tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post1997064329088282858..comments2024-03-29T16:58:01.576+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: ¡Enhorabuena, Sonia!Arthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-7417293703120157292009-08-08T09:47:07.732+12:002009-08-08T09:47:07.732+12:00epilonious: As a liberal who always would "pi...<b>epilonious: </b>As a liberal who always would "pitch little fits over the Republicans nominating hard core right-wingers", I could see that point, but I don't think it's a "fit for the goose, fit for the gander: situation here.<br /><br />First, the Republicans have become the "Party of No" and oppose most everything Democrats do. Also, I'm aware that they were largely trying to pander to their own base (it is unfortunate they chose to do it in such a racist way).<br /><br />But the thing that annoyed be is it's not like one of the four knuckle-draggers on the court was being replaced with a moderate, a liberal is being replaced with a moderate. It's entirely possible that the right-wing rump of the court has actually been strengthened (time will tell—people thought Souter would be a right winger and he totally wasn't).<br /><br />My point is that if President Obama had appointed a far-leftist to the bench, it STILL wouldn't have changed the ideological balance on the court, and that's precisely what the Republicans have been trying to do since Reagan.<br /><br /><b>Roger: </b>Some Hispanics may follow through (especially in the 2010 elections), but ultimately I don't think they'll follow through. Part of that is because of what epilonious suggests about LGBTQ voters, but also because Hispanic voters are varied and don't necessarily vote along "Hispanic" lines any more than LGBTQ automatically vote on "gay" lines. Still, I could be wrong about that—nothing in politics surprises me anymore.Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-78093502563024107232009-08-08T04:42:11.874+12:002009-08-08T04:42:11.874+12:00*shrug* If the LGBTQ community is any indication,...*shrug* If the LGBTQ community is any indication, the hispanic flavor of anti-defamation league will whine loudly and wrist slap plentifully, and then everyone will go back to their usual affiliations because the devil you know...epilonioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532230027733099956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-2504896617258316662009-08-08T03:26:22.419+12:002009-08-08T03:26:22.419+12:00It seems as though there are some Hispanics who ha...It seems as though there are some Hispanics who have promised to "punish" the senators who opposed her. I'll be interested to see if that actuually happens.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-9516533758704012752009-08-08T01:16:40.974+12:002009-08-08T01:16:40.974+12:00If... the Democrats didn't pitch little fits o...If... the Democrats didn't pitch little fits over the Republicans nominating hard core right-wingers when they were in power a couple of years ago... I'd agree.<br /><br />But, the democrats did... Thus, I suppose the opposition party throwing fits for not being like the opposition party is just de rigour.epilonioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532230027733099956noreply@blogger.com