Posts Tagged ‘judge’

Judge blocks furloughs in California

August 10th, 2010 | 1 Comment

A judge has blocked the governor’s order of three furloughs per month, the latest effort to conserve the state’s dwindling funds until a new budget is approved. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Steven Brick said there are “serious questions” connected to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s order last month, and temporarily halted the move until a Sept. [...]

Elena Kagan, another Obama lie?

May 13th, 2010 | 3 Comments

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 [...]

Elena Kagan

May 10th, 2010 | 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 [...]

Obama’s frontrunners

May 20th, 2009 | No 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, [...]