Comments on: Brownback Becomes Third GOP Senator To Announce He Won’t Vote For Sotomayor

By: kasinca

kasinca — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:07:40 +0000

Since the wingers know how they will vote already, let us have an up and down vote and not waste them time with advise and consent. Let the irrelevant bigots cast their votes nay and let’s get on with business.

By: Marnie

Marnie — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:57:51 +0000

Judges do not write law, but they do set legal precedents that have the effect of law.

In fact, the United States was founded on laws set by precedents. We have become a nation of civil (statute) law but that is not our history.

Another ignorant Repocon shows his gravitas.

By: ElBruce

ElBruce — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:48:56 +0000

Refusal to consider the transcript of the nomination hearings constitutes dereliction of duty under the “advise and consent” clause of the U.S. Constitution. Brownback is essentially tendering his resignation from the Senate with this announcement.

By: Cal Malenky

Cal Malenky — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:22:56 +0000

Deadenders. Who needs ‘em anyway?

By: barrelhse

barrelhse — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:11:52 +0000

Isn’t “Brownback” due for an affair or something? What an ass-wipe.

By: tombaker

tombaker — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:46:13 +0000

Their votes don’t count now, so let’s not count them.

By: NCBlueneck

NCBlueneck — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:38:46 +0000

Brownback my a$$. Silverback would be more like it. No, wait… That would be an insult to all gorillas.

Personally, I find Sotommayor a far more qualified candidate than Thomas or Scalia ever were.

The GOP’ers whiney “Party of ‘No!’” schtick is really getting old – way past it’s shelf-life.

By: mk3872

mk3872 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:20:46 +0000

So why even bother with the stage show of confirmation hearings?

The GOP has clearly already planned this out and is using falsehoods.

She NEVER said judges make LAW. She said they make POLICY based on INTERPRETING the law.

This is a fact and is not an opinion.

By: LibertyLover

LibertyLover — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:18:18 +0000

Not surprised by any of these naysayers.

By: ctcadguy

ctcadguy — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:11:52 +0000

Who the hell is this Brownstain character and why is he relevent?

By: evangenital

evangenital — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:56:52 +0000

The repiggie party = pale, male and stale.

By: Buckie Boy

Buckie Boy — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:31:46 +0000

Do these scum bags even wonder why their approval numbers are so low?

By: tigger

tigger — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:04:53 +0000

Good, good, loose the entire Hispanic vote, Republicans!

Way to go!

By: majii

majii — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:04:28 +0000

Brownback is incorrect when he says judges don’t make law. If this is the case, why are decisions made in one case used in another? Why do these decisions become codified?

This is pure spite, simple-mindedness, and laziness on the part of these 3 repubicans and any others who use these talking points to oppose Sottomayor, and the most striking thing I see is that they have no concern for their decreasing support among Latino voters.

I guess they figure polarizing Palin, smarmy Huckabee, or Mitt (the base won’t vote for a Mormon) Romney will be good enough. It also seems they would like Cheney or Newt, too.

IMO, excellent choices./snark

By: ElBruce

ElBruce — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:55:13 +0000

You know, if the R’s aren’t going to even bother listening to the nomination hearings, then we might as well skip them and go straight to the floor vote. Like, now. That’s ultimately what they’re proposing here.

By: ElBruce

ElBruce — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:39:56 +0000

Oh no! We’re down to only 97!

By: johnny dol1ar

johnny dol1ar — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:39:53 +0000

Just HOW, not in the sense of the procedure, mechanism or device, but HOW STUPID as in HOW MUCH, is this buybble thumper?

Mr. President, judges do not make law, and under no circumstance should they be under the impression that they do. Judge Sotomayor sees judges as lawmakers — as both umpire and player.

Roe vs. Wade you moron.

Which the buyble thumpers and GOPiggies are still trying to overturn and make it ILLEGAL

By: Leftside Annie

Leftside Annie — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:37:07 +0000

Heh. How I would *LOVE* to find out that this constipated moron is having an affair with his secretary/aide/masseuse/nanny!!!

By: wolfsinger

wolfsinger — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:33:48 +0000

Brownback is just trying to fill the obvious “leadership” void in the GOP. By doing what all GOP “leaders” do. Scream “NO” to anything other than “Cut Taxes”.

So, we’ve got Palin (maybe), Huck. Brownback, Pawlenty and Mitt to look forward to in 2012? Oh yeay.

GOP leadership by NO method is easy. Makes for good headlines, whips up their base and leaves plenty of time to go “on hikes with a big stance”

By: Evil Spaniard

Evil Spaniard — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:21:20 +0000

And the sound arguments for doing so is…

…

*crickets*