Comments on: Supreme Court Nominee Debate Defined by Conservatives

By: In the News — Goodwin Liu Disagrees with Conservative Charge against Judge Sotomayor

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:16:37 +0000

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By: Hawaiian style

Hawaiian style — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:07:59 +0000

A Supreme Court Justice that has a strong sense of Empathy would indeed be interesting.

Will the Military Mockery trials at Gitmo be subject to judicial review? Or will that be denied too.

Certainly empathy would weigh in on any Gitmo detainee question where there are results of a trial by military mockery or where the detainee was tortured. (for detainee read Prisoner)

By: Hawaiian style

Hawaiian style — Wed, 20 May 2009 08:07:59 +0000

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:37:12 +0000

Empathy is a good thing, a very good thing. But as soon as I heard Obama say that in regard to a SCOTUS nominee, I grimaced. I just knew the Republicants would seize on it. Obama is not smart all the time. Sometimes he's very tone deaf.
The GOP and most of the media don't do nuance.

By: christopher

christopher — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:05:07 +0000

in the end the only real criteria is that it must have two X chromosomes.

By: Why Defend Empathy? « Stephen C. Rose

Why Defend Empathy? « Stephen C. Rose — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:10:07 +0000

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By: msgijoe

msgijoe — Mon, 18 May 2009 10:27:31 +0000

I hope Darling is right when he says “It will become completely irrelevant when the nominee is put forth.” Mr. Obama has played the Republicans who display a knee-jerk reaction to “code words” like a fiddle. They are so predictable in their response to “hot buttons”, they are easy for him to manipulate. Examples would be his birth place and his religion in the campaign. He could have resolved either or both of those issues but chose and perhaps encouraged the Republicans to gnaw on those like a dog on a bone. As a result of the irrational fixation of Republicans on irrelevant issues, their credibility with the American electorate was seriously damaged.

It is my opinion, the advent of the internet has changed the political game in ways that has not been widely recognized. The search capabilities of Google has given thinking Americans their own Truth Machine. Politicians can no longer speak to regional “hot buttons” without paying a price in other regions. And the credibility of politicians is playing a more important role ….and at the present, Republicans are lacking in a serious manner.