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Thu Aug-05-10 03:27 PM
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Can someone explain how Kagan got less votes than Sotomayor? |
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Sotomayor was confirmed 68-31, but was far more controversial. Kagan went 63-37, and there was no drama. Sotomayor was very impressive in confirmation, but I still don't get it.
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:29 PM
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1. the military recruitment issue |
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gave repubs an excuse (not a good one, but one nonetheless).
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:29 PM
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2. Kagan is scary! Not a judge! Harvard! |
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Edited on Thu Aug-05-10 03:30 PM by PBS Poll-435
Might not like Twilight!
Might not be into the Vampire OR the Werewolf!
Jewish!
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:33 PM
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9. Might not like Twilight? |
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Do we even know if she favors Team Bite or Team Suck? Important questions on which the fate of the American Experiment rests!
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Thu Aug-05-10 04:29 PM
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I'm betting that a few of those no voters consider the vacancy a Protestant seat.
With Ginsburg and Breyer already on the bench they wouldn't want the Court to get "too Jewish".
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:29 PM
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:31 PM
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First thought that crossed my mind.
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:29 PM
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4. Republicans were sending Obama a message... |
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and voting no so they could tell their constituents that they fought against the socialist in the White House.
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:30 PM
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GOP has enough trouble with the hispanic vote, some felt they couldn't be on record opposing her. Some run of the mill white catholic though.....
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:34 PM
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10. That would be my guess. n/t |
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:45 PM
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16. I think you have that right. |
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They probably thought they would get on the good side of the hispanics
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:30 PM
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6. probably a couple of reasons |
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a) more Republican senators posturing before the election b) some voted for Sotomayor in order to appease hispanic voters
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:32 PM
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because she's an obvious oligarchist political hack who has no business being on the Supreme Court?
It wouldn't surprise me terribly if she ends up being the first impeached Supreme Court Justice, she is so clearly unprepared for the job.
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:36 PM
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:37 PM
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13. Those virtuous republicans stood up against the unqualified oligarch.... |
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OK, got that. So I'm guessing you'll be supporting them in November?
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:38 PM
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:52 PM
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18. ROFL! Very funny! Oh...wait a minute.... |
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you weren't trying to be funny! Damn, that makes it even more hilarious!
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:54 PM
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19. Hey man, as long as Clarence Thomas sits she's safe from impeachment on those grounds. |
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Any other lame-ass thoughts on your mind?
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Thu Aug-05-10 04:20 PM
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Thu Aug-05-10 04:45 PM
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28. Haha. Yes, I'm sure the Republican senators just know better. n/t |
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:36 PM
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12. Scott Brown replaced Ted Kennedy, Ben Nelson went full-Lieberman. There's 3 more. Who are they? |
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:39 PM
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15. Alexander, Bond, Martinez, Lugar, and Voinovich |
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Thu Aug-05-10 04:48 PM
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29. Lugar voted for Kagan |
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Collins, Graham, Gregg, Lugar and Snowe were the Republican votes for her.
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:51 PM
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17. Sotomayor was fake more controversial. |
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Her speech to that Latina group was breitbarted.
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Thu Aug-05-10 03:56 PM
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20. The party of NO latched onto the excuse that she never served as a judge. |
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Thu Aug-05-10 04:06 PM
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21. She's not a Catholic. (NT) |
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Thu Aug-05-10 04:14 PM
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22. Sotomayor and Kagan were just dress rehearsals for Republican Senators |
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They knew full well both would be confirmed.
What they are doing is rehearsing tactics to see what works when one of "their" SC (in-)Justices retires and could be replaced by an Obama appointee. THAT is when we will see filibusters, full frontal 24/7 attacks on Fox and National Hate Radio, and in every right-leaning newspaper from the Wall Street Journal to the Manchester Union Leader.
The Republican responses to Sotomayor and Kagan were like Allied feints at invading Calais in 1944. When one of the Republican Reliable Five retires, it will be bigger than Operation Overlord in Normandy. We will still prevail, but not after weeks, probably months, of Senate time wasted in loud, screaming filibusters.
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Thu Aug-05-10 04:32 PM
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25. More than twice as many Democrats voted to confirm Clarence Thomas as Republicans for Kagen |
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And Kagen wasn't considered controversial.
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Thu Aug-05-10 04:35 PM
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26. She plays softball. Wink-wink, nudge-nudge, say no more! |
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Such is the art of dogwhistle politics. This should play frequently in an election year, but especially in light of the Prop 8 overturn.
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Thu Aug-05-10 04:45 PM
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27. It's entirely timing. The Senate is more polarized now than it was then. n/t |
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