Walt Starr
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:03 AM
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The Democratic Senators had DAMN WELL BETTER MAKE AN ISSUE |
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out of Roberts lack of experience.
They've got the bastard now, all they need do is pounce. He has been appointed t the highest judicial position in the land with only ONE YEAR of experience.
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:05 AM
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1. this is absolutely ludicrous... |
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Edited on Mon Sep-05-05 08:06 AM by 48percenter
the guy's got no track record on SCOTUS and they want to make him CJ? Very typical of Bu$h's MBA 'peter principal mentality."
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:05 AM
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I had a Democratic Senator to write to, but I'm in Az. *sigh*
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:09 AM
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5. this outta be a no-brainer even for republicans. . . |
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:11 AM
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:08 AM
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3. The series of failures of Bush appointees in a crisis is my issue. |
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I'm seeing a pattern with agonizing consequences.
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:09 AM
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the signals are pretty clear that he will be confirmed. But I think people are giving too much weight to the Chief Justice role. He has little additional power than any other Justice.
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:09 AM
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6. Yes! Katrina showed us what we get with Bush cronyism |
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Rise up, people. Demand someone fair, with a proven track record. No more "healing," "coming together," or whatever the Dems have been trying to do. Stand up and fight for us, Senators!
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:10 AM
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7. Let him rot. Bush company isn't qualified to appoint anyone. We need to... |
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Keep on pounding them all until they resign, minimal casualties. :grr:
Just tell the senators to stall his nomination by pushing the record on civil rights abuses.
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:12 AM
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9. Roberts has the important experience. |
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He's has a long history of being a loyal republican party operative. That's all he really needs to qualify for the people who can nominate.
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:14 AM
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10. The Dems must unify on this. Our chances of having a |
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free America again are very slim. This is a filibuster moment. Let Frist threaten a "nuclear option." That is blackmail, pure and simple.
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:16 AM
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architect of the 9-0 Brown decision, had no judicial experience when he was nominated by Eisenhower to be CJOTUS. He had been the governor of California.
Just FYI.
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:20 AM
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:17 AM
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12. Alternative strategy: Let Bush appoint whoever he wants and then |
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wait several decades while the adverse consequences to become apparent and then go to the American people and say, "See! We told you that Bush was a bad guy and shouldn't be trusted. Well, we didn't exactly tell you, and, yes, we did kind of go along with most everything he proposed, but we knew in our hearts he was leading us down the wrong path and you should have known it, too. Will you elect us now?" This seems more likely than the pounce you're hoping for, though I hope hope hope I'm wrong.
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:20 AM
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13. I say link the hurricane to Roberts's conservatism |
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the hurricane is an indictment of the conservative philosophy.
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:27 AM
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15. Filibuster. If not now, when? |
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But, I doubt that the Dem senators have the courage to do so. Given their past record of excuse making and rolling over. I expect we'll hear the usual "not as bad as", "we have to be realistic", "choose our fights", "save it for something more important", and the other cop outs that flow so smoothly from the DLC and their allies and apologists.
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:37 AM
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16. If one rolls over enough, observers sometimes begin to think the reason is |
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complicity rather than cowardice. The Democrats, at this point, are reaching the point where they can be accused of the former rather than the latter.
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:37 AM
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17. Oh well. America, it's been nice knowing you..... |
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....because, save for the Black Caucaus todays dems lack the spine to stop him. So I see him getting thru easlily and thus making Bush Impeachment proof.
Damn this sucks!!!!
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