“The Bush administration
By on Dec 7th, 2005 at 6:40 pm
“The Bush administration
is mounting an aggressive effort to counter a Knight Ridder story that described Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito as a committed judicial conservative.”
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Of course, Alito is conservative; likely, radically so. There is one thing that Bush can do in order to secure his position with his base, and that is to appoint to the Supreme Court someone who will overturn Roe v. Wade. If Bush accomplishes that, his base will forgive him any and all other sins, and we know Bush’s sins are legion. He needs Alito to be confirmed, desperately, otherwise he will lose the little bit of support he still has among his base, and his base is all he has left. Without that, he’s finished. IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH.
December 7th, 2005 at 6:50 pm“a strong deference to police authority”
THAT’S the one that’s gonna get him.
December 7th, 2005 at 6:56 pmThis guy has a good point:
Why else would they have nominated him if they didn’t look at his record and determine him to be a conservative? And what are they telling James Dobson & Friends behind closed doors? “Don’t worry, he’s one of us?” I think it’s idiotic for the administration for people to expect that Judge Alito was nominated for any reason other than that he’s a conservative who will interpret the Constitution from a conservative perspective.
December 7th, 2005 at 7:13 pmThat should read “…for the Administration to expect people to think…”
Gotta work on my proofreading skills.
December 7th, 2005 at 7:15 pmAre these guys related?
Seperated at birth?
Samuel Alito
Michael Ian Black
December 7th, 2005 at 7:19 pmHey SudgeBoy. I’m starting to think Bush’s second term agenda is—as I-RIGHT-I would say—-kaput.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I haven’t heard much on the Social Security stuff lately and I’m really starting to worry that its in trouble.
December 7th, 2005 at 7:36 pmRoe V Wade dosn’t matter at all. bush AND The CHURCH HAVE LOST ALL Credibility ! POINT BLANK!
,(DUMMIES)!
December 7th, 2005 at 7:51 pmOr should I say, “CHURCHES, SYNAGOES
December 7th, 2005 at 7:52 pmTop five List of Things Bushco should mount an aggresive effort to counter…
1. Congressional ethical breaches
2. Treasonous leaks of national security secrets
3. Catastrophic graft of taxpayer dollars in Iraq
4. Ineffective exececution of Katrina relieve efforts
5. Crippling increase in the national debt
Anyone want to join me in holding my breath until they pick just one of the list?
I’m getting weak fr om la c of ox yge….
December 7th, 2005 at 7:55 pm#7. Agreed. Bush never had credibility, and the churches who back him have lost any credibility they ever had. But what’s with the name calling? We’re not “dummies.” Cut it out.
December 7th, 2005 at 8:16 pmHey moderators, if you are going to kill the picture of Michael Ian Black, at least be kind and get rid of the picture of Sam ALito’s dumbass also.
You can’t really compare a picture to itself.
December 7th, 2005 at 8:21 pmBeing called a Dummie is actually a compliment.
December 7th, 2005 at 8:50 pmBeing called a smartass is an insult.
take it as a compliment.
bush is a smartass. so are his cronies, IE.. Iwronry,wwalaace,dannk, etc etc etc.
December 7th, 2005 at 8:51 pmand that is an Insult in Not my Eyes, But the Eyes Of the Creator!
Smartasses get you killed, Watch out for them!
December 7th, 2005 at 8:54 pmI like Dumbasses, they have sort of an innocence about them.
Sorta like Counrty bumpkins who MIND Thier OWN buisness instead of interferring with other natons.
I Guess thats why Jesus liked Fishermen so much. they allways seek A peacefull place to fish.
December 7th, 2005 at 8:55 pmWhat is his WAR Policy?
December 7th, 2005 at 9:04 pmHe dosnt Even Have One the Ass of an Elephant Bush!
Updated: 8:18 p.m. ET Dec. 7, 2005
WASHINGTON – Defending his war policy,
Senate candidate Sheldon Whitehouse has been making some waves in Rhode Island on the Alito nomination.
December 7th, 2005 at 9:11 pmROFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.
December 7th, 2005 at 9:14 pmListen to this. the way he said it is as if he was talking about himself.
“Rebuilding a nation devastated by a dictator is a large undertaking,†the president said.
He as the Dictator!
he IS a smart ass!!
He Knows Full well hes in trouble!
What he meant was” Rebuilding a nation devastated by dictator Bush is a large undertaking”.
December 7th, 2005 at 9:16 pmOnly God knows ALL!
December 7th, 2005 at 9:17 pmI Know Nothing. Think I,ll go fishing tomorrow.
that which the Iraqis are trying to build.�???????
WHAT??????????
