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Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna
When I read the allegation that 60% of Judge Sotomayor's decisions were overturned on appeal, I thought to myself that no judge with that kind of record would ever be nominated for the Supreme Court. Given the criticism that would occur in the nomination hearings, such a nomination would have been a lunatic move by any President. Such a record would surely result in the nomination being rejected.
I kind of thought that the 60% allegation fell into the same category as the claim that only Chrysler dealers who were Republicans were closed in the bankruptcy. It was posted here for the same reason as the claim of 60% overturned decisions. Obviously, both allegations were posted without even the faintest suggestion of a reliable source for the information. The car dealer thread has already been removed by the administrators.
This claim of 60% of the Judge's decisions being overturned on appeal is in the same category--an inflammatory claim by a political partisan intended to incite the loyalists. It should be treated the same way as the allegation regarding the car dealers--it should be removed from this thread as a statement that is patently false.
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Kahuna, it's all in the context. It was not an allegation but a fact that three of the five opinions written by Judge Sotomayor for the Circuit Court of Appeals and reviewed by the Supreme Court were reversed. Ergo, the premise for your attack on those who you say made an "inflamatory" claim to "incite the loyalists" and calling for its removal is in fact false. It is uncharacteristically judgemental and unlike your usual articulate, "middle of the road" objectivity.
I know that under normal circumstances you appreciate factual input. Here is a fact that I believe, although you may respectfully disagree, has a serious implication on the other personal annoyance on your list and in your post.
Obama's car czar, Steven Rattner, started as a New York Times reporter. He was a personal friend of a Times owner. Those with a conservative leaning would understandably raise an eyebrow given the Times proclivity for extreme bias to the liberal left. For myself, I personally know a few good people who worked at the Times and would give him a cautious pass and the benefit of the doubt that he might not be political just because he had a track record with the icon of liberal journalism.
That cautious pass turned into reasonable suspicion when I learned that Mr. Rattner's wife, Maureen White Rattner was the National Finance Chair for the Democratic Party. In the hope that this comment on the "car dealership closing issue" passes muster, here is the link from Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Rattner
I don't agree with your cavalier self serving declaration that allegations about Chrysler dealerships are patently false. I believe the bright light of public scrutiny needs to shine before your dismissive judgement precludes any discussion that conflicts with your opinion.
As Sgt. Friday would say, "Just the facts please, just the facts.
It's always a pleasure to disagree with you.
Sorry for the hijack Kayacker. I tried to follow the drift of you excellent thread and couldn't resist the diversion when the opportunity arose.