Archive for the ‘supreme court’ Category
When Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor, Obama said he wanted someone who: “combined intellect and empathy—the ability to understand the troubles of everyday Americans.” Sotomayor had already gained a certain notoriety for stating: “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion [...]
Tags: 9/11, arlen specter, coddle, elena, empathy, families, harvard, I have an open mind, judge, kagan, military, obama, prince, royalty, saudi, sheet metal workers, Solicitor General, sotomayor, supreme court, white house
Posted in Ethics, supreme court | 3 Comments »
Yesterday we had two issues, among many, that demanded Obama’s attention. Fannie Mae, the largest U.S. residential mortgage funds provider, on Monday asked the government for an additional $8.4 billion after the company lost $13.1 billion in the first quarter. Barack Obama, addressing an audience in Hampton, Virginia, said nothing. The government very quietly wrote [...]
Tags: banking, censorship, elena kagan, fannie-mae, freddie-mac, hampton, ipad, ipod, justice, media control, national mediation board, nmb, obama, playstation, Solicitor General, supreme court, unemployment, union, virginia, xbox
Posted in Ethics, Fed Policy, supreme court, The Legal Process | No Comments »
Barack Obama surprised me on this one. He went with a woman on his last Supreme Court pick. And, she was a Latino as well. That meant, in order to cover all his bases, he needed a black male Communist, er, Socialist. Instead, he went with Elena Kagan: She’s not a he. She doesn’t appear [...]
Tags: elena, judge, kagan, obama, sotomayor, supreme court
Posted in supreme court, The Legal Process | No Comments »
President Obama is gearing up for a fight to get Goodwin Liu for the 9th Circuit. For those not in the know, that’s the one from San Francisco. It represents the liberal heart and soul. I don’t think you’re going to find a conservative judge in that part of the world, so that point is [...]
Tags: appellate, barbara crabb, california, conservative, goodwin liu, liberal, prayer, right, state, supreme court, Wisconsin
Posted in Ethics, supreme court, The Legal Process | 4 Comments »
There is a site that is asking people “Which frontrunner is the worst liberal judicial activist?”. Now, naturally, this is a loaded question. If you’re not a screaming liberal, they all look equally bad. So, imagine my non-surprise when I get the results so far: Now, this presents two situations to me. First of all, [...]
Tags: activist, diane wood, elena kagan, frontrunners, judge, liberal, nominee, obama, sonya sotomayor, Souter, supreme court
Posted in supreme court | No Comments »