“Rebuilding a nation devastated by a dictator is a large undertaking,†the president said. “It’s even harder when terrorists are trying to blow up that which the Iraqis are trying to build.â€
December 7th, 2005 at 9:26 pmWe ought to sick Stone Cold Steve Austin on Him!
December 7th, 2005 at 9:27 pmROFL Because its too funny to be Sad!
Read How Idiotic this sounds. Or is it just me?
Updated: 8:18 p.m. ET Dec. 7, 2005
December 7th, 2005 at 9:31 pmWASHINGTON – Defending his war policy, President Bush said Wednesday that Iraq is making quiet, steady progress in repairing its shattered economy, though reconstruction “has not always gone as well as we had hoped†because of unrelenting violence.
He sounds like he Owns Iraq allready.
In a Way, “HE”, Does
December 7th, 2005 at 9:32 pmThe Bush administration is correct: Alito “rarely supports individual rights,” while a true conservative DOES support these rights.
December 7th, 2005 at 9:35 pmis it just ME?
December 7th, 2005 at 9:35 pmOr, Am i Missing something here?
some one , give me a sign.
Well, judging from most of the posts in this thread, it looks like Judd’s call to elevate the debate is a big failure.
I knew you liberals would be unable to make reasoned, civil arguments.
As for the linked article, the objection is not, as the ThinkDefeat spin would indicate, that Alito is conservative. The objection is to the assertion that he’s letting personal ideology color his opinions.
December 7th, 2005 at 9:37 pmDon, Thats Confusing.
December 7th, 2005 at 9:37 pmSee how Smart the Smartass is?
#27 comment from wwallace is a clear violation of the terms of use.
December 7th, 2005 at 9:39 pmThe Bush administration is correct: Alito “rarely supports individual rights,†while a true conservative DOES support these rights.
So why would Bush Want him Nominated?????
December 7th, 2005 at 9:39 pm“Rebuilding a nation devastated by a dictator is a large undertaking,”
So, Bush now refers to himself as a dictator.
He has mentioned wanting to be one before.
CNN Newsday
December 18, 2000
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0012/18/nd.01.html
“If this were a dictatorship, it’d be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I’m the dictator.”
December 7th, 2005 at 9:40 pm-George W. Bush
I Thought this War in Iraq was About Individual Rights?? hhmmmm?
December 7th, 2005 at 9:41 pmP.S. It was for the OIL! Not Rights!
I SMELL Fish.
I seem to recall that Spudge
December 7th, 2005 at 9:42 pm#27
Yes, and he has a conservative ideaology. See how English comprehension works?
December 7th, 2005 at 9:44 pmyep, now i remember.
Newsday
Transition of Power: President-Elect Bush Meets With Congressional Leaders on Capitol Hill
Aired December 18, 2000 – 12:00 p.m. ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
FRANK SESNO, CNN ANCHOR: In the nation’s capital, it’s all about George W. Bush — he’s here and doing business — while in state capitals, it’s the day the Electoral College meets and votes. And if all goes as planned, the electors will certify Bush’s narrow victory in last month’s election.
He’s already looking forward as he makes the rounds here in the nation’s capital. A key item on his agenda today: meeting congressional leaders.
CNN’s Chris Black joins us from Capitol Hill with more now — Chris.
CHRIS BLACK, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Frank, President- elect George W. Bush came to Capitol Hill today for the first time since the election intending to listen to congressional leaders, the bipartisan congressional leadership. But he also made it clear to them, in more than two and a half hours of meetings, that he intends to stand by his tax cut proposal and other planks in his campaign agenda.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH (R-TX), PRESIDENT-ELECT: I told all four that there were going to be some times where we don’t agree with each other. But that’s OK. If this were a dictatorship, it’d be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I’m the dictator.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
December 7th, 2005 at 9:45 pmfreedom is not free,
There was other time Bush said something similar, before Rove rained him in.
December 7th, 2005 at 9:47 pmSpudge, no doubt he has a conservative ideology. But there’s no evidence in the article to suggest he’s letting that shape his opinions as a judge.
Incidentally, Bush didn’t say he wanted to be a dictator. He said things would be easier, which is no doubt true.
Please try to be more accurate as you post in the future. Elevate the debate, as Judd asked you to. :()
December 7th, 2005 at 9:50 pmJust remember, Only Your God can Dictate to you how to live your life!
December 7th, 2005 at 9:51 pmHe is your True Dictator.
He once told me to do things Moderately( not too much, not too little)
Just try to stay in the MIDDLE!
wwallace
December 7th, 2005 at 9:52 pmit’d be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I’m the dictator.
No thinking person says the war to liberate Iraq is “for oil.” Shouting tired bumper sticker cliches does nothing to elevate the debate, as Judd demanded. :()
December 7th, 2005 at 9:52 pmIncidentally, Bush didn’t say he wanted to be a dictator.
