hamas-ruled territory but setting up a potential conflict with Israel. Egypt's official Middle East News Agency said the Rafah border crossing would be opened permanently starting Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day except Fridays and holidays. Palestinians at the Rafah border crossing before leaving the Gaza Strip to Egypt after Egypt opened the border in 2008 for two days. This gives Gaza Palestinians a way to freely enter and exit their territory for the first time since 2007, when Hamas overran the territory, and Israel and Egypt closed the crossings. MENA said the decision to open the Rafah crossing was part of efforts to end the status of the Palestinian division and achieve national reconciliation. Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Elaraby told the Arab satellite channel Al-Jazeera late last month that the closure of Rafah crossing was about to end, calling the decision to close it a disgusting matter. Gazans have circumvented the blockade by operating hundreds of smuggling tunnels under the 9-mile Gaza-Egypt border. The tunnels have been used to bring in all manner of products, as well as people. Israel charges Hamas has used the tunnels to import weapons, including rockets that can reach main population centers in Israel's center. The opening of Rafah will allow the flow of people and goods in and out of Gaza without Israeli permission or supervision, which has not been the case up until now. Rafah's opening would be a violation of an agreement reached in 2005 between the United States, Israel, Egypt, and the European Union, which gives EU monitors access to the crossing. The monitors were to reassure Israel that weapons and militants wouldn't get into Gaza after its pullout from the territory in the fall of 2005.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105450)	5/26/2011 11:51:07 AM
From: chartseer	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224774

Weren't there three candidates in that NY race? A dumasarat, a Repulsive and a pretent Tea Bagger? citizen chartseer

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105450)	5/26/2011 11:54:51 AM
From: jlallen	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224774

lol In your dreams, Kenny boy....