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Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:02:09 +0000

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By: Elwood

Elwood — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:14:30 +0000

It’s called politics, Scotty.

It’s hard ball.

And both parties play it.

By: scott g

scott g — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:17:23 +0000

I’m really glad that Dean Liu, Judges Chen and Davila, the Senators, and the administration aren’t giving up on these excellent nominations. It is absolutely critical that the Obama administration get some capable centrist (dare we imagine even registered Democrat) jurists on the federal bench, if only to provide some bulwark against the tide of hard-right judicial appointments we saw under the failed Bush administration.

I’m really angry that the Republicans have blocked votes on their confirmations. It’s especially appalling that they would refuse to allow a vote on Dean Liu’s nomination in answer to his having urged ‘no’ votes against Alito and Roberts. But par for the GOP course, I guess, that they’d think nothing of using illegitimate means to punish perfectly legitimate political expression they oppose and wish to suppress.

By: John W

John W — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:20:34 +0000

Liu must be a glutton for punishment to allow his name to be placed in nomination again. I suspect it will be difficult even to keep the Senate Dems lined up — since 24 of them are up for re-election in 2012, with many of those being from toss-up states. But if Obama and Harry Reid can make it happen, I’m all for it. Kenneth Starr endorsed the guy based on his qualifications.

By: The Berkeley Wire: 01.05.11 | Berkeleyside

The Berkeley Wire: 01.05.11 | Berkeleyside — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:56:59 +0000

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