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Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings

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Posted on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 01:59:41 PM EST
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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid has issued this statement following the confirmation hearing of Judge Sam Alito: (received by e-mail)

“I have followed the Alito hearings closely. Democrats on the Committee did their jobs by asking tough questions about important issues: civil rights, privacy, environmental protections, the danger of unchecked presidential power and others. Unfortunately, Judge Alito’s responses did little to address my serious concerns about his 15-year judicial record.

“I have not forgotten that Judge Alito was only nominated after the radical right wing of the President's party forced Harriet Miers to withdraw. The right wing insisted that Justice O'Connor be replaced with a sure vote for their extreme agenda. Four days of hearings have shown that Judge Alito is no Sandra Day O'Connor.

“Senate Democrats will meet next week to discuss the nomination.”

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    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 02:10:05 PM EST
    The right wing insisted that Justice O'Connor be replaced with a sure vote for their extreme agenda. Four days of hearings have shown that Judge Alito is no Sandra Day O'Connor. LMAO... hello???? What make anyone on here think that Alito should be just like O'Connor? Let me hear you.....! c'mon.... And, where is it written that a standing president has to nominate someone that is in line with the opposing party? Did Clinton (or any Dem) ever do that? Give me a freakin break.... you can't be serious.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#2)
    by ras on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 02:10:26 PM EST
    Talk is cheap. Whatcha gonna do?, Reid. Nothing? Yup, as we thought.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#3)
    by roger on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 02:19:47 PM EST
    Alito should not be on the Court. Who goes to a job interview and refuses to answer questions? Did anyone here get a job that way?

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#4)
    by Patrick on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 02:30:27 PM EST
    Roger, Come on, this whole process has turned into a circus, and it will be just as bad when the Dems get in power. Arguing over who sent what and who received what. Sheesh. What are they 8 year olds? Most of that was pompas politics, with a few relevant questions.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#5)
    by Jlvngstn on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 02:37:48 PM EST
    Ginsburg went to the interview and did not answer many questions. It started with her.....

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#6)
    by Slado on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 02:44:16 PM EST
    What is embarassing is that the Dems (other then Feinstein) couldn't even stick around to listen to the ABA judges give testimony. Everyone of them is positive and one went so far as to declare himself a minority far left judge and even he thinks he should be on the court and the only reason he's there is to protect the process. The lefts argument is basically that conservatives judges shouldn't be on the court. Just say that and stop with the game. Conservatives consistently have voted for far left judges in the past for Supreme Court. See Ginsberg. The democrats have chosen to oppose them but aren't intellectualy honest enought to say why. Instead we get this circus and then lefties have the audacity to complain about a process that is what it is because of them. Geezzze

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#7)
    by roger on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 03:02:21 PM EST
    Slado, I'll go with Patrick on this one. There is plenty of blame for both sides here.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#8)
    by ras on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 03:10:57 PM EST
    I give in! I yield! Even I can't stand to watch the Dems get as badly thrashed as they are doing to themselves in the hearings. It's too gruesome. Please vote and get it over with. Ref, fertheluvvagod stop the fight already!

