If Obama had nominated someone

[cali]

worrisome the first time around, I could better understand the endless whining about who he may appoint this time.

If I've seen one comment bemoaning that he'll absolutely make a lousy choice, I've seen a hundred.

You all doing this shit need to get a grip.

[Paulie]

1. AMEN! I'm waiting till he actually makes a choice

Before then, stop listening to the BS media already!!!

[WatchWhatISay]

4. The problem is not that DUers listen to the BS media

The problem is that this administration has a history of listening to the BS media, and then backing down.

[Paulie]

7. That's fine. But let him actually announce something

before people start frothing and gnashing teeth. :)

[MadMaddie]

16. I don't recall them backing down on Sotomeyor?

I do recall many on DU disliking her and calling her to far to the right.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

2. I can understand being worried, and as there is nothing to do about it but wait and see

there must be some way to kill the time.

[jobycom]

3. It's pre-history.

Analyzing events before they happen. They hand out PhDs in that at several universities. Feardham University, SUNY Werescrewnemton, and UC Santa OhHolyShitWe'reAllInTroubleNow-a, specifically.

[cali]

9. I think he's looking for the best possible person to fill that spot on the Court.

[WatchWhatISay]

5. Obama is always looking for the middle

If the right is screaming bloodly murder and the left is relatively silent, guess where he thinks the middle is?

[Mojambo]

15. This

Although given the Obama administration's dismissal of the left in earlier decisions I'm not sure speaking out is going to matter much.

The guy is a centrist who goes out of his way to avoid partisan fights. Not the kind of president you want to take into a Supreme Court nomination fight against radical conservatives itching for a fight.

Hopefully he'll surprise me.

[boppers]

19. A relatively silent left? WHERE?

I could use some peace and quiet from time to time, a place where isn't Obama getting a constant shit-storm of mud flung at him by the holier-than-though-left? It's certainly not the case on DU.


edit: typo

[vaberella]

6. +Infinity. That's what I've been seeing. He made a great choice the first time around.

He has a lot to choose from and something to look up to the second time around...so I can see it being hard. But I have no doubt he will do well. I don't get these new threads myself.

[Uzybone]

8. KnR

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[cali]

11. wow. I'm impressed. most gratuitous interjection of AIPAC

into a thread ever.

welcome to DU. I guess.

[Hekate]

12. Two thumbs up, kicked and recc'd. Too much "run in circles, scream and shout"...

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :kick:

Hekate

[rucky]

13. This should be its own thread. n/t

[FrenchieCat]

14. Yep.

But you know, then folks wouldn't have anything to do.

[ShortnFiery]

17. Exactly, we must keep our powder dry and be happy that we don't have Bush as President.

That's getting really old.

[tridim]

18. And don't forget that most of the potential choices have been groomed..

To appear "moderate" even if they are liberal. Thanks KO.

K&R

[ShadowLiberal]

20. What's worrisome is how old Obama's top candidates are, I mean Thomas was in his low 40's

We shouldn't be nominating people in their upper 50's or even in their 60's, I'm sorry but they may be qualified, but they can't serve on the court as long. Younger nominees are better able to wait till the right time to retire, and less likely to get sick and die when a republican who will replace them with an ultra conservative is in the white house. We cannot afford to let the neocons get another hard right judge on the court, that'll lose the court for us for decades, and as a guy in his mid 20's I don't want to live a country with a tyrant ultra conservative supreme court majority taking away the rights of persecuted minorities, banning abortion. There's too much at stake.

[dsc]

21. truefully we don't know how his first pick turned out yet

She hasn't ruled on that many cases and virtually none on things where her views weren't already known. When I see her first gay rights case, I'll know if I like her or not.

[onenote]

22. truthfully, the same could be said about anyone picked to fill Souter's seat

[dsc]

25. maybe, maybe not

different people have different levels of paper trails. Sotomayor had no paper trail on gay rights issues nor any personal hook. Sullivan and Kagan both do for example.

[onenote]

26. neither Sullivan nor Kagan have "paper trails" as judges

You may be right, particularly on gay rights issues, but in general, the paper trail of an academic or practitioner does not necessarily indicate how, as one of 9 justices, an individual will rule or the reasoning that they will offer for decisions.

[whistler162]

23. It is like the child who gets a 99.9999 on their test

and when they show their parent the test. The parent comments nice but you can do better on the next one.

[Fire1]

24. Fortunately, he's going to pick who HE thinks is best. NOT who

we think is best. Folks need to get used to it.

[Beetwasher]

27. Sotomayor Was A Terrific Choice, All These Whiners Claiming He'll Pick A Corp. Stooge Are Idiots

n/t

[jenmito]

28. K&R. I'm so sick of those saying he's going to appoint a "Corporatist" or "right of center" person.

[impik]

29. You didn't get the memo? It doesn't matter!!!

He is a sell-out and worse than Bush. You can't change that.