[11th_VA]

Is this usually a conservative paper?

[debaryfl]

Hmmm. Ted Kennedy won't stand for it. That must mean it's not a free drink, a loose woman, or a side of roast beef.

[ChiefKujo]

Captain of the USS Oldsmobile...

[ThirstyMan]

Is this usually a conservative paper?

I've never associated it with a political slant. The Lowell Sun is an afternoon/evening newspaper, serving a rather small area with mostly local news like car crashes and school happenings. I'll have to go buy one today and check it out on my way home from work!
Certainly the editorial is right on!!!

[cynicom]

This is odd...Bush called Kennedy, "my friend", when they laid out those untold billions for "education".

[JulieRNR21]

MA paper scolding Teddy is pleasant news....BUMP

[CyberAnt]

No! It's from Lowell, Massachusetts!

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

So he's singling out Estrada, a conservative Latino immigrant who Kennedy himself calls "intelligent."

How would Kennedy know if someone is intelligent? He might recognize when someone was drunk, or was swimming in the water after just allowing a young girl to drown, but intelligence?

[teletech]

This drunken windbag leftist "senator" needs to retire and open a school teaching people to drive.

[Cicero]

Lowell was one of the biggest of the 19th century mill towns (built by the Lowells). It had a lot of immigrant workers. I imagine it probably still does, and from the sound of this article, probably a lot of Latinos.

[Charles Henrickson]

NO JUSTICES, NO PEACE!

[Quix]

Lord God, this Commie rebell against all that is righteous, good and sane in behalf of our Republic has been an evil obstructionist devil in fat, water-logged clothing quite long enough.

Please, Lord, God, as soon as fitting in your overall plan, PLEASE:

--REMOVE HIM FROM ALL PUBLIC POSITIONS, POWER, SPOKESPERSON ROLES ETC. Please do it by exposing the worst of his duplicity; deceptions; arrogance; corruption; evils on national prime-time TV.

--OR CHANGE HIM a la Saul on the Damascus road with full confession and 180* turns from all his Commie, evil positions and toward vigorous support of genuine Christianity and conservative principles.

--OR graduate him from any semblence of sanity or wholeness tolerable by any normal companions. Let him become a very wet and cold researcher in incidents of cars off bridges; of diseases from screwing around; a vivid public demonstration of what not to do while drinking alcohol; perhaps beam him to a planet of narrow bridges over deep waters; let all family members desert him and refuse to talk to him; Let all 9/11 family members spit at him when within range;

DITTO for Dashdull; Shrillary; Billdo; Byrd; Babs fartmouth; et al in unique ways tailor-made to their evils, corruptions, arrogance and duplicities.

In your Mighty Name, Amen.

[Terry Mross]

Does this writer actually think the Republicans would do this to a dem appointment? Where has this guy been?

[Pontiac]

The liberal icon said he won't stand for a succession of conservative Bush appointments, fearing someday one might make it to the U.S. Supreme Court.

During Clintoon’s tenure he packed the Federal Courts with ultra left judges of pitifully low quality and highly suspect motives.

Leftist judges have built a huge power base in the courts and now the left’s greatest fear is that that same power will be turned against them and reverse the trend toward socialism.

[jwalsh07]

Not really but the Lowell/Lawrence area of Massachusetts is packed gull with hispanic immigrants and Americans of hispanic descent.

The Estrada issue is a politcal one, not a Constitutional one and the way to win it is on the political battlefield not in the courts.

This editorial is an indication that if the Repub Senate has the balls for the fight, they can win it.

[nickcarraway]

Ted Kennedy today would not even approve his own brother, Robert Kennedy, as attorney general, and no doubt would describe him as an extremist. Imagine if he was confronted by someone with the exact same record and opinions as his brother John. I can only imagine how we would hear about a far right extremist.

Is their anyway we could submit one of their records to him under another name, so he can embarrass himself by trashing them?

[votelife]

My email to W:

Dear President Bush, With the Surpeme Court session getting ready to close, it may well be time for perhaps the most important domestic decision of your presidency: the appointment of a Supreme Court Justice(s). The main reason why I supported you in 2000 and why I wanted Daschle out of power in 02 (and 04) has to do with the courts. I want America courts to interpret law, not write law. During your presidential campaign you said Thomas and Scalia were your two model justices. Those are excellent models. The High Court needs more like them. Clarence Thomas recently said to students that the tough cases were when what he wanted to do was different from what the law said. And he goes by the law. This should be a model philosophy for our justices. Your father, President Bush lost his reelection campaign for 3 main reasosn, as far as I can see. 1. he broke the no new taxes pledge 2. David Souter 3. Clinton convinced people we were in a Bush recession (which we had already come out of by the time Clinton was getting sworn in)

I urge you to learn from all three of these: 1. on taxes, you're doing great. Awesome job on the tax cut. 2. good job so far on judicial appointments. I want to see more of a fight for Estrada, Owen, and Pickering, but I commend you on your nominations. 3. by staying engaged in the economic debate you'll serve yourself well

I have been thoroughly impressed with your handling of al Queida, Iraq, and terrorism. You have inspired confidence and have shown great leadership.

But I want to remind you that your Supreme Court pick(s) will be with us LONG after you have departed office. I urge you to avoid the tempation to find a "compromise" pick. Go for a Scalia or Thomas. Don't go for an O'Connor or Kennedy. To be specific, get someone who is pro-life. Roe v Wade is one of the worst court decisions I know of, and it's the perfect example of unrestrained judicial power.

I know the temptation will be tremendous on you to nominate a moderate. But remember who your true supporters are. I am not a important leader or politician. I am "simply" a citizen who has been an enthusiatic supporter of you. I am willing to accept compromise in many areas of government but I will watch your Court nomiantions extremely closely. What the Senate Dems are doing right now is disgusting, but as the President you have the bully pulpit to stop it. Democrats will back down if you turn up serious heat on them.

Moreover, I think public opinion is shifting towards the pro-life position. Dems will want you to nominate a moderate, but almost all will vote against you anyways. Pro-choice Repubs will likely still vote for you if you nominate a Scalia, after all, you campaigned on it. So Mr. President, I urge you to stick with your campaign statements and nominate justices who believe in judicial restraint, like Scalia and Thomas.

Happy Memorial Day and may God bless you and your family.

[votelife]

Why Frist and all won't go 24/7 (Vanity)
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