Open the Liberal Floodgates

[babylonsister]

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/07/open-the-liberal-floodgates.html

Open the Liberal Floodgates

By Craig Crawford | July 16, 2009 10:15 AM


President Obama is free to go hard left with his next Supreme Court appointment. That's the lesson of the failed attacks on nominee Sonia Sotomayor during this week's Senate confirmation hearing.

Racially-tinged inferences, snide liberal bashing and the shameless pandering to anti-intellectual sentiment that once won the day for Republicans are now falling flat. The Sotomayor nomination has proved to be yet another test case for the efficacy of traditional conservative attack lines.

Republicans might have hoped to use this hearing to put limits on how far the President can safely go in picking liberals for future openings. Instead, they showcased just how narrow and out of touch their political base has become.

It is stunning that the GOP did not learn this lesson in the election of Barack Obama. Until Republicans get past calling 1-800-HATE there will be fewer and fewer voters on the other end of the line.

[tekisui]

1. KNR!~

Let's have some more retirements!

Paging Justice Kennedy.

[gratuitous]

8. Always in motion, the future

But if physical appearance is any indicator, it seems that Justices Scalia and Thomas aren't looking any too healthy for the last couple of years. Scalia looks about one serving of bologna milanese away from a massive heart attack, and Thomas is probably about to start losing body parts to diabetes.

[goclark]

2. K and agree nt

[livetohike]

3. The GOP are very slow to change (good for us)

They need an image makeover, but no number of marketing geniuses are going to be able to fix the stereotype.

[sutz12]

4. K & R....and that goes for legislation, too.

Progressives have the biggest mandate since FDR. It's time to cash it in.

[crickets]

9. Agreed! K&R -nt

[blondeatlast]

5. This is the best the Republicans have--and it fails, then on to the next failed strategy.

They learn absolutely nothing in the meantime. May it continue ever so.

k/r

[checks-n-balances]

6. Yesss!! Thank you, Craig Crawford for the observation & encouragement

And to you, babylonsister, for posting his words.

Let's see if Obama is feeling bolstered; we all hope so, I'm sure!

[Raster]

7. The GOP is a scourge on this country and its citizens. It's time is over.