tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post1208899532355638418..comments2023-11-05T04:08:55.749-08:00Comments on Duck and Cover: That damned FilibusterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-51496109440898699652009-06-18T10:26:58.315-07:002009-06-18T10:26:58.315-07:00Even a stupid, race-baiting duck finds an occasion...Even a stupid, race-baiting duck finds an occasional truth. But here he made the mistake of expressing it in terms of a couple fundamentally misleading specifics, instead of the general case:<br /><br />Conservatives* aren't really human.<br />___________________________<br />* Not real conservatives, like, frex, Obama, but the faux-conservatives of the reichfluegel, who have no coherent ideology.Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-53824141583690899202009-06-18T10:15:57.244-07:002009-06-18T10:15:57.244-07:00Is this a complaint that Democrats look beyond rac...Is this a complaint that Democrats look beyond race and judge people by their character? "They say they like Hispanics so much, so why didn't they nominate a conservative one with no experience?!"Michael Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420222848094093512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-4630408508911968252009-06-18T10:00:31.221-07:002009-06-18T10:00:31.221-07:00Squid Vicious--thanks. So I guess it turns out th...Squid Vicious--thanks. So I guess it turns out that being Hispanic really doesn't have anything to do with anything? Not that it's a surprise, but I apparently naively expected ducky's talking points to at least have SOME vague congruence with something that actually happened.GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-84895028546074995842009-06-18T08:20:17.385-07:002009-06-18T08:20:17.385-07:00Ever notice how all of the recurring characters in...Ever notice how all of the recurring characters in this "comic" are either a duck or stuffed with straw?<br /><br /><br />====<br /><br />Personally, I hope the GOP tries to filibuster Sotomayor. They haven't hurt themselves enough yet, in my book!rewinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008105385364113371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-63819112759339774722009-06-18T07:15:25.924-07:002009-06-18T07:15:25.924-07:00GeoX: There were a couple of reasons Democrats opp...GeoX: There were a couple of reasons Democrats opposed Estrada. First, he was a right-wing idealogue with nary a judgeship or public legal opinion to his name. So, apart from knowing he was reactionary, D's could only guess at the sort of opinions he'd write. Second, he was nominated for the DC Circuit, which is important for two reasons: the DC Circuit has jurisdiction over a significant swath of administrative (i.e., federal agency) law, and many Supreme Court slots are filled by DC Circuit judges (e.g., Scalia, Thomas, Roberts and Ginsburg all served on the DC Circuit). By appointing Estrada, Bush was certainly signalling that he was ready to appoint him to the SC.<br /><br />Hope that helps.Squid Vicioushttp://androgynousnaturalist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-31083353957661827712009-06-18T06:19:23.839-07:002009-06-18T06:19:23.839-07:00And pro-choice conservatives aren't "real...And pro-choice conservatives aren't "real conservatives", and anti-war Americans aren't "real Americans", and no true Scotsman wears knickers under his kilt, etc. etc. etc.<br /><br />Yawn.Rootbeernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-42472118377755903642009-06-18T01:11:08.628-07:002009-06-18T01:11:08.628-07:00That's "whomever." Tricky bastards....That's "whomever." Tricky bastards.GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-58425503478793950182009-06-18T00:52:58.209-07:002009-06-18T00:52:58.209-07:00Um...could someone explain this incident to me? B...Um...could someone explain this incident to me? Because from this angle, it makes no sense. It was a foregone conclusion that whoever whatsisname nominated for SC would be bugshit crazy, so why were we evidently so concerned about Estrada? Is he <i>uniquely</i> bugshit? Why couldn't whatsisname have nominated him <i>anyway</i> if he were so deadset on it? And what does being hispanic have to do with anything? This seems all very strange to me.GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.com