another "OOPS" for mccain

[radfringe]

ummmm..Obama didn't vote against Breyer for Supreme Court... Breyer was nominated for Supreme court under Clinton. Obama wasn't a Senator at that time....

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/10/debate-transcri.html

MCCAIN: I thought it was a bad decision. I think there were a lot of decisions that were bad. I think that decisions should rest in the hands of the states. I'm a federalist. And I believe strongly that we should have nominees to the United States Supreme Court based on their qualifications rather than any litmus test. Now, let me say that there was a time a few years ago when the United States Senate was about to blow up. Republicans wanted to have just a majority vote to confirm a judge and the Democrats were blocking in an unprecedented fashion.

We got together seven Republicans, seven Democrats. You were offered a chance to join. You chose not to because you were afraid of the appointment of, quote, "conservative judges."

I voted for Justice Breyer and Justice Ginsburg. Not because I agreed with their ideology, but because I thought they were qualified and that elections have consequences when presidents are nominated. This is a very important issue we're talking about.

Senator Obama voted against Justice Breyer and Justice Roberts on the grounds that they didn't meet his ideological standards. That's not the way we should judge these nominees. Elections have consequences. They should be judged on their qualifications. And so that's what I will do.

I will find the best people in the world -- in the United States of America who have a history of strict adherence to the Constitution. And not legislating from the bench.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Breyer

In 1993, President Bill Clinton considered him for the seat vacated by Byron White that ultimately went to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.<12> Breyer's appointment came shortly thereafter, however, following the retirement of Harry Blackmun in 1994, and Clinton nominated Breyer as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on May 17 of that year.

[JI7]

1. he meant Alito

i think it was just a senile moment for him in this case.

[aasleka]

2. he meant alito and Roberts. He made the mistake twice

[MrSlayer]

3. This is what the term "misspeak" was intended to mean.

It was not to cover for outright lies but for those moments when you accidentally mix up a noun.

[malaise]

4. I had a good laugh when he said it

Gramps only remembers the past - see with him.

[BOSSHOG]

5. mccain expects me to vote for him because Obama voted against alito and roberts?

That's funny John. When the aforementioned justices don't give a fuck about the constitution applying to every citizen then I think a litmus test is in order.

[ET Awful]

6. It makes me wonder what McCain's vote was on Breyer. . . perhaps HE voted against

Breyer on purely ideological grounds and was confusing his own record with Obamas.