Are YOU a Right-Wing Radical?

CFP ^ | May 23, 2005 | J.B. Williams

[MikeEdwards]

According to senate minority leader Harry Reid and his friends, democrats must block the constitutional appointment process in order to protect you from right-wing radical judges. They say they use the filibuster only in the most extreme situations, to block confirmation of extremely dangerous radicals to the bench for sake of all mankind. Hero’s they are really, at least in their own minds…

I can almost see their point too. Who would want some extreme right-wing wacko deciding justice in America? I mean, what if judges actually just stuck to the written law or constitution and applied them to cases without any re-draft from their own personal agenda? Can you imagine what chaos it might cause if our judges left all the legislating to our legislature? Who would single handedly thwart the will of the masses if not a judge?

In order to understand what Mr. Reid and his friends mean by this assertion, we must first understand what they mean by "right-wing radical".

Let’s begin with the simple stuff. If you believe Teddy Kennedy is a drunken coward who should have gone to prison for leaving his girl friend to die in the icy waters of Chappaquiddick as he ran and hid from authorities, you are right. But if you believe this voids his credibility as a national leader, you are a right-wing radical and you are sadly mistaken.

If you believe Bill Clinton should have done more to protect this nation by strengthening the military and our intelligence community rather than destroying them while he focused his attention on using the White House as a personal play-pen, you are right again. But if you believe America was weakened by Larry Flint Lite living in the White House, you are a right-wing radical. . . . .

[rockthecasbah]

"But if you believe America was weakened by Larry Flint Lite living in the White House, you are a right-wing radical. . . . ."

Yes, that's me he's talking about (and I don't mean the Larry Flint Lite who lived in the White House during most of the 90s)