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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 12:34 PM Original message |
Dems Lock Step on Kagan? |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. So are you against her? |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. I am not sure if it is a good choice, or the choice he would make. |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. What happened to appointing someone not on the federal bench already? |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. What a bullshit meme- If you agree with the President you must be mindless |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 01:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Well think about it. |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. We have chosen Obama to make these decisions, |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. this is a trial balloon, so reaction is probably what the White House wants. and if we don't voice |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I perceive that phase has passed already. nt |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. it hasn't passed until she is confirmed. |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Sounds just like my neighbor. |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Quite different. |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 04:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. If that makes you feel good and works for you |
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fortune (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 04:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Do you think Kagan is a good choice and why? |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 05:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. She seems qualified and |
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fortune (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 05:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Is her record extensive enough or you to be confident? |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 05:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I think its clear |
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fortune (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 05:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. So you like her because she has virtually no record? |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 05:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Do you think Obama |
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fortune (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 05:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. You mean Obama knows what none of these other scholars know? |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 05:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I don't doubt he has more information |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #19 |
35. Your post confirms the legitimacy of the article's thesis |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. uncritically? I don't know enough about Kagan to be all that critical |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. The words are different |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #17 |
34. How is it possible for Kagan to "seem qualified" if she doesn't have "much of a record"? |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 11:06 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. You snipped out the words you wanted nicely. nt |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 04:02 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. That's your answer? |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #34 |
54. Qualified, proper judicial orientation, and fit are different things |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 02:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. We chose Obama to make BETTER decisions, and expect him to do so. |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 03:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I think the one thing we know is that |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 05:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth here on DU with Sotomayor too. |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 05:55 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. There's a big difference there. |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 06:27 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Sorry, but the same arguments you are making now were made |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 10:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. he has yet to use bankster and corporate whore i believe. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 10:18 AM Response to Reply #26 |
36. You can play whatever game you want |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 09:49 AM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Thank you for keeping it real amongst the swarm of cheers.. |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 11:15 AM Response to Reply #21 |
40. With Sotomayor, we had info to go on |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
22. Democrats who blindly accept what Obama does only exists in Rahm's wet dreams |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
27. this fellow is pompous and full of himself. |
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fortune (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 09:37 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. That's an ad-hominem attack |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 09:46 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. it's the attack du jour for the faithful |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 10:01 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. It sure does |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
32. This piece has a lot of maybes and mights and mays and possiblys in it. |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #32 |
39. well stated. nt |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. No it wasn't. nt. |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 02:24 PM Response to Reply #32 |
42. Did you read what you wrote? |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 03:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. As viewed through a black and white filter. nt |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 03:50 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Yes, through a black and white filter, it might make sense. |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 07:46 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. She has almost no history on anything... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 09:06 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. At base line any adult who meets very modest qualifying points is |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 09:05 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. There's indirect party involvement in presidential appointments to |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 09:03 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. O for god's sake, Jake. Folks can and should speculate and wrangle and |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 10:50 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Thank God. At least you are changing your point of view. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 10:52 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. No it isn't silly at all. Once a nominee is confirmed by the Senate, he or she |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 02:17 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Very silly. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 11:22 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Poppy thought that of David Souter. You have to allow for the |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 08:08 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Silly syntax isn't thought. It's just silly. |
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