Sen. Russ Feingold: Samuel Alito behavior 'inappropriate'

Politico ^ | 1/28/10 | MANU RAJU

[blueyon]

Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) sharply criticized Samuel Alito's reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, calling the conservative Supreme Court justice’s behavior “inappropriate.”

During last night's address, Obama took aim at the Supreme Court's decision to gut campaign finance restrictions for corporations and labor unions. While Supreme Court justices typically maintain stoic dispositions during State of the Union addresses, Alito, who joined the 5-4 opinion, appeared to mouth the words “not true” as Obama spoke.

"That's not very judicial of him," Feingold told POLITICO. "Apparently, he thinks he gets to make the law. He should maintain his judicial demeanor, and that was inappropriate."

[Cicero]

I guess Feingold takes it personally.

McCain-Feingold is no more. His moment of fame has blown away.

[quesney]

“Sen. Russ Feingold: Samuel Alito behavior ‘inappropriate’”

I agree, Alito’s behavior was inappropriate.
Inappropriately polite.

He should’ve stuck out a middle finger and whipped out a pocket copy of the Constitution.

[wiggen]

Hes trailing Thompson like 47-43. Bye Bye Russ you old commie bastid.

[Batman11]

I think it’s time for Justice Alito, and the other supremes, to hear the full case concerning a certain arrogant, narcissistic, Kenyans place of birth and his eligibility to be POTUS!

[afraidfortherepublic]

Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

Is this asshole's seat in play?

Yes, it is.

[savedbygrace]

Is Mr. Feingold a little bit teed off that his Magnus DOpus was tinkered with?

Tinkered with? It was pwned. That's why Feingold is acting up.

[ronnie raygun]

NO! OBAMA’S SCOLDING WAS INAPROPRIATE

[tioga]

I suspect Fiengold is just a little miffed that the SCOTUS has ruled on his namesake and found it unconstitutional. What is sad is that Obama, a lawyer himself, does not understand the ruling, yet he has opined on it. Too many fools, too few to call them out on it.

[j.argese]

Why is there no Patriot’s Militia to start dragging jackholes like Feingold and Kirk out on their assess and administering ...

[quesney]

Sen. Russ Feingold: Samuel Alito behavior ‘inappropriate’

Note how the headline refers to Feingold with his honorific “Senator,” but SUPREME COURT JUSTICE Alito is referred to
as Samuel Alito.

Geez, suprised they didn’t nickname him Sammy-boy. How’s it going, Russ?

Incredible.

[Canedawg]

Agreed, brother.

[Iron Munro]

Stick a fork in old Russ.

This turkey is done!

[Plutarch]

Does Senator Feingold want to whether Justices roll their eyes ever so slightly? Maybe he can check Alito to make sure there is pupillary dilatation at the soaring hope/change parts of Obama’s speech.

[Real Cynic No More]

For Feingold, his rising to become a rectal orifice would be a big step up.

[the invisib1e hand]

tih's rule #1048 applies.

[Red Steel]

Yes, FeinClod is still smarting over his defeat since it was Alito’s vote that did in his unconstitutional law.

[rwh]

Yep!

[brytlea]

Lying to the American public is also inappropriate.

[Spartan79]

The four conservative justices, and Kennedy who authored the opinion, will have, and I would love to see take, numerous opportunities to ream Obama and his hapless administration a new a$$whole in the upcoming months as revenge for his arrogant dissing of the court in front of a national audience. I'd love to see some really surprisingly conservative decision-making before the end of the current term. Hey! How about overturning Garcia and returning to League of Cities in ruling the the federal FLSA cannot constitutionally be applied to state and local government employees. This would result in hundreds of thousands of state and local government employees (90% of whom voted for the Obummer) suddenly finding themselves bereft of overtime benefits under federal law. Any FLSA cases on the court's docket this term? Such a decision would be well-founded on tenth amendment grounds anyway, and would have the added benefit of pi$$ing off Stevens, who was the justice who originally voted in the majority in League of Cities and eventually, nine years later, changed his feeble mind and decided that the commerce clause empowers the feds to dictate employment conditions for city custodians and firefighters in the Garcia decision.

[opentalk]

Mark Levin on the radio - Obama told a bold face lie, trying to intimidate the Justices.