Question: Are Congressional Republicans and the RNC going to be smart, or be stupid?

Answer: We'll find out very soon.

Obama nominated a latina to the Supreme Court today. The Hispanic vote was instrumental in putting Bush over the top in both elections, and McCain got hammered by the Hispanic vote.

Sotamayor is well into the moderate arena, she came from poor beginnings to rise very high in her field, all on merit. She's an example of the American Dream.

Rush, predictably, has already called her a racist...shows you just how stupid that fat fukker is.

Will the rest of the Republican Party follow suit, thereby alienating what might be the most important swing vote faction in our electorate...the ones who will play a big part in mid-term elections?

It remains to be seen.

Fish on...

Todd

just curious as to why you think she isnt racist?

The social and society norm says so.

Why do you (and Rush) think she's a racist?

it might be because i havent had any money to buy any ganj for a week because i had to buy food for my son, but my patience for both libtards and moderates alike is wearing very thin.....

parker....what? when did i say anything about what i thought about her? i asked todd a question, not you.

actually most republicans like what he has to say...its just the moderates who claim to be R's that dont like him....you know, those people who cant make up their damn mind and so they try and join both sides. i havent met many true right of center people who dont like him.

me too....

As a conservative, I see no problems with her. At least she isn't an ACLU attorney.
She is no more liberal than the guy she is replacing.

As far as her decision re. the firefighters suit. I'm glad I'm no longer in LE or any other form of public service. Does anyone here like to run their business, promote and hire their employees based on racial or gender quotas? I worked for women, minorities and had women and minorities working for me. I don't give a damn what color or sex they are as long as they don't ask for special privileges and do their job the way it is intended to be done. Working for competent supervisors is a privilege. Incompetent supervisors do nothing other than piss you off.

Race and sex do not determince competency. Skill and attitude does. Adjusting the qualifications and tests so certain groups can pass is BS! Plain and simple!

+1

and you assume that people who listen to rush make their decisions based on what he says? what about all of the other sources for info? you have to find out from something. you dont just all of a sudden know whats going on without hearing it on TV, the radio, or the newspaper. all of those are from someone's point of view, there isnt a single news source out there that doesnt come with some sort of an opinion. i read the paper in the morning (all lib points of view) and rush in the afternoon (all conservative points of view).

Didn't the democrats shoot down the opportunity to appoint the first Hispanic judge under Bush?

The first woman had already been done.

I would ratther they choose the best person for the job, rather than concentrating on sex or race. Choosing either, then trying to fill that position based on the predefined limits rules out many qualifies people.

actually i enjoy the way he makes fun of libs and moderates....cracks me up

that is what happens with internet chats....if you new me or even saw me, you definitely would think insecure or unsure, but since you don't know and you only get to listen to my jack ass remarks, then assume away.

One reverse discrimination suit that didn't come out the way some would like it does not a racist make...even if a fat idiot drug addict like Rush says so. I'd bet a dollar that case gets overturned at the SCOTUS anyway.

If there is any serious opposition from the right on this, then you'll be seeing yet another nail in the coffin of the Republican Party...especially if all the folks on the Judiciary Committee who already passed her forward twice before all of a sudden start balking.

No one seriously questions her credentials or her abilities...this one's pure politics, and it remains to be seen what kind of politics the Republicans will play...stupid, or smart?

"Smart" would be to give her a cursory hearing and pass her along..."stupid" would be battering her over one case, watching her go to the SCOTUS anyway, and then losing even more of the Hispanic vote due to their continued pigheadedness.

What do you think it will be?

Fish on...

Todd

wow.... you really weren't lying about being in a mood.

i was in the mood to argue about it, but there is no point, and i cant really stay in a bad argumentative mood very long....fishing is fun, and i like to go fishing as often as possible....there, im already in a better mood.

So what do you think they ought to do, Redd...and why?

Fish on...

Todd

P.S. "they" being Republican legislators.

He saw the thread title and thought it was something easy. Feels hoodwinked.

Nice post, Redd.

Go quail hunting in Texas...

+1

Many of the R's on the judiciary committee will have to square their current opinions with their past opinions of her, since they already confirmed her twice, back when it was a Republican President that was doing the nominating...I really doubt she's less qualified now than she was when they confirmed her...overwhelmingly, I might add.

Changing their opinions now might smack of the "Party of No" that they're being accused of lately...might also be a good time to shuck that tag, even if it is just temporarily.

Fish on...

Todd