Comments on: SCOTUS: Worth Noting About Sotomayor’s Skills http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/ Dip your toe in the legal waters and change politics as you know it. http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:06:02 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Ruffian http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12295 Ruffian Wed, 27 May 2009 21:22:00 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12295 <p>You know I was dreading the crap that was going to come with the next supreme court nomination process, but I am enjoying this one so far…..love to watch these guys stumble over themselves and the total cluelessness they expose as they do…..go ahead, piss off the women and hispanics more….and for what? to be the bigger “guy” for the base….so juvenile.</p> You know I was dreading the crap that was going to come with the next supreme court nomination process, but I am enjoying this one so far…..love to watch these guys stumble over themselves and the total cluelessness they expose as they do…..go ahead, piss off the women and hispanics more….and for what? to be the bigger “guy” for the base….so juvenile.

]]> By: demi http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12294 demi Wed, 27 May 2009 18:26:59 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12294 <p>Uh, huh. That’s what I was talking about. Letting them do their thing is not counterpunching.<br /> I guess that means we agree.<br /> Not that that’s going to change the world.</p> Uh, huh. That’s what I was talking about. Letting them do their thing is not counterpunching.
I guess that means we agree.
Not that that’s going to change the world.

]]> By: Millineryman http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12293 Millineryman Wed, 27 May 2009 18:25:24 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12293 <p>No I don’t either, and I do think it’s a good move poltically. That being said, I would also like to see some form of demonstrated commitment from him. His word is becoming tarnished rather quickly.</p> No I don’t either, and I do think it’s a good move poltically. That being said, I would also like to see some form of demonstrated commitment from him. His word is becoming tarnished rather quickly.

]]> By: Petrocelli http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12292 Petrocelli Wed, 27 May 2009 17:24:13 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12292 <p><strong>Oldgold !</strong> How’s things ?</p> Oldgold ! How’s things ?

]]> By: Petrocelli http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12291 Petrocelli Wed, 27 May 2009 17:23:26 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12291 <p>I believe it <em>will</em> impact elections in 2010 & 2012, to the Repugs’ detriment.</p> <p>BO is a master in Aiki-do … using opponents’ own energy to defeat them.</p> I believe it will impact elections in 2010 & 2012, to the Repugs’ detriment.

BO is a master in Aiki-do … using opponents’ own energy to defeat them.

]]> By: Petrocelli http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12290 Petrocelli Wed, 27 May 2009 17:20:15 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12290 <p>Obama’s M.O. has been thus far to let the person spewing venom continue to do so while he brushes away the dust to make that venom more visible. </p> <p>In 2008, he won two major victories with this technique and I see no reason why he would change tactics at this point.</p> Obama’s M.O. has been thus far to let the person spewing venom continue to do so while he brushes away the dust to make that venom more visible.

In 2008, he won two major victories with this technique and I see no reason why he would change tactics at this point.

]]> By: foothillsmike http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12289 foothillsmike Wed, 27 May 2009 17:06:05 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12289 <p>Americablog has quoted you on the emerging reichwing garbage<br /><a href="http://www.americablog.com/2009/05/gopers-already-going-overboard-with.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.americablog.com/200.....-with.html</a></p> Americablog has quoted you on the emerging reichwing garbage
http://www.americablog.com/200…..-with.html

]]> By: Millineryman http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12288 Millineryman Wed, 27 May 2009 16:50:55 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12288 <p>It will be interesting to see what Obama’s tactic will be to defend his appointment. The rational rise above it all me has been missing of late, however I do see some benefit in allowing all this ugliness to be exposed by letting those who hate spew their hate. The message is coming directly from the source.</p> It will be interesting to see what Obama’s tactic will be to defend his appointment. The rational rise above it all me has been missing of late, however I do see some benefit in allowing all this ugliness to be exposed by letting those who hate spew their hate. The message is coming directly from the source.

]]> By: BargainCountertenor http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12287 BargainCountertenor Wed, 27 May 2009 16:22:43 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12287 <p>It’s pleasing to me that the Guys Out of Plans have formed up another circular firing squad. Sotomayor is a no-win proposition for them in an electoral-PR sense. I don’t believe they’ll be able to block, barring some completely unexpected finding in the background check. Given that she’s been confirmed twice by the Senate, that’s most unlikely.</p> <p>The only thing they have to lose is what little grip they continue to have on the fastest growing ethnic group today. The subtext in Sotomayor’s nomination is straight out of <em>Dirty Harry</em>: Go ahead, make my day.</p> It’s pleasing to me that the Guys Out of Plans have formed up another circular firing squad. Sotomayor is a no-win proposition for them in an electoral-PR sense. I don’t believe they’ll be able to block, barring some completely unexpected finding in the background check. Given that she’s been confirmed twice by the Senate, that’s most unlikely.

The only thing they have to lose is what little grip they continue to have on the fastest growing ethnic group today. The subtext in Sotomayor’s nomination is straight out of Dirty Harry: Go ahead, make my day.

]]> By: oldgold http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12286 oldgold Wed, 27 May 2009 16:17:58 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/05/27/scotus-worth-noting-about-sotomayors-skills/#comment-12286 <p>Exactly.</p> Exactly.

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