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July 03, 2008 Why is the New York Times Getting Hysterical about McCain's Possible SCOTUS Picks?The New York Times is upset that a McCain victory would have all sorts of dastardly implications for a "far right" Supreme Court. But the facts of this campaign simply doesn't bear that out and makes the Times look like a bunch of hysterical old women. Senator McCain joined with Democrats across the aisle in working out a compromise on the approval of Federal Judges which was a blueprint for future cooperation should he become President. This would dampen the "risks" that "far-right" Supreme Court Justices will be appointed to the Court should McCain win the Presidency. Beyond that point, the makeup of the Senate will almost assuredly change in a way that would make such lurch to the right exceedingly unlikely. An assuredly Democratic Senate that will most likely lean more to the left than any other in history and a Senate Judiciary Committee headed by the very liberal Patrick Leahy is completely at odds with the Times scenario. This is why The Times does not care to mention these caveats; it would diminish the panic. On the other hand, one could argue, that a President Obama,with a compliant Senate, will appoint very liberal Judges to the Supreme Court that will shift the Court too far to the left. He will not face the check of a majority Democratic Senate that a Republican President would have to take into consideration in selecting judges. Barack Obama would not base his selection on scholarship or legal talent which have been the historic criteria but would base his choices on completely subjective criteria He also talks about the need to appreciate what a judge's "vision of what America should be." Can you imagine how riled the Times would get if McCain talked like that about judges? |
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So, he wants the law to be different for the "poor, African-American, gay, disabled, or old." This is just another form of Al Gore's "I'm for you against the rich and powerful."
Posted by: Gordon Paravano | July 3, 2008 09:41 AM
The NYT ceased any modicum of objectivity when they dismissed Abe Rosenthal. This of course was on the watch of the third generation trust fund baby now running his relatives inheritance into the ground. Perhaps this trend is so for many papers now, editors having been indoctrinated at the beginning of the current folly that passes for liberal education. These folks are English majors after all, folks who have never really produced anything. If you want to know where they are coming from just look at the Modern Language Association.
Posted by: Jeff | July 3, 2008 09:52 AM
How in the blue blazes can Obama get a law degree and not know that the SCOTUS is NOT about their vision, it is about Constitutionality.
Screw the Times, they are once again displaying typical liberal selfishness. God forbid a court actually decide a issue on merit and not ideology. Liberals are such cry babies.
Posted by: DaveT | July 3, 2008 10:02 AM
Wait! Explain to me again why a "right leaning" Supreme Court would be any more or less desirable then a "left leaning" Supreme Court? Most of them are so old anyway that if they leaned too far one way or the other they'd fall over.
Posted by: Goat Locker Gus | July 3, 2008 01:03 PM
So McCain STILL thinks HE is the media's darling? Wake up ,John,the NYT DOES NOT want YOU to be elected! McCain's picks would get us a Kennedy,or worse yet,a Souter type justice. Do we REALLY want that? You know the NYT does.
Posted by: clyde | July 3, 2008 03:13 PM
The Democrats are in full battle dress and applying Sun Tzu's tactic of attacking the enemy where he's strongest and denying all other advantages he may find.
The strongest is his military record and his honor as a POW; and now we see them disparaging that.
The Times is attacking his flank, which is his appeal to Democrats and Indies. The hysterical screed about 'right wing judges' is to lay down cover fire at that potential breach.
Sen McCain, did you actually think the Left would simply roll over and join your civility parade and miss out at what could possibly be the only chance to install a Marxist to 'change' our country forever?
Posted by: George S | July 3, 2008 07:43 PM