Senator Patrick (Leaky) Leahy (D-VT) has stated that Obamas choice for the Supreme Court, to replace Justice John Paul Stevens who is retiring at the end of this term, should be in place for the next Supreme Court term which begins in October.
Barack Obama and John Paul Stevens
Umm, maybe not, Pat there are some Senate Republicans who are going to work at their pay grade for once and just scrutinize the hell out of everything theyve ever done. Oh, I dont know, does the name Bork bring anything to mind? This was when Ted Kennedy opposed Judge Robert Borks nomination to the Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan. Ted Kennedy stood in front of the nation and attacked Bork, lying through his eye teeth. The Republicans were completely caught off balance and by the time they did react to the attack the Democrats owned the story. The rest is history.
History may be written here again this summer as the left stack up their leftist nominees, selected by their leftist boss, to advance through judicial activism what the left cannot win at the ballot box. How the Senate Republicans handle this process will tell us a whole bunch about who will stay in the Senate. The truth is weve had a gut full of Republicans making deals and pandering to our political opponents. Its time to stand up and be counted or ? read more »