Archive for May, 2009
Obama Lays Down Surprising Verdict In Sotomayor Controversy
President Obama weighed in on the one-sided controversy over comments made by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor with a surprising apology for her remarks from years ago, admitting that his SCOTUS pick should have “restated” her quip that a “wise Latina woman” on the bench would “reach a better conclusion” than a white counterpart in […]
Battle Lines Are Drawn As GOP Tension Crackles Over Obama Court Pick
While the GOP’s conservative base is relishing in efforts to present over-the-top attacks and rhetoric as a way to diminish President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, some in the Republican Party are alarmed at the tone and content of some of the harshest accusations and labels being hurled at Sonia Sotomayor.
The language and accusations utilized against […]
Tone Of Republican Opposition: Sotomayor Belongs To “Hispanic KKK”
As if Newt Gingrich’s tweet-burst that scornfully labeled President Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court a “Latina woman racist” wasn’t enough, yet another unelected Republican star is making outrageous and bitter claims against Sonia Sotomayor that threatens to slander the entire GOP effort to oppose the president and his nominee.
Former Republican Congressman, presidential candidate and […]
Dubya Resurfaces, Insists That Torture “Saved Lives”
Perhaps tired of letting his former vice president fight old battles over the controversial action of his administration for him, former President George W. Bush made what will surely become a rare and surprising public appearance in Michigan yesterday, defending his decision in fighting the war on terror and claiming that his administration’s use of […]
Polling Shows Strong Public Suport For Obama’s Supreme Pick
Americans are standing behind President Obama’s choice of Sonia Sotomayor for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court in the face of quick Republican rejection on the Senate and vicious attacks from conservatives on the grass roots level.
Gallup has released a new poll completed in the immediate aftermath of the president’s decision this week that […]
GOP Quickly Says “No” To Sotomayor
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While most of the Republican leadership in the Senate has refrained from doing anything more than criticizing the record, race and gender of President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court, one GOP Senator has taken the attack against Sonia Sotomayor to the ultimate final step.
Veteran Republican Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas has gone on record […]
The Obama Fix: Jobless Claims Take A Tumble
In another sign that the economic crisis is easing and, as President Obama said in remarks yesterday, we have moved away from the dreaded “cliff” of depression and doomsday, jobless numbers released today show an unexpected drop in the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits.
The amount of Americans receiving benefits is still staggering, reaching […]
Growing Liberal Queasiness Over Sotomayor?
The New York Times has a somewhat breathless article today that indicates the answer to that headline question is…maybe. Liberals and pro-choice activists are concerned over the lack of abortion rulings over the course of Sotomayor’s otherwise distinguished judicial career.
While President Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court has a solid record on social issues and […]
Newt Takes On “Latina Woman Racist” Via Twitter
How has the Republican/conservative opposition to President Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee fared in the very early going? First off, Jim Inhofe rails against the “undue influence” of Sonia Sotomayor’s race and gender,setting the tone fora very unseemly line of attack from apparently desperate conservatives.
The true savage bombshell in the initial punches from the right […]
100 Days Of Stimulus
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Forget President Obama’s first 100 days in office; it’s the 100 day anniversary of the signing of the president’s economic stimulus package that the White House wants to generate excitement and joy.
President Obama traveled to the swing state of Nevada to tout the 100th […]