December 7th, 2005 at 9:54 pmHe wanted Presidency pretty damned bad wwallace
Bad enough to lie.
December 7th, 2005 at 9:55 pmwwallace,
If it is not oil, then tell us why we went to war with Iraq then.
Since it wasn’t for WMDs and Saddam is not linked to 9/11 and since we are not fighting Al Qaida, who are in Pakistan.
I don’t remember Collin Powell going in front of the UN with charts and graphs about spreading democracy to Iraq.
Oh yeah, my post about George wanting to be a dictator, you did notice that I included a link to my quote. That way people can form their own opinion. I will stand behind the fact that he wants to be a dictator. The is my opinion and I don’t care whether or not you like it.
December 7th, 2005 at 10:02 pmwwallace, is wasting time getting to the truth with its illogical comments.
December 7th, 2005 at 10:05 pmHere’s another one:
BusinessWeek
July 30, 2001
A Gentlemen’s “C” for W
“A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there’s no question about it, he recently joked. Congressional leaders aren’t laughing. Hey, Mr. President, “compromise” is not a dirty word. It’s the way to get things done in Washington.”
December 7th, 2005 at 10:06 pmI didn’t know there was a third one, but apparently, George W Bush has mentioned being a dictator one more time.
Governor Magazine
July 1998
The Taming of Texas
“You don’t get everything you want. A dictatorship would be a lot easier.” Describing what it’s like to be governor of Texas.”
December 7th, 2005 at 10:13 pmI guess this would be the exact quote from Governor Magazine.
“You don’t get everything you want,” he says, understating the case considerably. “A dictatorship would be a lot easier.”
December 7th, 2005 at 10:17 pmA dictatorship would be a lot easier. He simply stated the obvious. He did not say or imply that he wants a dictatorship.
His record is one of freeing millions of people from dictatorships.
December 7th, 2005 at 10:17 pmYes, freeing millions and putting them into destitution.
Less water, less sanitation, less oil, less employment.
Same amount of secret prisons and torture, plus then regular citzens get to be blown up.
December 7th, 2005 at 10:30 pmAnd before you say it, I hate Bush and love America and support our troops.
December 7th, 2005 at 10:30 pmLies:
Decent Americans who love their country and support our troops do not spread slanders like that.
December 7th, 2005 at 10:38 pm“Decent Americans who love their country and support our troops do not spread slanders like that.”
That would be right wing trolling on a left wing site.
We believe the reality side of this story that is coming from our top generals in the field and non-MSM reporting to let us know what is really going on over there.
You watch Fox and read the Weekly Standard and National Review.
You do realize that you are at the wrong site don’t you? There are plenty of right wing sites out there where you can post your opinions and people will agree with you right?
December 7th, 2005 at 10:52 pmgo fart somewhere else ww
December 7th, 2005 at 10:57 pm[...] via Think Progress [...]
December 7th, 2005 at 11:08 pmLet me try again: The Bush administration is correct in saying Alito is not a conservative because Alito “rarely supports individual rights,†while a true conservative DOES support these rights.
December 7th, 2005 at 11:16 pmBush agrees with Alito, Thus, making Alito part of the Nazi team?
December 8th, 2005 at 12:04 am#55 – Don,
December 8th, 2005 at 12:13 amTake two aspirin, hit the sack and hope your hangover is gone in the morning.
What I found most interesting about the linked article came at the end:
“The White House and other Alito allies also downplayed the significance of a letter that Alito wrote later in 1985 expressing the opinion that “the Constitution does not protect the right to an abortion.” At the time, Alito was seeking a promotion in the anti-abortion Reagan administration.”
Now, as I read that, if I were a Senator I’d have to ask Alito if he really has a judicial philosophy or if his rulings are based solely on how he can benefit from his rulings. It seems to me that his willingness to write a letter merely to obtain a “promotion” is far more damning than what his record on abortion may or may not be since it smacks of political expediency (or, as it may be more nicely known, “brown-nosing”).
December 8th, 2005 at 3:30 amAlito will be confirmed by a majority of the Senate. Why bother with any discussion here. Its really pointless. I hope you idiots do try to filibuster. That will be really fun to watch.
December 8th, 2005 at 9:05 amAny resistance to Alito will be met with force. An attempt to filibuster will be crushed and it will truly be the demise of the radical left’s hold on the Court. When Justice Ginsburg steps down as expected next summer, Bush will make her replacement knowing he needs only 50 votes for confirmation.
Democrats are crazy if they take the bait on this one. The American people will not stand for the minority party trashing democracy because the far left that funds them demands it. It’s very simple – if you want to appoint judges, then win the White House and senate. Of course, that will never happen.
December 8th, 2005 at 9:39 amThe Democratic Caucus has come out against Alito.
