Jun
30
I can’t believe this woman is about to get a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court
June 30, 2010 | 2 Comments
It’s disheartening to know that I will probably be a grandfather before this hack is off the bench. Notwithstanding its allegedly apolitical nature, ACOG shared this draft statement with the Clinton White House. Miss Kagan, then a deputy assistant to the president for domestic policy, already knew ACOG’s stance as a result of a July [...]
May
18
What to do about Kagan
May 18, 2010 | Comments Off
Ed Whelan and Eugene Volokh offer what I think is the right approach Republicans should take with regards to the Kagan nomination. First Volokh: What’s more, the Roberts and Alito nominations were in fact not blocked by the Democrats, because enough Democrats refused to go along with the filibuster. Indeed, then-Sen. Obama was willing to [...]
May
10
Elections have consequences
May 10, 2010 | 4 Comments
A helpful reminder from Patrick Archbold, commenting on President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Then again, considering the fact that she is replacing John Paul Stevens, maybe it isn’t the most appropriate cliche.
Apr
9
Another retirement
April 9, 2010 | 1 Comment
And this one is big: Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the court’s oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, says he is retiring. President Barack Obama now has his second high court opening to fill. Stevens says he will step down when the court finishes its work for the summer in late June [...]
Feb
1
This column deserves an award of some kind
February 1, 2010 | 3 Comments
Once upon a time E.J. Dionne was a fairly reasonable voice of the left-wing intelligentsia. He was touted as a reasonably moderate left-winger who offered generous criticisms of both parties. Over the years he has deteriorated into just another partisan hack. But his column today is one of the most breathtaking example of dishonesty and [...]
Jul
15
Of Senatorial Deference
July 15, 2009 | Comments Off
I had been meaning to dig deeper into the issue of Senatorial deference for the President’s Supreme Court nominations, but I simply do not have the time to do a research paper on such a mundane issue. Long story short, though, I agree with Mike Rappaport , Randy Barnett, and Ramesh Ponnuru. First Rappaport addresses [...]
Jul
9
What could she possibly mean by that?
July 9, 2009 | 2 Comments
It’s always amusing to see pro-aborts get caught expressing their unfiltered thoughts. Here is Justice Ginsburg, in an interview with the New York Slimes. Q: If you were a lawyer again, what would you want to accomplish as a future feminist legal agenda? JUSTICE GINSBURG: Reproductive choice has to be straightened out. There will never [...]
Jun
3
I’m sure there’s a context to this as well
June 3, 2009 | Comments Off
It seems that Sonia Sotomayor had already spoken her “wise” Latina” line in a speech in 1994, though saying “woman” instead. “Justice O’Connor has often been cited as saying that “a wise old man and a wise old woman reach the same conclusion in dueling cases. I am not so sure Justice O’Connor is the [...]
May
29
Patrick Ruffini is making sense (Updated)
May 29, 2009 | 4 Comments
Patrick Ruffini’s take on how to approach the Sotomayor nomination is one which most closely resembles my own. Like me, Ruffini is not advocating an all-out blitz, but rather a vocal if restrained “get it on the record” approach. I think his first point is most salient. Not Blowing the Whistle on a Solid Liberal [...]
May
27
Yeah, this was pretty predictable
May 27, 2009 | 6 Comments
Prepare yourselves for a shock, but Grima Wormtongue Doug Kmiec has come out in support of Sonia Sotomayor. I’ll give you a moment to recover from the surprise. Sooner or later the Catholic faith of Judge Sonia Sotomayor will be raised as an objection to her nomination and appointment to the Supreme Court of the [...]
May
26
On opposing Sotomayor
May 26, 2009 | 1 Comment
I generally agree with my friends Feddie and Jay Anderson that conservatives and Republicans should not make too much of a ruckus in opposing President Obama’s Supreme Court pick of Sonia Sotomayor. First of all, we have to just accept the fact that elections have consequences, and this is one of them. It’s a trite [...]
May
11
Dionne : it’s like shooting fish in a barrel
May 11, 2009 | Comments Off
It’s really not that much fun anymore to pick on E.J. Dionne. He’s been heading down the road to irrelevancy for so long that it’s almost not worth the effort. Of course that’s not going to stop me from highlighting his latest bit of hackery. In fact, there is no evidence that Republicans would have [...]
May
8
Kmiec: Then and Now
May 8, 2009 | Comments Off
Stuart Buck has a revealing look at Doug Kmiec’s evolution in thought on what it takes to be a good Supreme Court Justice. Here’s the “new” Kmiec: Based upon his own teaching at the University of Chicago, look for Obama to favor a nominee who is not afraid to challenge either result-oriented liberal judging or [...]
May
8
Thomas Sowell on Blind Justice
May 8, 2009 | Comments Off
As usual, Thomas Sowell has a brilliant column pointing out the flaws in Obama’s criteria for picking a Supreme Court Justice. The whole thing is worth a read, so I won’t even both quoting selections. Just read the whole thing.
May
3
Do not read if you currently have an upset stomach
May 3, 2009 | 2 Comments
I don’t want to be responsible for any damage to your keyboard. Anyway, the award for the most unintentionally hilarious comment ever made goes to Kermit Roosevelt: The comparable figure that comes to my mind is Cincinnatus, the Roman hero called to leadership who cast off his authority and returned home to his farm as [...]
May
3
Elections have consequences: Lesson # Infinity
May 3, 2009 | Comments Off
So President Obama will have his first chance to leave his mark on the Supreme Court. The eminent Jurist David Souter will be retiring, leaving behind a staggering trail of import judicial opinions. Or well, maybe not a huge trail. Not really a small trail. Probably not even a bread crumb. But, mark my words, [...]