Posted on 05/30/2009 6:16:01 PM PDT by South40
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama expressed confidence Saturday that efforts to scuttle Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court will fail despite intensified scrutiny of her judicial career. He said senators should work quickly to elevate the federal appeals judge.
"I am certain that she is the right choice," the president said in his weekly radio and Internet address in which he scolded critics who he said were trying to distort her record and past statements. Those include her 2001 comment that a female Hispanic judge would often reach a better decision than a white male judge.
With the Senate returning this coming week from its holiday break, Obama said he hopes it begins the confirmation process without delay. He said he expects his nominee to be on the bench when the Supreme Court begins its new term in October.
In the interim, Obama said he expects "rigorous evaluation" of his nominee but added: "What I hope is that we can avoid the political posturing and ideological brinksmanship that has bogged down this process, and Congress, in the past."
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In a nutshell, Zero is asking Republicans to NOT act like Democrats. He’s insane.
I’m curious as to her personal status. She’s been divorced since ‘83. Is she celibate? Got a boyfriend? A girlfriend?
She will survuve and be placed on the court. And for one reason...the Senate is made ip of a majority of anti-Americans like Obama himself and will therefore have the votes.
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That does not mean we cannot or should not make clear to all Americans what type of activist, racist judge she is, wholly unsuited for the Supreme Court and in fact a stain upon the honor of that institution.
Well, Mr. O, I certainly believe you.
If you can survive what you have to become president of the United States, then this nomination is certainly in the bag.
Ya’ know what? The more I hear from Biden.....the more I think he’s regretting that nomination (in a passive-aggressive way). JMO.
“Obama confident Sotomayor will survive criticism”
Of course he is, afterall, he does have a Dem/liberal controlled House and Senate....
I agree with you.
This is an opportunity to HURT Obama!
We would be stupid not to use this opportunity, regardless of the effect on this particular appointment!
“he scolded critics who he said were trying to distort her record and past statements”
She’s been quite transparent enough so that we know what she believes: that a “wise latina woman” would make a better judge than a “white man.”
Harriet Meirs wasn’t qualified either, and conservatives opposed her as well. `Sotomeirs’ is a political hack who surpassed her level of competence at Princeton.
Withdraw her nomination ....*
Two cards are better than one!
they won’t, republican’s are spineless...
I can hear Mc Cain now...
Of course he’s confident. Whoever is on the other end of his blackberry (THE puppet master) told him she’d be confirmed.
You can’t be serious!!! The dems “never “ throw one of thier own overboard. They will circle the wagons and blame the right, with the help of thier good friends in the msm , all this will blow over and the world will be as it should.
He brought the Political Posturing and partisan bickering to the process during the Alito hearings. Is he insane? Obviously the media won’t ask him about how hypocritical his stand is it is fast becoming a one party country backed by PRAVDA soon there will be calls for changes to the Constitution..
Remember “You ain’t seen nothing yet”.
Hey, $#*&#@*, .....*&%@#*^$#&#@, **@%#&%@%^
and oh, have a good day, *^#R(*^^
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