Feinstein on the Alito Vote

[biker]

As has been pointed out repeatedly during the Alito hearings, many Republicans voted for Judge Ginsberg, even though they deeply disapproved of her politics and philosophy.

The Repubs nonetheless voted for her for two main reasons: 1)they found no fault with her judicial record on legal grounds; 2)the other party had won the last election and they abided by the tradition that it was the President's prerogative to appoint someone who shared his philosophy.

Senator Feinstein reportedly defended the straight party-line vote on Judge Alito by saying, "The times have changed. Things have become much more partisan."

One Easter, when my son was seven, he did what most seven year olds do on Easter morning. Afterwards, he walked around hunched over, holding his stomach, saying "Why'd you let me eat all that chocolate?"

He grew up.

The national Democratic Party has not.

I guess you might say they're "Stuck on Seven."

[mikewrona]

Originally posted by biker


One Easter, when my son was seven, he did what most seven year olds do on Easter morning. Afterwards, he walked around hunched over, holding his stomach, saying "Why'd you let me eat all that chocolate?"

He grew up. The national Democratic Party has not.

I guess you might say they're "Stuck on Seven."


Interesting method of child rearing. Let the child learn through injuring themself.

[biker]

If he learned some self-discipline at the cost of a bellyache, he got a pretty good bargain.

[Ragin]

That's right.

Lessons learned are like bridges burned; you only need to cross them but once.

[mikewrona]

Originally posted by RaginTaxpayer
That's right.

Lessons learned are like bridges burned; you only need to cross them but once.

Certainly makes parenting much easier doesn't it?

[biker]

Judge Alito won confirmation today, with 40 of 45 Democrats voting against him.

In terms of helping people decide their vote, the Dems pretty much had their minds made up the day he was nominated. Many even before.

The Republicans had better spend the next 2 1/2 years quietly reminding the American people about where this country would be if we make the mistake of allowing the Senate to fall back into the hands of the Democrats. And not to become complacent about the way things are right now.

There's been a lot of reminiscing about Reagan's presidency the last few weeks. It is all the more remarkable when one considers what he accomplished against a hostile, partisan and obstructionist Democratic Congress.

And---God forbid---that the White House and the Congress pass into the control of these people. It'd be like reliving the 1970s again.

Yipes!