Jamie Brinkoeter wrote:
> "topcat" <topcat@aboy.com> wrote in message
> news:fob42b01lhs@news3.newsguy.com...
>>
>> My new mantra is if the Republicans really want a liberal (McCain), then
>> let's give them a real liberal (Obama or Clinton). Suffering through a O
>> or C Presidency may be the only way to get the Republican party to return
>> to it's conservative roots.
>>
>> TC
>>
>>
> The *most* troublesome aspect of your position, for me, is not that you're
> willing to "punish" Republicans/classical conservatives/moderates who don't
> support 100% of the far right position for somewhere between 4-16 years, but
> that you're willing to live with Clinton's/Obama's judicial appointments
> that will last a lifetime. That's just scary.
Certainly a matter for concern. Should there be another "legislate from
the bench progressive" appointed to the court, it might be enough to
push Justice Kennedy off the center and to the right. Hard to tell. As
unlikely as it seems, Souter might even come out of his coma and move to
the center. We need to remind ourselves that Stevens, the most
progressive member of the present court, was, after all, appointed by Nixon.
The Other Mickey
