When the Shoe’s on the Other Foot…

Written : June 9, 2009

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) dared members of his committee Thursday to vote against the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said a few days earlier that Sotomayor is “filibuster-proof” (a filibuster is a parliamentary tactic that allows unlimited debate) and that anyone who opposes her does so at his “own peril”. This is how the Democratic Party defines “tolerance” these days, where it’s either their way, or the highway. By the way, some Democrats DID stage a filibuster in the Senate to upset Judge Samuel Alito’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 2006, in case anyone’s forgotten.

When Judge John Roberts and Judge Alito had their hearings only a few short years ago, Reid and the Democrats begged for more time to look over their records. I remember that Reid then insisted it was imperative that they then have more time. The Republicans, in charge at the time, graciously granted as much time as Senator Harry Reid required. Now the shoe’s on the other foot. The Republicans have just asked for more time to go over Judge Sotomayor’s record. But instead of granting more time, the Democrats have submitted an aggressive nomination schedule without even consulting with the Republicans.

In response to the Republican request for more time, Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) open-mindedly said, “There is no reason to unduly delay consideration of this well-qualified nominee.” Keeping in mind that this is a party whose members often scream for “fairness”, can someone please explain to me (preferably on this blog) how that response was fair?

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Backwards

Of President G.W. Bush, Bill Press said the following on "Washington Journal" on May 24, 2009, "How refreshing to have a president who thinks." I've heard the same statement many times before and it still stuns me. Bush may have thought differently than his opponents on all the issues, but I'm confident he did think.

On "This Week with George Stephanopolous" this Sunday, Donna Brazile supported the possible nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice by saying, "A graduate of some of the best schools in the country. Someone who's not only taken on Affirmative Action but so many other important issues that this country will face." I wonder why the litmus tests for appointments must include attending the "best" schools. Why should that be at the top of the list? In addition, why is support for policies which take race into consideration a plus? I thought we were beyond looking at race in order to determine policy.

Both Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and President Obama have said that Guantanamo causes terrorists to be recruited. They are a hundred percent wrong. Frank Gaffney (of the Center for Security Policy) has it right. He said (on "Washington Journal") recently that if we close Gitmo it will motivate Al Qaeda into believing it was won a great victory. That would be the recruiting message for terrorists. They will see it as a significant victory against us. Both Durbin and Obama also implied that water boarding three high-profile terrorists to obtain critical information was also a recruiting tool. Actually, the announcement that we will not use water boarding plays into the terrorists' hands. They will become emboldened to learn that they can be captured and not fear anything. That is the true recruiting tool.

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