Republicans criticize Obama at Sonia Sotomayor hearing

In the early hours of the Sonia Sotomayor hearings, it sometimes seems that the person being scrutinized is not the Supreme Court nominee but the man who appointed her — President Barack Obama. Full Story »

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Posted by: via The Politico - Jul 13, 2009 - 10:06 AM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Jul. 13, 2009

Quotes republican posturings without any reality checks and without any direct quotes from any democrats. One-sided quotes of disingenuous arguments.

The neocon justices have become right wing activists on the bench, very far from the "strict constructionist" theme quoted from the GOP mouthpieces.

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by Fabrice Florin - Jul. 13, 2009

Interesting but brief update on how Republicans are using Sotomayor's nomination hearings to make a case that President Obama is 'outside the mainstream'. I will forgive the lack of depth because this is a breaking news piece, but look forward to reading more substantive reports as the hearings get under way.

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by Derek Hawkins - Jul. 13, 2009

Brief but effective analysis. This looks at Obama's remarks as a Senator about the relationship between the president and Senate in selecting Supreme Court justices and compares them to the current Sotomayor hearings.

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    The argument over the political and philosophical direction of the judiciary that began 40 years ago has reached a critical moment. Under Chief Justice John Roberts, ...
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