Leahy: Supreme Court now an ‘arm of the Republican party.’

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/02/leahy-supreme-court-now-an-arm-of-the-republican-party/

Leahy: Supreme Court now an ‘arm of the Republican party.’

In an interview with the Politico, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said that Chief Justice John Roberts “has made the court an arm of the Republican Party.” The senator voted to confirm Roberts “because he knew Roberts was going to be confirmed anyway and did not want a party-line vote that would encourage Roberts to believe that he was ‘an appointment of the Republican Party.’ But that is what has happened anyway, Leahy said.” (More on the court’s right-wing shift HERE:

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/28/supreme-court-poll/

[Me.]

1. Sadly, They Always Have Excuses For Voting For Someone/Something Wrong

Yet they do it anyway. How about a vote against simply because that's the right thing to do?

[MrModerate]

2. Bullshit. They were too scared to vote against Roberts and . . .

Alito because they knew they were going to be confirmed anyway and feared crossing the "war president."

Congress let Bush get away with *everything* until 2006, and even now, they're too timid by half.

[Exiled in America]

3. It takes no courage to "speak out" after the fact. Coward.

His rationale for his vote is total bullshit.

[TechBear_Seattle]

4. And who's f-ing fault is that, Senator?

:mad:

[Lugnut]

5. Lame excuse

Look in the mirror senator. How many times can you be buffaloed?

[AX10]

6. And who's fault would that be Pat?

:eyes:

[Enrique]

7. this appears to be a coordinated strategy

Schumer recently said that Roberts and Alito fooled the senate into voting for them.

They seem to be trying to soften up the Supreme Court for the battles that are headed there.

[Solo_in_MD]

8. Leahy is always chasing the prefect soundbite

sometimes he is successful, other time he talks about the internet...