Posted on 06/30/2010 2:37:42 PM PDT by RonDog
KAGAN HEARINGS SURPASS WORLD CUP FOR MOST BORING TV EVENT
June 30, 2010
The two main points being made by Democrats in support of Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court merely serve to remind us that Democrats are inveterate liars.
First, it has been repeatedly observed how wonderful it is that Ms. Kagan is "someone who's an intellectual heavyweight who's going to give Roberts a run for the money" -- as Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., put it.
Whew! Good thing the Democrats got that Hispanic nominee out of the way, so they could appoint somebody with intellectual heft! Hey! What happened to the "wise Latina"? At least now you know what liberals really think of you, Sonia.
Second, liberals are raving about Kagan's "skill at building a consensus ... reaching out and building coalitions" -- as Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said last week.
It's as if they're talking about a governing majority in the Senate. Next thing you know, liberals will be complaining about a "do nothing" Supreme Court.
On MSNBC's "Hardball" back in May, Sen. Klobuchar said: "We want to get some things done on this court."
Get some things done? Amy Klobuchar is not considered a lunatic, but this was a crazy, giveaway moment. (Durbin is not considered a lunatic, just a hack.)
The Supreme Court is not supposed to be "getting things done." Durbin's and Klobuchar's statements reveal a massive misunderstanding of the role of the court.
Congress, as the people's elected representatives, is supposed to "get things done." If they don't, that usually means the people don't want those things done. It's not the court's job to say: "Hey, Congress, you forgot to enact this! Don't worry, we'll take care of it."
But liberals see the Supreme Court as their backup legislature, giving them all the laws Democrats can't pass themselves because they'd be voted out of office if they did...Click here for the REST of Ann's column this week
FWIW, here's an old picture our Beauty with their Beast:
Even worse,,, 50% of the "voting" public does not care or watch the news.You are correct; and TROUBLE is coming because of it.
From virginia.edu:
"No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity." --Thomas Jefferson
Let me know if you'd like to be added to the Ann Coulter ping list.
Congress, as the people's elected representatives, is supposed to "get things done." If they don't, that usually means the people don't want those things done. It's not the court's job to say: "Hey, Congress, you forgot to enact this! Don't worry, we'll take care of it."A quibble - Congress doesn't "get things done," either. That's the executive's job. Congress writes the rulebook, subordinate to the Constitution - and SCOTUS pronounces judgement on the conformance of the acts of the President to the Constitution and, secondarily, to the laws written by Congress.
Get some things done? Amy Klobuchar is not considered a lunatic, but this was a crazy, giveaway moment. (Durbin is not considered a lunatic, just a hack.)
The Supreme Court is not supposed to be "getting things done." Durbin's and Klobuchar's statements reveal a massive misunderstanding of the role of the court.
It's not a misunderstanding, Ann... it's a desire.
Nice pic. Never saw that one before.
Why do so many liberal women look like that math teacher you had back in 7th grade - you know, the one who looked uncomfortably like a man and had a hint of a mustache?
Maybe for the same reason that the spinster Biology teachers who really get
excited teaching about Darwin and evolution in middle school and high school
often look like Velma from Scooby Doo.
Someone should write a doctoral dissertation on the ambiguously female liberal,
its habitat, customs, and social rituals. An anthropological perspective.
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