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babylonsister
May 2012
OP
Given President Obama's Presidential history what theremakes you think he would appoint progrssives?
kickysnana
May 2012
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annabanana
(52,802 posts)1. k&r . . . .n/t
jenmito
(37,326 posts)2. K&R. Time to tweet this! n/t
kickysnana
(3,908 posts)3. Given President Obama's Presidential history what theremakes you think he would appoint progrssives?
byronius
(7,936 posts)5. Sotomayor? Ever heard that name?
What's a progrssive?
scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)6. because he is 2-for-2 in appointing progressives to the SCOTUS so far
treestar
(82,383 posts)10. Liberals, it says
But he would not appoint actual conservatives.
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)11. Uh, the fact that he's appointed two already?
kickysnana
(3,908 posts)14. That would only mean he feels he should now reach across the divide again and appoint conservatives
Just saying what I see with other appointments and policies.
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)15. You see what you want to see...
Your logic isn't even worth debating. If that was the case, he would have done it with Kagan, since she was his second pick and balancing a liberal with a conservative fits what you claim is his mold.
Do you really believe what you type or do you just type whatever crap pops into your head?
progressoid
(52,791 posts)4. Scalia is expected to retire?
I doubt that excrement would retire knowing that a "liberal" might replace him. He's going to be a scourge on us for another 4 years at least.
FSogol
(47,543 posts)8. Scalia has poor eating habits. While it would be wrong to speculate on
this, he might solve the problem himself.
progressoid
(52,791 posts)12. That would be fine with me!
But sometimes the evil ones seem to hang on forever.
Like Cheney or ...

FSogol
(47,543 posts)7. Should add that Romney has named Robert F'ing Bork as his judicial adviser.
hwmnbn
(4,301 posts)9. K&R
Tarheel_Dem
(31,454 posts)13. K&R
Paulie
(8,464 posts)16. Big time K&R!!!!

