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Friday, February 24th, 2006

Will the South Dakota Law Trigger A Review of Roe?

Pete Williams of NBC thinks not:
If South Dakota’s governor signs the bill passed by the legislature this week, outlawing abortion except when needed to save the life of the mother, it will generate a fight in federal court, which is just what the sponsors intend. They hope their vote will prod the U.S. Supreme Court […]

5 Comments » - Posted in SCOTUS by Mark

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

Jane Hamsher: Knee-Jerk Partisan

I knew- I mean, I KNEW, like ‘bet the farm on it’ knew - that Jane Hamsher (how’s that Cheney story coming along for you, Jane?), who derides pro-life Americans as the ‘forced-birth brigade’, would completely have a cow over the mere thought that the most disgustingly extreme form of abortion, the ‘partial-birth’ variety, would […]

10 Comments » - Posted in SCOTUS, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

Breaking News: Sumpreme Court to Take Up Partial-Birth Abortion Ban

Expect much wailing and gnashing of teeth from the Kos Kidz, Jane Hamsher, and the rest of the Huff’n’Puffers…

1 Comment » - Posted in SCOTUS by Mark

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

All Hail the Almighty Blogger

I tell you, if I get anymore powerful than I am right now, I might actually influence someone’s opinion on something one of these days! Nevertheless, bloggers, like all sentient beings, love their moments in the sun, and a couple of good chances to engage in a little self-congratulation have made themselves available lately. […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Navel-Gazing, SCOTUS, Elephants, Donkeys by Mark

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

Bulldogging Kos

Congrats to BulldogPundit on getting a coveted RealClearPolitics spot; it’s well deserved, too. Kos is the subject, and after congratulating him on his perceptiveness regarding the forced filibuster brought on by the ‘netroots’ (God, I hate that term already!), he lays down the hammer:
In a way, what Kos has done to the Democrat party […]

2 Comments » - Posted in SCOTUS, Donkeys, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

Ah, Kerry: The Priceless Buffoon

I ask you, with my tongue only slightly in cheek: what would we do for entertainment without John Kerry? Michael Crowley has a good piece in The New Republic looking at the inside game behind Kerry’s filibuster, and says Reid, Schumer, and all the Democratic presidential hopefuls were forced to vote for the move […]

8 Comments » - Posted in John Kerry, Mark Warner, SCOTUS, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

Ummm….’Forced Birth?’

Jane Hamsher has had enough of NARAL…oh, not because they’re zealots obsessed with the right to drive-through abortions - no, no, no - they’re not zealous ENOUGH, apparently:
The fact is that Alito’s elevation to the Supreme Court tips the balance inexorably toward the right, and yet in response NARAL sat on the war chest they […]

21 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, SCOTUS, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

It’s a Great Day…

…for supporters of a conservative judiciary, and you can feel the celebration in the air. It’s also a great day for those of us who were out front on the Gang of 14 deal, and while it be may be a bit unseemly to toot our own horns, we’re doing a little tootin’ all […]

1 Comment » - Posted in SCOTUS, RINOs / Chillers by Mark

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

What Does It Mean…

…that there were 14 more votes for cloture than confirmation? Says Prof. Bainbridge, with an assist from Opus: it means that the Coalition had it right; it was the much-maligned Gang of 14 deal that secured this victory.
I couldn’t agree more…

6 Comments » - Posted in SCOTUS, RINOs / Chillers by Mark

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

It’s Over: 58-42

Bush has assured himself of at least one great legacy - John Roberts, Samuel Alito - and (???)…
Nicely done…

14 Comments » - Posted in SCOTUS by Mark

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

Another Post-Mortem For The Failed Borking of Alito

In A Tale of Two Strategies, I praised the foresight of the Republican members of the Gang of 14, and castigated the despicable borking strategy favored by, most prominently, Ted Kennedy.
David Kirkpatrick, in the Washington Post, writes in a similar vein:
Their most indefatigable strategist was James Flug, a longtime friend of Senator Edward M. Kennedy […]

2 Comments » - Posted in SCOTUS, Donkeys, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Fish in a Barrel Time: The Kossacks React

Here we go: The Top Five (Plus a Surprise At the Bottom) Kos Kidz Reactions to the Failure of the Alito Filibuster
Number Five: …[T]he NSA recorders are working overtime today!
Think of the harvest for the Bushite scum- thousands of Bush opponents calling and he can trace all those numbers!
Number Four: I’m Movin to Canada, Adios…
Canada […]

16 Comments » - Posted in SCOTUS, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Ahh, The Vision Begins to Return

Man, that eye dilation is very disconcerting…I’m back to about 60%, though, so a quick post…
First up: the flipside to the Newsweek piece I highlighted earlier today is this hard-hitting piece from Debra Burlingame in the WSJ:
Meanwhile, the media, mouthing phrases like “Article II authority,” “separation of powers” and “right to privacy,” are presenting the […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, SCOTUS, Radical Islam / GWOT, Iraq, NY Times/Media Watch by Mark

Monday, January 30th, 2006

There Will Be No Filibuster

Details here. Why am I so silent, after all this build-up? Because I just got my eyes dilated, and I can barely see the screen! More later, when my vision returns…

1 Comment » - Posted in SCOTUS by Mark

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Kent Conrad Becomes 4th Democrat To Support Alito

Here’s the announcement (hat tip to Joe Cella at Red State)…
Meanwhile, Kangro X laments the Gang of 14 deal that, as we well know, turned into such a victory…

1 Comment » - Posted in SCOTUS, Donkeys by Mark

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Chafee To Vote No On Alito

Alito opponents have picked up a Republican:
One of themost anticipated vote announcements on Sam Alito is from liberal GOP Sen. Lincoln Chafee, who is facing an incredibly tough primary fight in RI SEN. Well, later this morning, Chafee will announce he’s voting against Alito’s confirmation.
Does it make any real difference? Not really…remember, Alito has got […]

1 Comment » - Posted in SCOTUS by Mark

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Some Good Reading For Alito Day

Oh, sure, the vote is tomorrow, but the real vote is today - that’s when the Senate, barring some monumental surprise, votes to close debate on the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. Our good friend AJ has collected some thoughts and gathered them in the latest (last?) Carnival of the Chillin’…there […]

1 Comment » - Posted in SCOTUS, RINOs / Chillers by Mark

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Unclear On The Concept

This is a Hall of Fame example of spinning here; AllDemsOnBoard takes a half-dozen or more poll results showing the public is in favor of confirming Alito, simply adds the unsures to the against, and extrapolates that number into support of a filibuster, despite the fact that it isn’t even mentioned in the questions!
By the […]

No Comments » - Posted in SCOTUS, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

Et Tu, Hillary?

The author of this blog and many others gave Hillary Clinton proper respect as the leading Democratic candidate for 2008, and most of us acknowledged her relative moderation and strength on Iraq as welcome surprises. I’m beginning to reconsider. Recent signs, such as her incredibly offensive race-baiting on MLK Day, point to a […]

13 Comments » - Posted in SCOTUS, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Who Said It?

Ready? Here goes:
Judge Alito has an extensive paper trail documenting the right-wing political agenda that he has actively advanced, not only as a high-ranking official in the Reagan Administration, but also as a judge. He has publicly supported the “Unitary Executive” theory, a radical notion that the President holds exclusive and inherent authority to execute […]