Try Not To Laugh: Obama Says He’ll Seek Out A “Centrist” For Supreme Court
Uh, yeah.
May 3 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama, weighing advice from both the left and right on his first Supreme Court choice, is likely to seek a judicial version of himself: a moderate coalition-builder.
A “moderate coalition-builder”? Did the reportesr who wrote this just copy and paste right from the Obama press release that gave them this story? Or are we actually supposed to buy this baloney?
For the record, under Obama the gap in the partisan divide is wider than under any other President in modern history. Not one Republican in the House voted for Obama’s biggest piece of legislation to date, and only three Republicans broke ranks in the Senate. One of whom is now a Democrat.
Obama’s budget just passed the House without a single Republican vote, too. And yet, he gets to label himself a “coalition builder”? Give me a break. Not only is Obama not a “moderate coalition-builder,” he’s undoubtedly lying when he claims that he’ll appoint one of those to the Supreme Court.
I expect Obama to follow through on this promise in about the same way he’s followed through on promises about accountability and responsible budgeting. He’ll say one thing, and do another. Not that a “moderate consensus-builder” should be the goal for the SCOTUS. I’d rather just have a Justice who reads what’s actually in the Constitution and then rules on it instead of twisting it with interpretation.
On a related note, what may be more offensive than Obama expecting us to swallow whole another bald-faced lie is Obama suggesting that somehow skin color should be considered in making this appointment.
In making his first imprint on the court, Obama will choose from a list of candidates who would add ethnic or gender diversity. The most discussed possibilities — federal appeals court judges Diane Wood and Sonia Sotomayor and U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan — are well-credentialed lawyers whose records suggest they would become moderate-to-liberal justices.
Right. Let’s not find the most qualified candidate. Let’s find someone based on their gender or ethnicity, as if the Supreme Court were a paint-by-numbers picture to be filled in with the appropriate colors.
Tags: Asshats, Domestic Issues, Politics