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#9)
    by soccerdad on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 03:22:59 PM EST
    The lefts argument is basically that conservatives judges shouldn't be on the court.
    The argument during Clinton's term was that liberals shouldn't be on the court. so give me a break. The repubs are free to nominate whoever and the Dems are free to try and stop it. Thats the way it works.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#10)
    by ras on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 03:26:25 PM EST
    Soccerdad, The Dems are free to pretend to try to stop it. Cuz that appears to be all they're really doing: posing for their donors, knowing full well that they have no intention of fighting for real. Thats the way it works.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#11)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 03:28:05 PM EST
    ras doing his limbaugh imitation again. The truth is alito is a nazi, and the only reason he's being considered for a spot is because of stolen elections, but with scum like alito on the supreme court, the repubs will probably legalize stolen elections.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#12)
    by Sailor on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 03:30:49 PM EST
    Actually Clinton consulted the rethug leadership and picked his nominees from the list they provided. Advice and consent at work.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#13)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 04:03:21 PM EST
    I don't begrudge the Democrats their "right" to oppose a nominee based strictly on his political affiliations or idealogical leanings, but I will note that when the Republicans did this kind of thing in the mid 90s those same Democrats said it was flat out wrong, and I will go so far as to predict that when Hillary is nominating judges in 2009 and the Republicans are opposing them solely on the grounds that they are liberals, those same Democrats will say it is wrong again. Fact of political life? Yes. Stupid and counterproductive? Also yes. We need to get beyond this conservative vs. liberal BS if we are ever going to get serious about solving the problems we face as a nation. Too many liberal minded people sound exactly like the conservative yahoos who hounded Clinton for any of us to be comfortable about it.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#14)
    by ras on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 04:14:01 PM EST
    Sailor, Clinton consulted w/the r's, but from his own list, not theirs. That's what Bush did, too. Bigunit, You make my point, thx: if alito is that bad, why wouldn't the d's put up a real fight, instead of just the empty tough talk we see? Well, cuz they're only doing what their supporters really want, of course, and both they and their base know it's just a pose. Actions speak louder than words (or would, if the D's would take any). But g'wan, talk tough again. Say "nazi." It's so cute when d's try to act strong. Say "rethuglican." It's especially attractive when Dems do it just before they roll over on command like a lazy trollop, as they're about to do again.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#15)
    by Sailor on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 04:21:26 PM EST
    Uhh, actually, bush never consulted with dems about his noms. And Clinton did make his choice from a rethug list.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#16)
    by ras on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 04:44:39 PM EST
    Sailor, Bush held extensive meetings re replacing O'Connor. First came Miers - recomm'd by the D's, but after that Reid wouldn't even support his own recommendation, which really sank her - and then came Alito. Bush actually did more than I would have. Why consult so much with a Dem party that doesn't even believe its own words on the subject? First they recommend Miers, then they oppose her. First they say Alito is a threat to democracy itself, then they can't even be bothered to make a real try at stopping him. Better photo-ops elsewhere, I guess. Democrats: Cuz you expect no less.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#17)
    by jimakaPPJ on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 05:21:30 PM EST
    Sailor writes:
    Actually Clinton consulted the rethug leadership and picked his nominees from the list they provided.
    That is not true.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#18)
    by ras on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 06:02:42 PM EST
    Hatch advised Clinton on the various candidates that Clinton was considering; i.e. the names were from from Clinton's list. That list did not originate with the R's, but with the D's. Didja really think Clinton handed the R's a blank sheet of paper and said "tell me who you want?" Who says D's today aren't naive?

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#19)
    by jimcee on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 07:19:27 PM EST
    I would have to say that Alito has, in a passive-agressive way, beat the Democrat Senators at thier own game. When the Dem Senators speak for 75% of the time it tells me the inquisitors have nothing to gain by Alito's answers. Boy do they like to see themselves on TV. Not to put too fine of a point on it but Kennedy taking about morality (Chappiquiddick), Biden talking about credibility (plagerism at SU), Schumer talking about anything (over and over), don't get between these guys and the camera because you'll get run into the ground. That the Democratic party hasn't found a way to rein these fools in amazes me. They are the worst PR guys that they could possibly trot out. They should talk to thier friends in Hollywood about the PR thing but more and more the Hitchens quote about Washington being the 'Hollywood for ugly people' rings true. The best thing the Dems could do right now is hush up because they are just looking really, really bad. They are so tone deaf! Ted Kennedy's dog is named 'Splash' for heaven's sake. Why not Mary Jo?

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#20)
    by ras on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 07:50:24 PM EST
    Charlie, you're best example I could ask for of a Dem who talks tough but does nothing. Thx. Alito couldn't'a been confirmed w/out guys just like you. Go on, talk tough again. It's ever so much fun. Stomp your feet this time if you like. R's get what they want & D's get ... well, D's get what they earned.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#21)
    by ras on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 08:10:38 PM EST
    Thx Charlie. Now that you've pretended to matter, we'll all sit back and watch Alito be confirmed.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#22)
    by aw on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 08:32:15 PM EST
    What make anyone on here think that Alito should be just like O'Connor? Let me hear you.....! c'mon....
    BB: Should women be represented in any proportional way in any instituition in this country at all? If not, why not? Women, who as you know, make up half the population, and as I'm sure you also know, mostly congregate in the center, will make up 1/9 of the court if Alito is confirmed. How do you justify that? If eight women were on the court and one man, would you think that was fair?

