Posted on 09/15/2005 5:04:54 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
Roberts: Day Four Set to Begin
On Thursday, the members of the Senate Judiciary Cmte. continue with a third round of questioning. Then six different panels of out- side witnesses deliver their views on the professional and personal suitability of John Roberts to be appointed Chief Justice of the United States. This testimony will take the entire day.
LIVE LINKS
Nomination of John G. Roberts [LIVE thread 9-12]
Nomination of John G. Roberts [LIVE Thread 9-13]~Day Two
Nomination of John G. Roberts [LIVE Thread 9-14]~Day Three
Me too, I'm tired of it too ........ and so did these folks:
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When any fit of gloominess, or perversion of mind, lays hold upon you, make it a rule not to publish it by complaints. ~Samuel Johnson
If you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it. ~Anthony J. D'Angelo, The College Blue Book
You can overcome anything if you don't bellyache. ~Bernard M. Baruch
Splash is a puke!
Is Kennedy badly hung over? He looks like he may go into the DTs momentarily!
Maybe its complex to him because he's not that bright?
Has Kanye West testified yet?
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Learn to accept in silence the minor aggravations, cultivate the gift of taciturnity, and consume your own smoke with an extra draft of hard work, so that those about you may not be annoyed with the dust and soot of your complaints. ~William Osler
LOL!
I assume EMK has no use for the non-delegation doctrine.
I had my evil twin side of my personality register with the dark side. Here is the latest drival.
I've been watching Supreme Court nominee John Roberts artfully dodge question after question during his confirmation hearings. And I've read the limited documents the White House released about his work in the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations -- though we are still waiting for answers for the over 100,000 Americans who submitted Freedom of Information Act requests for key documents.
But we know enough to see a pattern -- and I've made up my mind about John Roberts. He's the wrong man at the wrong time for our country -- a trait that he shares with much of the Republican leadership, including the president who nominated him.
I've written an op-ed that will appear in newspapers across the country tomorrow (you can get a preview at the bottom of this message). But I am just one voice -- your community needs to hear from you. By filling local papers with letters to editors, Americans watching this process unfold will understand that we have a different vision for the court and a different vision for our country.
Join me on editorial pages across America by writing a letter to the editor -- with our new online tool and talking points, you can write and submit your letter in minutes:
http://www.democrats.org/robertsletters
John Roberts may have a sharp legal mind, but his record shows that he lacks a sense of justice.
The skills John Roberts displays are like those of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove or House Republican Leader Tom DeLay. Both of those men have sharp political minds -- they are among the smartest in Washington. But they use those skills to push a narrow ideology and win at any cost. Roberts has spent a career using the law to protect corporate interests and roll back the rights that protect us all.
Roberts, Rove, DeLay and the rest of the extremist Republican leadership all have the same problem. They abuse their power by pursuing ideological crusades -- and they ignore the real problems we face as a country and as a community.
Thousands of letters appearing in papers across the country will reach every American with our message -- that the time for narrow ideology and protecting the rights of only a few is over. Write a letter to the editor now:
http://www.democrats.org/robertsletters
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the disastrous response, we have seen the consequences of government by ideologues and political cronies. We have also seen the stark reality of American life that people like Roberts, Rove and DeLay either don't understand or choose to ignore -- that inequalities still persist to this day.
Our rights -- and the rights of the most vulnerable in our society -- are in danger. They are in danger from those who actively seek to roll them back, and they are in danger from those in positions of leadership who don't understand how important it is to protect the rights of every American.
The ultimate battleground for justice, fairness and opportunity in America has always been the Supreme Court. Justices have the power to use the law to hold America back, and they have the power to use the law to hold America to the high moral standards we set for ourselves.
Let's make sure that Americans open their newspapers and understand the stakes:
http://www.democrats.org/robertsletters
Thank you.
Governor Howard Dean, M.D.
P.S. -- You can get a sneak preview of my op-ed before it appears in papers across the country: http://www.democrats.org/robertscolumn
He got his degree from Michigan....Don't they have quotas....Says it all....Wonder what position in his graduating classed he finished?
To be picky...Kennedy's hair looks weird, especially on the part side.
ROFL!
I think the IV tube of Chivas came unplugged and his aide was not present to reinsert.
I think you're right. Worse yet, these people really desire to STACK the court.
Well, elections have consequences and our side won the last TWO presidential elections.
They should save their worry and ugliness until Dath-Bader-Ginsberg and Steven either die off or retire.
Ah, Dean's calling on them to spam newspapers (I'll bet 99.5% of them lift sections from him and pass it off as their own - to about 100 papers!)
Poor Arlen does not look well..
Thank you!
BTW..has Dean been abducted by aliens?..He's been very quiet of late..
They have lifted the GOP template as well! LOL
FOTFLOL! YES, smart, brilliant girl, Mihigan has quotas!
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