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All About Sonia
Readers debate SCOTUS pick. Andrew Cline gets called out. Jeffrey Lord, safe at home. Plus more.
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Doesn’t it bring you pain, Mr. Wittman, to have to be the bearer of sad tidings? It would pain me!
Excellent analysis, to which I have three comments:
Your concluding sentence, “Is that clear enough, Mr. President?” is priceless. A rhetorical question, you cheeky devil.
I challenge you for proof of this: “One thing is obvious: Barack Obama must have never understood much about the American history he read at Columbia and Harvard.” My challenge is not whether he learned anything from, but whether he even attended, any courses in American history.
And finally: If I were in a fight for my life, I’d want my opponent to wear the kid gloves while I wore the brass knuckles.
Now imagine what I’d want to wear in a fight for my country’s life.
Someone like Netanyahu could do it bareknuckled and still win, and we’re being defended by the equivalent of the Marquis of Queensbury’s maid.
With one arm tied behind her back.
— A. C. Santore
LIKE A CLOWN CAR, THEY JUST KEEP COMING
Re: The Prowler’s From Senator to Lowly
Secretary:
Why stop at the Secretary of State? Naming the grossly incompetent in Mr. Obama’s staff could replace character annihilation as the nation’s favorite prime time reality show. From Biden, Clinton, Holder, and the list is nearly endless, to the recent Supreme nominee, Obama is showing his naiveté and inexperience as a manager in picking people obviously inferior to his own lofty intellect to manage this once great country. Once I thought he was cagey like a fox and was really shelving anyone remotely dangerous to him, but then I woke up and looked at every young manager I’ve ever known and see every characteristic that would have been trained out of him years ago if he’d ever had a real job managing real people, and a real budget.
The truly incompetent manager looks everywhere for a victim to
blame for their inadequate performance.
— Greg Mercurio
Vacaville, California
FOR THE THRILL OF IT
Re: Jeremy Lott’s
“We
Are Out of Money”:
The Prez has already admitted, “We are out of money,” without the
Left easing off on their spending spree. When they pursue their
dream of a single payer system without any basis in funding, we
can’t be too surprised. After all, it’s not the money but the
power that’s such a rush, baby.
— I.M. Kessel
Rochester, New York
MAKE THE CALL
Re: Jeffrey Lord’s
Colin Powell and the Failure of Moderate Republicanism:
Regarding your writings about Colin Powell, it was very well
written, to the point, and substantiated by history. Keep up the
good work.
— Jerry Dale
National League, Baseball
Umpire (Ret)
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Michael L. Hauschild| 6.1.09 @ 6:48AM
If you do not care about the flood of illegal immigration, if you choose to ignore or not implement the laws of the land in dealing with such enablers or perpetrators, and you still insanely expect to be elected by catering to the group that is franchising those who are simply better at breaking the law, then by all means use “kid gloves” on any SCOTUS nomination who represents both. Oh, and while you are at it spend us out of debt, let the government build our vehicles, and get the earth to spin the opposite direction so we can reverse global warming.
Tim| 6.1.09 @ 10:55AM
Speaking of Social Workers.
It is one thing for an activist "Social Worker" to be elected President of the USA. Afterall, he or she has to run for re-election in four years and the public can decide to keep or throw the person out of office at that time.
It's a whole other matter to appoint an "activist" Social Worker to the Supreme Court where the tenure is for life.
Being proud of where you come from is one thing and should be celebrated but it should never be used to even the score for past wrongs like when Blacks were forced to sit in the back of the bus or Hispanics refused a job because of their background.
Racism, committed by anyone including that which is committed my a minority is still racism!
IMKessel| 6.1.09 @ 12:15PM
Mr. Schoenberg,
The difference between Alito’s statement and Sotomayer’s is the former was stating he would use his experience for a basis in judgment while the latter disallows and devalues the judgment of “other” because it is not likes hers. One spoke of individual thoughtfullness and the other reflects "group think." The difference is subtle but substantial.
Sue| 6.1.09 @ 1:09PM
To Jane Fuller: Sounds to me as though you are full of yourself; just because you are a woman doesn't entitle you to the "right" to trash anybody. If you really think you're worth more than the "white male" why don't you strike out on your own and prove it. Does he have seniority? I guess so. That doesn't count for anything in your world though does it? Unless, of course you're the one with the seniority. Teachers, nurses, etc?
And, as far as the "wage" discrepancy, the Lilly Ledbetter law should be venue for you. Oh, let's see - you can wait 20 years or more then complain.
Yes, women were "discriminated" against in the past, but for those of the younger generation to hold onto this so that they may seek revenge against all "white males" is sick and some may even say "emotionally" troubling.
Today I see where women get full scholarships to college, rent and day care when they have children out of wedlock, free tutors, free health care for themselves and their children, hiring preferences for positions, (even SCOTUS), and on and on and on. They are still bellyaching! Give me a break!
If they are REALLY better than a man, take away all of the free stuff and let them prove it. With 51% of the Country being female, just think of how much we're missing out on!!!
ds80| 6.1.09 @ 2:00PM
Let's play the Jane Fuller bean counting game!
"In the history of the Supreme Court there have been TWO on the bench"
(a) left-handed
(b) midgets
(c) red-heads
(d) dyslexics
(e) deaf-mutes
(f) ...
'coz, as we all know, in the Liberal world it's only appearance, not qualification, that counts.
Daisy| 6.1.09 @ 11:59PM
Sue--you absolutely rock, girl!! I don't want the whiny, self-pitying Plain Janes to speak for me either. Conservative Women unite!