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#23)
    by aw on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 09:56:20 PM EST
    That's my new thing: asking them to think instead of react. Sometimes I throw bombs, but sometimes I want to know how someone arrives at... um, where they are.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#24)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 10:08:20 PM EST
    aw.... BB: Should women be represented in any proportional way in any instituition in this country at all? Yes...indeed... however that isn't this president (or any president's) job. If you remember, he did nominate a woman first & that went over like a lead balloon. Alito is the best 'person' for the job. Charliedontthink.... Anytime you're askin' bb to think, you're askin' for trouble. He's really not set up for that function. More attacks from you... what a surprise. Have anything pertinent to say?

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#25)
    by ras on Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 11:47:33 PM EST
    aw, To turn your q around, there is a statistical unerrepresentation of men these days in certain areas: e.g. med school. Do you think the president should forbid this?

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#26)
    by jimakaPPJ on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 04:34:08 AM EST
    charlienolink wrote:
    Tell it to orin hatch, yimmynofacts. He hasn't shut up about it in 12 years.
    Links, charlie. Links.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#27)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 06:33:02 AM EST
    Gee, that's big of ya, sport. Who the hell are you to begrudge anybody anything, putz? Reptiles are the biggest hypocrites in the world. The more they talk about God, the bigger the hypocrite. Charliedon'tthink shows us, once again, why his posts are not even worth reading. Starts off with an assinine insult. Jumps to a conclusion about someone's political affiliations with no evidence to back him up (sorry Charlie, but I'm not a Republican or a Reptile), and then wanders off into mumbling about God even though the response he purports to be responding to never mentioned him. Face it Charlie, you don't have a clue what you are talking about. All you achieve with your infantile rants is to make SD look reasonable. Your "dismissed" now.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#28)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 07:13:31 AM EST
    I agree with Joe Biden. Why bother even having confirmation hearings? They're a farce. If the nominee is from the majority party, he/she knows that if they keep their mouth shut, or give generic answers, they're in. Just send the nomination straight to the Senate floor, debate it and vote.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#29)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 07:22:45 AM EST
    ssn646mm, Not a bad point, as that is, sadly, how it seems to playout, but Biden is hardly the appropriate messenger. Maybe if Joe would stop rambling on about his mother long enough to ask a question, there would be a point to having these things.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#30)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 07:49:42 AM EST
    Well said Charlie,I thought most of the reptiles wanted to mate with Alito as much as they wanted to confirm him.(reptiles, as well as maggots, are a good moniker for these repubs)Maybe that's why his wife was crying, she was getting jealous.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#31)
    by swingvote on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 07:54:39 AM EST
    That's it, Charlie. Keep displaying your total disconnect with reality. Yawn

