As only he can do it, “Late Night” host Stephen Colbert summarized the Thursday testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh in a two part opening monologue. First the testimony of Dr. Ford who the controlling Republicans promised to accommodate with anything she wanted except for one …
Tag: Supreme Court of the United States
Sep 28 2018
The GOP Doesn’t Like The Truth
Up Date 17:30: Under pressure from Senate Republicans Donald Trump has ordered the FBI to conduct an additional background investigation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who faces several sexual misconduct allegations. The FBI investigation will be limited to the current “credible allegation” according to a statement from the Senate Judiciary Committee. This will not …
Feb 24 2016
No Meetings, No Hearings, No Vote. May Not Be A Bad Strategy For The Left
The Senate Republicans appear to be once again on the road to self destruction. GOPers Commit to the ‘Three Nos’, Josh Marshal, Talking Points Memo There’s nothing really different today than what Mitch McConnell committed Republicans to only hours after Justice Scalia’s death. But we now have a formal embrace of the ‘Three Nos’: No …
Feb 15 2016
The Thurmond Rule Or The Constitution
No sooner had the news of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death been announced when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) let it be known that the Senate would not even consider hearings on his successor. In a swift statement designed to warn Barack Obama against even nominating a replacement, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) pledged …
Oct 16 2012
Ohio Voters Win
The Obama/ Biden campaign sued the state of Ohio over changes in Ohio law that took away the three days of voting for most people, but made exceptions for military personnel and Ohioans living overseas. The 9th Circuit Cout of Appeals ruled that Ohio must make early voting available (pdf) to all Ohio voters and Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State, John Husted, made an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court weighed in this afternoon declining to block early voting.
The Supreme Court is siding with Democrats in refusing to block early voting in the battleground state of Ohio.
The court on Tuesday refused a Republican request to get involved in a dispute over early voting in the state on the three days before Election Day.
This is not just a win for Democrats, it is a victory for democracy.
Sep 23 2010
The Week in Editorial Cartoons, Part I – New GOP Campaign Slogan: Monosexuality=Bad
Crossposted at Daily Kos and Docudharma
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Christine O’Donnell is fast becoming the face of the Republican Party. Her campaign slogan is — to put it in Marxist language — power to the people. Or, something like that. To quote an oft-used phrase on the internet(s) and one used frequently on this blog, “Teh stoopid! It burns.”
Time permitting, I will try to post Part II of this diary later on this week.
Jul 25 2010
The Week in Editorial Cartoons – Mission Accomplished
Crossposted at Daily Kos and Docudharma
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