Sonia Sotomayor – A Conservative Pick

President Obama was quoted extensively during his campaign, and again more recently in the wake of Justice Souter’s surprise retirement, regarding the qualities that he feels are important for the next Supreme Court justice. Sonia Sotomayor appears to fully embody Obama’s thoughts on constitutional proficiency and personal empathy. She does not appear to be the [...]

Rep. Todd Akin (MO): Sotomayor Represents Judicial Activism

By Rep. Todd Akin (M0)
America’s legal tradition is the most principled, reliable, and open of any society in history. The corner stone of this tradition is the U.S. Constitution, which William Gladstone, four-time British Prime Minister, called “the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.” By its nature, it is an enduring document. Yet, its reliability will soon be compromised by the placement of a new Supreme Court Justice.
Judge Sotomayor has downplayed her remarks that courts of appeal are “where policy is made.”. . .

Sotomayor Bores on Purpose: She’s Looking to Get Hired

By Anthony Bialy
A reality show about, sigh, soon-to-be-confirmed Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings would be too dull for even Al Gore’s television station, if that’s possible. While her anti-nunchuk rant may have infuriated each and every ninja in the Senate, most of her statements have been Wonder Bread-bland. She’s ironically depicting [...]

Sotomayor Extravaganza!

By Nichole Hungerford

Yesterday began the hearings of judicial nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, and not a moment too soon for the liberal hate-writers who now have something to spew their baseless vitriol about besides Sarah Palin. In fact, I can give you the format of each pitifully predictable op-ed piece in advance: They will proceed with a brief introduction of sanctimonious, verbal love-making to Sotomayor, and devote the remainder of the article to irrelevant grandstanding against Justice Roberts. Sad, but formulaically true. The hearing will also be the first official capacity in which we will see comedian Al Franken (a.k.a., Stuart Smalley the fictional self-help guru) as he ascends his newly purchased Senate seat. . .

RIP: TOTUS! The horror! The horror! The horror!

By Dr. Dave

Could it be…murder?

ABC’s Jake Tapper explains, via Hot Air:

Midway through his speech on urban and metropolitan policy in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building this afternoon, one of his two small glass prompters came crashing down, hitting the wood floor and crashing in many pieces. It made quite a ruckus.

“Oh, goodness,” a startled President Obama said. “Sorry about that, guys.”

He then proceeded on with his remarks, “To pull our economy back from the brink, including the largest and most sweeping economic recovery plan in our nation’s history…”

For the rest of the speech the president relied on the one remaining teleprompter, to his right, and notes on his podium to finish his speech…

Women In Black

By S. Williams
We all have heard of the Men in Black, so how about let’s look at the Women in Black. No, I don’t mean alien invaders who show up after a close encounter of the something kind, or spy types, I mean women lawyers who wear the black robes of a jurist.
Let’s look at [...]

Psychopolitics with Dr. Brian Russell

A little common sense. . .
As you know if you watch or read regularly, I’m big on logic — logical living, loving, and leading — which generally means using more intellect and less emotion in determining how to act in daily life, relationships, business, and politics. In keeping with that theme, I’m about to make observations that I know may upset some people but that I think are timely and necessary.

Sotomayor’s Three Strikes

By: Laura Adelmann
Sonia Sotomayor is Obama’s nominee to replace Justice Souter. The opportune announcement allows us a little more insight into what Obama values and gives us the chance to focus in on Sotomayor’s views. Obama claims he was looking for empathy in his nominee. He seems more interested in her life [...]