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#32)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 08:18:30 AM EST
    Posted by ras January 13, 2006 12:47 AM aw, To turn your q around, there is a statistical unerrepresentation of men these days in certain areas: e.g. med school. Do you think the president should forbid this?
    Ras, I hate to be negative here, but you've yet to make a reasoned or factual argument. Your comparison between SCOTUS and Medical school is a) unsupported, and b) irrelevant. People Apply for Medical School. The President nominates people for the supreme court. If your claims are accurate about more women in medical school right now, I'd still say No, the president shouldn't stop women from applying to medical school. Your frequent posts about Alito being nominated regardless of any possible Democrat opposition.. what precisely is your point? Republicans hold the majority. Short of a fillibuster, there really isn't much the Democrats can do. Alito is too smart and not nearly as crazy as Bork so it's not like they will trip him up after he's been in confirmation training for nearly 2 months. If they have concerns about Mr. Alito, however, they have an obligation to air those concerns. That democratic process is so combersome isn't it?
    Hatch advised Clinton on the various candidates that Clinton was considering; i.e. the names were from from Clinton's list. That list did not originate with the R's, but with the D's.
    Again, what is your point? I can't confirm the level of input Clinton requested from the Judiciary committee and the Republicans but he DID request input on potential nominees from the opposing party. Bush, though he campaigned on being a "uniter not a divider" has never courted the opinions of the Democrats prior to announcing a nominee. In fact, Mier's nomination was pulled from so far out in left wing ['right wing' perhaps?] that it shocked his republican colleagues. If you really insist on believing that it wasn't conservative republicans to sank Miers, I'm sure plenty of posters would be happy to post the comments of the Right on the Miers nomination.
    Bush held extensive meetings re replacing O'Connor. First came Miers - recomm'd by the D's
    I've not seen any indication that this was the case. Could you perhaps, backup up that claim? Perhaps you are merely confused by the fact that AFTER Bush nominated Miers, Reid and several prominent Democrats stated that they would keep an open mind and they would review her qualifications. Perhaps you confused the appropriate response of the Democrats with the possibility that they were part of the nomination process? http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/03/scotus.miers/ Also, it's possible that you confused the fact that Miers was vetted INSIDE the Whitehouse for months before the announcement with the possibility that Democrats were part of that vetting process. I'd love to see some evidence that you are correct on this, but everything I've seen leads me to believe that the Miers nomination was pushed by Bush alone. Yet another cronnie nominated to a critically important post. Please educate us if I'm mistaken. ffakr.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#33)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 08:21:32 AM EST
    A clear statement from Reid about the political Agenda that makes this nominee a shill for the right. And, reading the comments makes it obvious Bush supporters see nothing wrong with this. Sandra Day O'Connor was a conservative that belonged to no political party - she was a legal scholar that was more interested in the law (interpreted with a conservative focus) than being a lackey for some hard right wingers who are only interested in money and power (aka fascists --- now we're allowed torture, now we're allowed warrantless searches, now we are going to claim nationalism as our shield, now we are going to dismiss any dissenting point of view as smears or invalid, now we're allowed to invade a country - excuse me employ "pre-eminent strike"--- fasicm at its finest). Not to mention the laws that are passed through only to help the rich. Let's put in subsidies for the poor, poor, oil companies? And how beneficial do you think a medical payment plan designed by the poor, poor pharmaceutical companies is going to be? Don't forget to protect the protect the poor, poor credit card and insurance companies. And, of course, there is the religious right that has demanded this and think they now run America. And, they would like to replace the Constitution with their interpretation of the Bible (the one that cherrypicks Jesus's teachings so we lose the man of God and get a vengeful, greedy, intolerant Messiah instead). Well, yippee - they want to drive the world to ruin so they get to see the Rapture that much sooner. And, in the comments - there they are. The King George supporters who spout the company talking points - never question your political party which no longer even follows the most basic of Republican tenets....just follow them down their road of manipulation, cronyism and royalism. Yes, let's get Alito in to make welfare for the wealthy that much easier -- even though it benefits less than 1% of the US who don't need any benefits.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#34)
    by Slado on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 08:34:08 AM EST
    Jill the standard talking points? Your whole argument is taken from page one of liberal 101. If conservatives were a monolithicvote (and dems aren't?) then we wouldn't have opposed Miers (basically a republican revolt against a bad choice), constantly complained about the budget and constantly hammer our own republican reps who won't get serious about immigration. That's what's great about being republican. We have different views and are a party with the likes of Olympia Snow, The Govenator, Lynn Swann and Newt Gingrich. Unlike the democrats who practically skewer Liberman everytime he makes a centris I.E. "resonable" argument we can put up with wishy washy conservatives becuase we have a big tent. But the main point is Alito is a good judge. He also happens to be conservative. Since the Senate, Congress and President are all republican and the SC will be too dems need to learn how to settle into not mattering and start winning elections if they want to. Out

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#35)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 09:40:58 AM EST
    justpaul, the only ones Alito's a good judge to, is rascist and misogynist republican

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#36)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 09:41:40 AM EST
    sorry, I meant Slado

