Feinstein defends Obama court pick against GOP

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 4/15/10 | Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer

[SmithL]

WASHINGTON -- On the eve of Goodwin Liu's confirmation hearing as a federal appeals court judge, Sen. Dianne Feinstein tore into the UC Berkeley law professor's Republican critics Thursday, saying they were smearing him and applying standards they never used for their own party's nominees.

"It's attack, attack, attack. It's ruin somebody before they've had an opportunity" for self-defense, Feinstein, D-Calif., said at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

The committee's top Republican, meanwhile, suggested Liu might be guilty of criminal contempt for failing to list some of his speeches and events he attended in the initial set of documents he disclosed to senators.

Liu "has failed ... to take seriously his responsibility to produce these documents," said Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. He said Republicans, who invoked procedural rules to postpone Liu's confirmation hearing just before it was scheduled to start March 24, want today's hearing put off for a week - a request the committee's Democratic chairman rejected.

President Obama's nomination of Liu to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has become the most contentious judicial selection of his presidency.

[SmithL]

Doesn't the 9th Circus already have enough clowns like this?

[Tarpon]

kook defends kook

[FlingWingFlyer]

This is like Josef Goebbels defending Adolf Hitler.

[Doogle]

hey Di, hows the hubby’s business going? ripping off the tax payers

[Bernard Marx]

"It's attack, attack, attack. It's ruin somebody before they've had an opportunity" for self-defense, Feinstein, D-Calif., said

Clarence Thomas? Robert Bork? Have you no sense of decency, Sen. Feinstein? It's Alinsky rules 24/7 with the Evil Party.

[OrangeHoof]

"It's attack, attack, attack. It's ruin somebody before they've had an opportunity"

It's amazing how accurately Democrats identify what their side always does to Republicans yet they say it as if the thought would never cross their virgin little minds.

[screaminsunshine]

Another Communist.

[True Republican Patriot]

NO! Traitorous, Ugly, Stupid, Arrrogant America Hating Communist defends America Hating Communist KOOK! There, I fixed it for you, hope you dont mind!....;-)

[SmithL]

"It's attack, attack, attack. It's ruin somebody before they've had an opportunity"

The technical term for that is "Borking".

[laweeks]

“It’s ruin somebody before they’ve had an opportunity” for self-defense”

Poor grammar . . . “somebody” is singular, “they’ve” is plural . . . Must’ve gone to public schools.

I guess she’s never heard of Robert Bork or Clarence Thomas . . . poor memory

[Let's Roll]

I think it’s called Borking or something like that, DiFi.

[JPG]

Feinswine has yet to meet a lefty judge that she didn't worship. Buckle-up, Dianne, ‘cause the times they are a changin’.

[expatpat]

Has she forgotten Bork and Thomas?

[greeneyes]

Oh no! Not this crap again. DiFi is projecting again guess she forgot all about Borking.

I thought this Dweep had withdrawn his name? A pox on him and her, and all the stinkin’ rest of the liberal, progressive, marxist swine slime.

Gee I think I am really having a bad day today. No patience with these people and this crap.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Feinstein would be happy if they dug up Karl Marx and appointed him to the job!

[Snickering Hound]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Estrada

Miguel Estrada couldn’t be reached for comment.

[TheDon]

"It's attack, attack, attack. It's ruin somebody before they've had an opportunity" for self-defense, Feinstein, D-Calif., said at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

Really? Senator Feinstein said that?

[TheDon]

Senator Feinstein is just too funny!

[TheDon]

bork

[steveab]

“It's attack, attack, attack. It's ruin somebody before they've had an opportunity” for self-defense,....”

It's about time the repubs grew a pair.