"Somebody Who Would Abide by the Rule of Law"

Political Castaway ^ | 5/5/2009 | Selkirk

[Selkirk]

So much for "empathy."

Now, the President is backtracking against his own criteria for selecting the replacement for Justice Souter. In a conversation with Sen. Orrin Hatch, reported by Politico, the President claimed that he did not intend to mean that his primary criterion for selecting a Supreme Court Justice would be a capacity for judicial activism.

[17th Miss Regt]

...the President claimed that he did not intend to mean that his primary criterion for selecting a Supreme Court Justice would be a capacity for judicial activism.

Yes he did. Liar.

[OneWingedShark]

The President claimed that he intended to mean that his primary criterion for selecting a Supreme Court Justice would be a capacity for judicial indoctrination.

Fixed.