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#37)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 10:43:33 AM EST
    Wow um uh bigunit12. You really are quite an insecure guy, aren't you? Talking about your unit and who else is in your party makes you feel better? I don't give a d@mn who's a Democrat - I just want my politicians to follow the liberal tenets the US was founded on and the ones that made us a world power. There used to actually be a level of discussion and compromise that I thought was healthy - no one was happy but everyone was satisfied. Now - steamroll through a one-party system. I follow the talking points? Which ones would those be? I know Ken Mehlman and Luntz issue the Republican ones - Luntz talks about it quite a bit and Mehlman's have been leaked (and we've all heard the Republicans once the points have been issued, using the terminology in lockstep) Who do you think is issuing mine? Dean? Ri-ight. You know how the Senators fall right in line with things he says. You're right - I don't like Lieberman at all because he sounds like a neo-con which btw is not a centrist. The US is so far to the right now that in today's Republican party, Nixon would be too far left for King George. You don't like the budget and the immigration program --- ha! That's funny. The neo-cons are working on that one because they want to keep one of their main bases, the lower middle-class who think something is going to trickle down to them if they work really, really hard (do you know how hard it is to change classes in America under this administration?) Like pretend they are giving the middle class a tax cut, throw them a minor bone and then load up the cuts for the rich to happen in stages - if I remember right, the latest tax cut for the wealthy is happening this month. They don't want to prevent immigration because that's where their workers come from - float the guest programs and see if the suckers buy it - yeah - that way they can keep the cheap labor coming. A good judge? And you know that, how? Isn't that what the hearings are supposed to be about? It's so hard to figure out since Alito admits he would say what needed to be said to get him the jobs he wanted. BTW, if you are for him because you are an anti-abortionist, as a woman who bears the brunt of any kind of sexual act that results in pregnancy, I support you and think you should join the Men Support Life. This is the group that will support the woman they had sex with AND her baby for the first 18 years since they feel that is the only fair exchange for insisting a woman carry through on a pregnancy they are partially (or, in the case of rape - fully) responsible for. Go for it.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#38)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 12:11:46 PM EST
    Alito doesn't need to be a twin of O'Connor, even though it would have been nice to see a woman. The problem is that O'Connor is a conservative justice, an ideological sibling of Ronald Reagan. Thomas, Scalia, and Kennedy are far to the right of the mainstream, and now they have Roberts and Alito to join them. He doesn't have to be another O'Connor, but we sure don't need another Thomas.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#39)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 12:14:12 PM EST
    The "advice and consent" hearings are a complete joke. A bunch of wind bag senators sitting around taking pot shots at a judge in attempts to make that judge do there job after being appointed. How rediculous. If the democrats to a huge extent and the republicans to a lesser extent, would grow a set of nuts and simply legislate the issues that they care about, as the constitution intended, there would be no need to beat up nominees, and justices would be left to do there jobs, which is decide the cases presented to them based on the facts presented to them. But no, instead we have to listen to Teddy act as though he cares about anything other than where his next drink and payday are coming from.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#40)
    by swingvote on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 01:30:58 PM EST
    The problem is that O'Connor is a conservative justice, an ideological sibling of Ronald Reagan. Interesting claim. Care to explain how you got there? I doubt very many "conservatives" would agree.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#41)
    by swingvote on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 02:50:31 PM EST
    jtanneru pops and runs, and, as usual, one of the TalkLeft house trolls comes along and takes it upon himself to respond with his usual BS. O'Connor is a liberal's conservative, but then these are people who think that Ted Kennedy is a moderate and Ruth Bader Ginsburg is actually to the right of the lunatic leftist fringe.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#42)
    by Dadler on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 03:16:13 PM EST
    justpaul, What has O'Conner been to you? A liberal? A pure centrist? This is nothing new, confirmations for the high court should be adversarial. And forget being confirmed, hell, I seem to remember a Clinton Surgeon General forced to resign for SUGGESTING sex ed teach children about masturbation. Screwy nation, baby.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#43)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 03:50:47 PM EST
    PLEASE GIVE ME FEEDBACK, liberals and conservatives! I'm more or less liberal, but see this site has a good range of views. I don't like Alito's nomination because he'll refuse the cases of individuals who fail to present needed evidence in their briefs, but he'll see both corporations and government agencies who fail to present evidence ON THE VERY SAME STANDARDS. He is also in the MINORITY on 85% of these cases. He says the President isn't "above the law" but in SO SO SO many ways he implies that this doesn't matter, because the President IS the law so who cares? He's worked tirelessly to increase Executive power while making the other two branches INCLUDING HIS OWN (Judiciary) nearly irrelevant, and the now-common "Presidential Signing" idea (i.e., Pres gets to FRAME every new law in his own way, including contradicting or limiting it) was largely ALITO's IDEA under Reagan. (Please correct me if I'm wrong on this point). Alito will clearly say (and not say) some pretty controversial things in order to get a job, such as CAP when wanting work with Ed Meese. So what is he saying (and not saying) to get YOU AND ME to hire him? Plus he's obviously disrespectful and contemptuous to the "advise and consent" process, in my opinion. The final thing that creeps me out is that ABA members of appeals court (WHO WILL BRING CASES BEFORE HIM) came into the hearings to advocate him. THIS IS ORWELLIAN in the way it places a self-reinforcing feedback loop for future clients to promote future bosses. MEMBERS & BLOGGERS, I'm not unsure of these opinions (except where noted), but I'd love to hear your comments and critiques - left, right, moderate, libertarian, whatever - to get a feel for which of this info is new to you, which of it you agree with & disagree with, etc. Thanks for any feedback. Peace out brothers and sisters : )

