[andyk]

"I wouldn't vote for him. That would disqualify him in my mind."

Fine, you don't have to vote for him. But, you'd better vote for cloture when it comes up.

[bray]

Doctor Dean: "We are not the Party of abortion, however..."

They are in self destruct mode, stand back!

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters

[randita]

As important as reproductive rights and women's rights are, I just basically want to know that if the next case involving privacy and personal freedom came up, what he believes," the Illinois Democrat claimed.

There is a very simple answer to this. How can a judicial nominee say how he/she would rule on a case? If they did, they would have pre-judged the case.

[festus]

"I'm not looking for a litmus test."

Uhhuh okay sure.

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck its a duck.

[SolidSupplySide]

FWIW, Durbin was on TV this morning again spouting the line that judges should not make law. His main concern seems to be that Roberts would oppose the "Roe v. Wade Act" passed by Congress.

[doug from upland]

Why hasn't a Cardinal determined that Durbin is unfit to be a Catholic?

[dts32041]

This from a senator who never met a live solider he liked.

But in Illinois he is a main stay cause the Illinois VFW those old Nazis gave him a standing O.

[Soul Seeker]

Someone needs to tell Dean that the Democrats have rejected the idea of inclusion of pro-Life Democrats to the party.

Durbin is irrelvant anyway. his vote isn't needed to confirm or end a filibuster. It's the RINO's we need on hand, and if we can scare some 'red' state Dems up for election in '08 all the better.

[SeaBiscuit]

English Dictionary.

Judge:

1 : to form an opinion about through careful weighing of evidence and testing of premises
2 : to sit in judgment on
3 : to determine or pronounce after inquiry and deliberation

But, according to Durbin a Judge must have a 'pre-concieved' opinion, one opinion only, one belief only, in order to be a Judge.

In Durbin's world, we don't need Judges, we simply feed the case into a computer and it spits out a decision. Absolutly a socialist perspective and contempt of freedom of thought.

[freeangel]

Oh please--the way Roberts wipes his butt would disqualify him with durbin, kennedy, boxer, etc.

[hershey]

If Durbin didn't have to worry about the feminist vote, he wouldn't give two hoots about Roe vs. Wade. No principles, no true beliefs. Just whatever will get him the most.

[AD from SpringBay]

I wonder why abortion is the non-negotiable doctrine for the democratic party?

[feedback doctor]

I just basically want to know that if the next case involving privacy and personal freedom came up, what he believes," the Illinois Democrat claimed.

When Reagan was president, the dims decried, and the lame stream press echoed, that it would be terrible for a president to have a litmus test on nominees.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Keep it up, Dick, and you will be the first incumbent Democrat Senator from Illinois to be defeated in the general elections in history.

Please, keep it up.

[SeaBiscuit]

In a real sense Durbin's position sheds light on how librals think, which is to say they don't, rather they 'feel' their way thru life and assume everyone else does too.

The whole idea here is that a Judge needs to way the evidence and base his decision using the Constitution as his or her guide. But Durbin's libralized paranoid thinking implies that if a Judge has a personal opinion then that opinion will guide his judgement and not the evidence, Constitution and his intellect.'

[muawiyah]

This Durbin guy is a known AlQaida agent. Why do the MSM bother reporting on his belches.

[Sen Jack S. Fogbound]

Russert goes strictly by the script. He doesn't like to go off into uncharted territory. That's why you don't see much in the way of followup questions.

As for Roberts, he only said "Roe & Wade" abortion law should not be at the Federal Level. There is nothing in the Constitution regarding it. It should be at the state level and each state will have to deal with it!

Roberts does not inject his persoanal opinion, he follows the laws in a strict matter.

[OldFriend]

LOL....all this while Dean wants to embrace pro life democrats and her heinous is spouting principles of life rather than death to the unborn.

[Wings-n-Wind]

Dear Little Dick....

A majority of Illinois voters will soon disqualify YOU from having any say in the matter.

Have a nice day....

[Unam Sanctam]

Religious litmus test, plain and simple.