Justice John Roberts: Proof that Repukes are incompetent and have no business.....

[Gato Moteado]

...in government.

The only fuck-up of the day yesterday - the very important swearing in of the new president - was botched by a repuke. And he's supposedly the smartest one they got.

Is there anything these guys can't screw up?

[wryter2000]

It just proves what I've suspected

He's never read the Constitution.

[LakeSamish706]

1. The bigger question that I have is did he do it on purpose? n/t

[ProdigalJunkMail]

6. and the point would have been??? n/t

[LakeSamish706]

11. If you could prove he did it on purpose, Impeach his ass outta there. n/t

[ProdigalJunkMail]

15. sorry...i meant to ask WHY would Roberts do it on pupose?

and to prove that intent would be impossible...he has an easy out...those two MILLION local eyes staring and the 100 million or so in the US and the billion or so around the world...

sP

[LakeSamish706]

17. I know that, I am just pissed at Republicans in general after the last 8 years.... n/t

[ProdigalJunkMail]

19. THAT i can understand...

it's all goof...i mean good!

sP

[BeFree]

2. In Japan

They'd all resign and just go away.

Roberts doesn't need to be impeached, he should resign first.
The house needs to be cleaned out. No reason to stop cleaning now. We just got started.

[nichomachus]

3. Cut the guy some slack

He had to fish his copy of the constitution out of the shredder and he got some of the pieces mixed up -- that's all.

[Why Syzygy]

4. Can someone tell me .. exactly

how it went wrong? It seemed a lot shorter than the VP oath. When Obama repeated, he said what Roberts had said the FIRST time, didn't he? I'm just confused on exactly what happened.

TIA.

[DireStrike]

5. Really? I thought it was obviously done wrong on purpose.

I hope it helped Obama understand how much "post-partisanship" he's going to get from these people.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

7. i will ask again...the point being? n/t

[DireStrike]

24. To show the base that they are "fighting"

It doesn't cost them anything and it's a symbolic victory. Something that a lot on our side don't seem to understand.

[pacalo]

10. You can't be nice to snakes & expect to get graciousness in return.

Their only chance to get votes is to keep the country divided, because their interests don't serve the little people. And keeping "the little people" angry keeps their minds off what the Rethugs are really up to: keeping corporations happy by stomping on the little people.

[Submariner]

8. This is the guy who collapsed from a seizure a year or so ago

He may be on meds that gives him brainfarts. Such a simple job and he blew it.

[panader0]

9. The oath is only 35 words.................

[Clear Blue Sky]

12. He was confirmed 78-22. Little late now to oppose him.

[LakeSamish706]

14. He can still be Impeached, so no its not to late. n/t

[ProdigalJunkMail]

16. riiiiight... for flubbin' an oath in front of about a billion and half people n/t

[LakeSamish706]

18. Nope, for being a Republican that we want to get rid of... n/t

[ProdigalJunkMail]

20. wanting to get rid of someone is not cause

for impeaching them...as much as we might like it to be... :-)

sP

[Clear Blue Sky]

23. Good luck....

During confirmation he was praised as very smart and experienced. Can't impeach him because we don't like his views. Or because he misread the oath.

[gratuitous]

13. Solution

Type out the oath on a 3x5 index card and mail it to him.

[Gato Moteado]

21. or write it on the bottom of a shoe.....

...and throw it at him.

[gratuitous]

22. Now, now

No reason to get physical. I my most charitable of hearts, I think Roberts was thrown when Obama began repeating the oath before Roberts was quite done reciting the first phrase. Roberts didn't have the words in front of him (like he should have), and got all bollixed up. Helpful citizens could provide him with a handy resource for the next time he has to swear in Obama as President of the United States.

Sometimes a botched line is just a botched line.