today in politics

[rm]

Seriously?

Prop 8 decision and Obama announces Supreme Court nominee (word is it's Sonia Sotomayer) on the same day?

And then there's this: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/opinion/26douthat.html (the argument of which seems to be "we need more sexual stigma!" while continuing to advance the idea that women leading over men in anything is Really Scary).

Is someone trying to make the Internet explode?

Comments

What a terrible concept - a judge who might care slightly.

[count-to-seven.livejournal.com]

I just heard on NPR that the GOP are threatening to filibuster her nomination because Obama expressed a desire to appoint an empathetic judge. I really can't express how ridiculous I find that.

Re: What a terrible concept - a judge who might care slightly.

[nex0s.livejournal.com]

Yes - empathy. What a terrible thing!

*sigh*

I guess they don't realize that empathy moves towards all people - even them. :/

N.

Re: What a terrible concept - a judge who might care slightly.

[anterastilis.livejournal.com]

Oh God NO!! ANYTHING but EMPATHY!!

Re: What a terrible concept - a judge who might care slightly.

[bodlon.livejournal.com]

More absurd: when the Dems floated her as a possibility under Bush, they cried foul because she's "moderate or neutral, not conservative."

[insert incoherent noises here.]

Re: What a terrible concept - a judge who might care slightly.

[sethg]

Hasn't it been obvious for the past six months that the GOP will filibuster whoever Obama nominates to the Court?

Re: What a terrible concept - a judge who might care slightly.

[count-to-seven.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but is that honestly the best excuse they could come up with?

Re: What a terrible concept - a judge who might care slightly.

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

There's probably a certain amount of dog-whistling in their wording of their objection, alas. They can't say, "because she's an uppity Puerto Rican woman", but that's the way certain right-wingers will see her.

In less depressing news, I love the icon.