Conservatives Fret Over 3 Potential Obama Supreme Court Picks

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With the White House indicating that President Obama is working quickly to pick a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, conservatives are turning the spotlight on the backgrounds of three likely front-runners: Solicitor General Elena Kagan, U.S. Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, and U.S. Appeals Court Judge Diane Wood. "These are the three that we see as most likely," said Wendy Long of the Judicial Confirmation Network. In a conference call to supporters today, she and JCN boss Gary Marx unveiled a new website, ObamasFrontRunners.com, that features biographical videos on all three. Each, says Long, is a liberal who will apply "empathy" and "personal feelings" to her court decisions.

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2009/05/18/conservatives-fret-over-3-potential-obama-supreme-court-picks.html


As opposed to Chief Justice Roberts who has plenty of empathy for, as Jeffrey Toobin recently put it, "the prosecution over the defendant, the state over the condemned, the executive branch over the legislative, and the corporate defendant over the individual plaintiff."

[NewJeffCT]

1. OMG - the horror of empathy

It's amazing to see how often they bring up empathy. I mean, don't Roberts, Scalia, Alito & Thomas show empathy to Big Business/Corporations?

[skepticscott]

4. Not sure I'd even dignify it

by calling it "empathy". Plain old fashioned bias would be more like it.

[tekisui]

2. I can't wait!

[w4rma]

3. ... nt

[Thrill]

5. Right now after that ruling today. Justice Ginsburg is saying she could of used one

of them today.

[theoldman]

6. I think the use of the word "empathy" is a political ploy.

Obama will select a Liberal to offset the balance in the court from Conservative to Liberal. If Obama said that he was going to choose a Liberal he would have a hell of a fight. By using the word empathy he has the Republicans confused. He certainly has us on DU confused.

[Merlot]

7. What do you bet that non of the top three condenders is Obamas nom?