Frank M 181 Posted May 11, 2010 From everything I've read about her, she will be confirmed. Unless something weird or troubling comes out the Repubs will question her (like everyone should), but ultimatley not put up any kind of fight. It could've been much worse coming from the ultra liberal President. She seems more middle left than far left. You obviously don't know how this game is played. She's nominated by a Democrat, so she obviously must be the sister of the antichrist who will deliver this country to the socialists, abortionists, and illegal aliens within the first year of being on the court. Now, get back in there and try again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chronic Husker 86 Posted May 11, 2010 That was being nice. Kevin James is much prettier. I'd have gone with this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DankNuggs 305 Posted May 11, 2010 Based on her biography and life experiences, I'm detecting a full dose of east coast liberal elite radiation. She just plays the game nicer. I'd say you are spot on... Her biggest attribute to Obama, is that she seems middle of the road, but thats only because she hasn't expressed her viewpoints on most major issues... The pundits beleive she'll veer far left on most social issues... I don't know much about her, other than Obama picked her because she understands is an 'everyday' person who would understand decisions from the viewpoint of the common guy.,.. which sounds like complete BS to me... Yale undergrad, harvard law, never sat on a bench..sounds like your average Joe Acadamians who live in the world of theory and have zero experience in the real world have the potential to be a wackjob idealist.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GettnHuge 2 Posted May 11, 2010 Acadamians who live in the world of theory and have zero experience in the real world have the potential to be a wackjob idealist.... this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Recliner Pilot 61 Posted May 12, 2010 Can't wait til Kagan writes his first majority opinion: "Yeah, that's the ticket" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tikigods 76 Posted May 12, 2010 Can't wait til Kagan writes his first majority opinion: "Yeah, that's the ticket" A woman I work with graduated from HS with it. Apparently the fat noob cack carrying Jew was president of the class. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 4,062 Posted May 12, 2010 This is an interesting NYT article on the differences between Democratic and Republican Supreme Court appointments in recent decades: Kagan Nomination Leaves Longing on the LeftBy PETER BAKER WASHINGTON — The selection of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be the nation’s 112th justice extends a quarter-century pattern in which Republican presidents generally install strong conservatives on the Supreme Court while Democratic presidents pick candidates who often disappoint their liberal base. Ms. Kagan is certainly too liberal for conservatives, who quickly criticized her nomination on Monday as a radical threat. But much like every other Democratic nominee since the 1960s, she does not fit the profile sought by the left, which hungers for a full-throated counterweight to the court’s conservative leader, Justice Antonin Scalia. In many ways, this reflects how much the nation’s long war over the judiciary has evolved since Ms. Kagan was a child. While the American left back then used the Supreme Court to promote social change in areas like religion, race and abortion, today it looks at it more as a backstop to defend those rulings. The right, on the other hand, remains aggrieved and has waged an energetic campaign to make the court an agent of change reversing some of those holdings. Along the way, conservatives have largely succeeded in framing the debate, putting liberals on the defensive. Sonia Sotomayor echoed conservatives in her Supreme Court confirmation hearings last year by rejecting the idea of a “living” Constitution that evolves, and even President Obama recently said the court had gone too far in the past. While conservatives have played a powerful role in influencing Republican nominations, liberals have not been as potent in Democratic selections. In that vein, then, no Democratic nominee since Thurgood Marshall in 1967 has been the sort of outspoken liberal champion that the left craves, while Justice Scalia has been joined by three other solid conservatives in Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. By all accounts, Mr. Obama did not even consider the candidates favored most by the left, like Harold Hongju Koh, his State Department legal adviser, or Pamela S. Karlan, a Stanford Law School professor. More... http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/us/polit...minees.html?hpw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Recliner Pilot 61 Posted May 12, 2010 This is an interesting NYT article on the differences between Democratic and Republican Supreme Court appointments in recent decades:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/us/polit...minees.html?hpw Ruth Bader Ginsburg disproves this entire editorial..............as does Souter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 4,062 Posted May 12, 2010 Ruth Bader Ginsburg disproves this entire editorial..............as does Souter. Souter was appointed by a Republican. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
