Here are some most posts, taken from the Archives, that are worth reading for the first time or revisiting for all the good times you had the first time. Enjoy.
SCOTUS pick reflects Obama’s politics
Afghanistan’s no. 1 domestic enemy
500 words on: Iran and Mexico, and Democracy’s growing pains
Has gay marriage hit a tipping point?
Entries Tagged as 'supreme court'
Old Posts, Renewed
January 21st, 2010 No Comments
Tags: afghanistan · gay marriage · iran · mexico · sonia sotomayor · supreme court
G. Gordon Liddy on Sotomayor’s Cycle
June 2nd, 2009 No Comments
The right-wing talkosphere’s attack against Supreme Court nomination Sonia Sotomayor is now at a fever pitch. They have settled on their arguments (she’s racist, she’s a woman, and she’s a bitch), and are ignoring Republican party leaders pleading them to shush. They run the party now, remember?
The new minority whip (thanks for the memories, Cantor) [...]
Tags: g. gordon liddy · sonia sotomayor · supreme court · talkosphere
The Sotomayor “reverse racist” argument
May 28th, 2009 No Comments
Leave it to Rush and Newt to articulate some sound arguments against a Supreme Court pick. But enough about sarcasm.
The decision to confirm or not Sonia Sotomayor as the next Supreme Court Justice might hinge on a few dozen words she uttered more than 8 years ago. At a UC Berkeley speech in 2001 she [...]
Tags: gop · sonia sotomayor · supreme court
SCOTUS Pick Reflects Obama’s Politics
May 26th, 2009 1 Comment
photocredit: Pete Souza, White House
As mentioned previously, the chance to send a judge to the Supreme Court is one of the surest ways a president can create a legacy. The pick also reflects the president’s attitude and, often but not always, their mentality. With Sonia Sotomayor, Obama is playing it smart.
His pick of what many [...]
Tags: sonia sotomayor · supreme court
Who should be Obama’s Supreme Court pick?
May 5th, 2009 1 Comment
Supreme Court picks are like children. Presidents establish part of their legacy through the policies they propose and turn into law of the land, their executive decisions, their cabinet and its own activity, and their popularity with the country and the world. There is no other path to building a legacy, however, that is more [...]
Tags: david souter · obama · supreme court
poliPicks
May 1st, 2009 No Comments
The weekend is typically a time of minimal internet dwelling and more outdoor living (Vitamin D is good for you). Here a bunch of articles, tidbits, and videos that should hold your interest until, oh, let’s see happy hour.
Souter’s Replacement: Will it be a woman, a minority, or both?
“Do You Feel Safer?” ad: House Minority [...]
Tags: gop · john boehner · michelle obama · poliPicks · politics · supreme court · swine flu · The Great Recession · the rich · torture