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#44)
    by jimakaPPJ on Fri Jan 13, 2006 at 08:25:29 PM EST
    charlienolink writes:
    A republican senator makes his wife cry
    That is such a dishonest comment. But it really defines you. Oh well, we all know that the Senator was apologizing for the remaks made by the Demos. Really charlie, you are such a disappointment.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#46)
    by jimakaPPJ on Sat Jan 14, 2006 at 05:33:21 AM EST
    Darkly - My, my, how you do rattle on. But besides your usual slurs, you wrote:
    Schlatter, one of those hedonistic, "liberal," Hollywood Democrats Fox loves to bash said, "It wasn't a Democrat that made her cry. It was a Republican -- Graham asked her the question."
    Uh, the question was asked to Alito, not his wife. Guess Schlatter wasn't paying attention, or else he was trying to re-write history. Of course it didn't work except with folks like you. And yes, I understood the "movement" claim. It is as silly as people saying the US flew the airplanes into the WTC and an airplane never hit the Pentagon. And evidently you are one of the three people in the world that do not know that Graham's whole string of comments/questions were apologizing for the actions of the Demos. But you know, I know and the world knows. You have turned into a joke, Darkly. When are you going to start telling us how we never landed on the moon? BTW - In a recent post you wanted to speak about spelling. Perhaps you can figure out the error in your statement:
    tears down your cheeks as befitts a spoiled Southern 'belle'.
    Ta, Ta Darkly. Come back when you can stay longer.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#47)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Jan 14, 2006 at 07:17:49 AM EST
    So knock it off. Dismissed. Charlie has now assigned himself the role of policing what is and is not permissible on this site. Oh well, every village needs an idiot.

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#48)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Jan 14, 2006 at 12:28:44 PM EST
    This guy will help take us to pre-depression era. Dems, Get off your buts and fil1buster this idiot that likes to stripsearch 10 yr old girls. He all but promised to give Bush dictatorship powers and overturn Roe and let corporations polute the air and water to any extent they want. You need to say this strongly to the public when you filibuster and the public needs to know. You need to do this constantly over and over and over and over; You know like fundie Repub talking points! Let the fundie repubs cry and moan!

    Re: Sen. Harry Reid's Statement on Alito Hearings (none / 0) (#49)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Jan 14, 2006 at 12:48:03 PM EST
    It sure was interesting that a reporter from one of the conservative publications wanted to interview people about Alito's wife running out crying 20 minutes before she actually did. He was pulled aside quickly and told this had't happened. You think maybe he was in a hurry to get out the info first? Scripted, you bet.

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