December 8th, 2005 at 9:45 amAlito is traditionally against invividuals who buck organization, he is against individual rights and favors corporations, he sides against women when it comes to civil rights, and he seldom favors minority claims of discrimination.
Marie – YOU DON’T HAVE THE VOTES to stop him. AND Judge Alito is no more conservative than Judge Roberts who 22 Democrats supported. YOU DON’T HAVE THE VOTES. YOU DON’T HAVE THE POWER TO STOP HIM. Why – because Americans reject the radical far left fringe of this country.
December 8th, 2005 at 9:47 amdannyk, you sound like a trekkie with an anger management issue. The words you choose to use in caps scream that you have an inferiority complex. Your juvenile remarks that show you are screaming at people who aren’t listening. That is the futile work of someone only posting for their own self indulgence. Thus my point about neocons, selfish.
You are what Jesus warned about – coming in sheep’s clothing and speaking . Except, you aren’t intelligent enough to be dangerous, only mean and easily corruptable. Your kind never wins in the end because karma is king. Folks like you always get what they deserve. And, judging by your writing, already are in unhappiness and anger.
The reason you are here is to try to goad arguments or, if possible, make others feel bad. The syptoms you exhibit are obvious and if I were you, I sure wouldn’t want to put myself out there for display.
Your pathology is just that, yours. Just know that all you accomplish here is showing what kind of selfish person you are. Once Alito is in, what is your next mission of God?
December 8th, 2005 at 10:35 amMarie, Unfortunately, dannyk might be right. The right wing(Rich and Free) Do in Fact Have a Power Base.
December 8th, 2005 at 10:40 amThe Only Way The Left Might have a Chance at Anything is If the World Refuses The Rightwing Agenda. But then, the Leftwing will have to go along with whatever the world says.
China is on the Lefts side. venezuela is left, cuba, left, etc… The Rightwing might be winning in america, But, America is losing to the World. So, in the long haul, America in General will lose be it left or right that will cause us to lose world domination. its How we lose.
in other words it is not if you win or lose but how you play the game.
We will have to play by the worlds rule.
December 8th, 2005 at 10:42 amThe biggest problem is that republicans seem to care more for the fight than the prize. Remember the kids in high school that alwasy wanted to fight some other kid? This is them grown up – still ugly bullies.
December 8th, 2005 at 11:04 amYou can say I may be a conspiracy nut. I don’t think I am. But I am left to think that the large shareholders of Knight Ridder stock who are calling for the dismantling and selling of the company, in the name of profit, are all republican corporate groups that are trying to kill the only good national voice to consistently speak the truth during this administrations term. I really do think they are openly trying to kill the messenger, but lying about why. It isn’t profit they want, Knight Ridder preformed very well in relation to other publishing groups. It’s silence they are after.
Go SJ Mercury News. Don’t sell out….
December 8th, 2005 at 11:15 amUhh -dannyboy – we DO have the votes for a filibuster and this time it’s gonna work. Sorry but the sky is falling on your corrupt masters and 60% of americans see it.
Keep your head in the sand so that you get flattened in ‘06 & ‘08.
December 8th, 2005 at 11:17 amSUPREME COURT
Say Anything Alito
Any nominee who wishes to serve on the Supreme Court must accept accountability for his or her words and actions. This is a basic requirement, one that reveals more about a nominee’s character and fitness for the bench than even his or her judicial philosophy. It is one thing for White House political operatives to deny and misconstrue Samuel Alito’s history — this week, the Bush administration launched “an aggressive effort to counter a Knight Ridder story that described Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito as a committed judicial conservative.” But it is another thing entirely for Alito to engage in this practice himself. On three critical issues — constitutional privacy rights, judicial ethics, and Alito’s membership in an avowedly discriminatory organization — Alito has made statements in recent weeks that fly in the face of the facts, as documented in thousands of pages of his writings and hundreds of his federal court rulings, spanning three decades. The troubling reality is that Samuel Alito appears overzealously committed to confirmation, and will say anything to be reach that goal.
To help make Alito’s record clear, Campus Progress and the American Progress Action Fund today launched “Alito’s America, Our Future” — a national campaign to engage young people about the dangers posed by the Alito nomination. The centerpiece of the campaign is an edgy and innovative two-minute video mixing live action and animation, depicting life in the future in Alito’s America. Watch it now, and spread the word.
December 8th, 2005 at 11:30 am#65, FnF,
December 8th, 2005 at 2:13 pmI don’t disagree with you — we will probably live to see Alito in the SCOTUS because the right controls this nation, but it will bode a dark period for all of us as the Court grows more and more conservative and unbending.
I agree with where you say we are going in the world – or where the world is going – I don’t understand why the neocon brains (and while those guys are radical, they are intelligent) don’t know enough of history and human nature to see the longer view.
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