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The Washington Post's Dan Eggen makes the point today that the battle of the interest groups will be a deeply lopsided fight in the run up to SCOTUS confirmation hearings because "Republicans are in the political wilderness."PD toolbar!
Compared to 2006, when the now defunct Progress for America had $18 million to support the John Roberts and Samuel Alito nominations, there is only "a smattering of opposition groups to make the conservative case against whomever President Obama chooses."
During the 1991 Clarence Thomas confirmation, the folksy Wyoming Republican Alan Simpson described the anonymous unsolicited outpouring of scorn that had arrived in his Judiciary Committee office regarding hearing witness Anita Hill, "I've got letters hanging out of my pocket. I've got faxes. I've got statements from her former law professors, statements from people that know her, statements from Tulsa, Okla., saying, 'Watch out for this woman.'"
I guess the current characterizations of Sonia Sotomayor as dumb (spoofed on Letterman!), LGBT speculation, and general diversity bashing of various female candidates is emanating from some spontaneous, agenda-less force, kinda like what Senator Simpson once called "over the transom."
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David S.
2:46PM May 8th 2009
Have no fear. The conservative activist groups are out there, but most of them know the Republican Senators will only pay them lip service. Obama has 59 Democrat Senators, and even though he is not guaranteed they will all go along with him on his nominee, most will. This goes on every time there is a Supreme Court nomination. Either side gears up for a fight, the Senators basically use the questioning of the nominee as their free air time to run for re-election. Then they ask clever questions -- in code, of course -- trying to get the nominee to slip up, which they rarely do.
As to Sonia Sotomayer, I don't know the lady, but until Obama officially nominates her, it is speculation.
As to Sonia Sotomayer, I don't know the lady, but until Obama officially nominates her, it is speculation.
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reybasura
2:29PM May 9th 2009
Obama should nominate Anita Hill...that puts a black and a woman on the supreme court and I think it is poetic justice that She serves on the same court as Clarence Thomas and Arlan Specter who led the attack on Hill is now a Democrat. Should be interesting all round.
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(0) reybasura
2:33PM May 9th 2009
I think Obama should nominate Anita Hill. This would put an additional woman and a black on the court and add a little poetic justice that she would serve with Clarence Thomas and Arlen Spector who led the attack against her in the Thomas nomination is now a democrat. This would be very interesting all round and right a great wrong in the process.
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