Comments on: Remember, remember, this 4th of November?

By: Philip Welch

Philip Welch — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:36:39 +0000

McCain’s already sold out on the torture issue. Keep in mind that Reagan and Bush I together nominated justices like O’Connor, Kennedy, and Souter (along with, to be fair, Scalia and Thomas). It took someone as pigheaded as Bush II to appoint Alito and Roberts, and the only progress in those cases was to replace Rehnquist and perhaps improve on O’Connor. I wouldn’t expect anyone as conciliatory as McCain to reliably appoint good justices, is all.

By: Leatherwing

Leatherwing — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:27:53 +0000

Other than Ron Paul, not sure I could vote for any of the republicans that ran, certainly not McCain. I see a lot of similarities between Obama and Jimmy Carter’s campaign. Guy comes out of nowhere and sweet talks America into loving him because he’s different (Change, anyone). I believe Obama’s ideologies are considerably farther left than Carter’s. I’m hoping he’ll be a one-termer like Carter. I’m also hoping that this country will wake up and see where we’re headed. It’s probably too late, but I’m hoping.

By: Xavier

Xavier — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:42:31 +0000

You are absolutely correct.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:50:32 +0000

I’m not concerned about overturning this decision – I’m concerned about the many expected to follow, such as the ones already filed with the intent to incorporate the 2A.

And, if you think about it, McCain is highly likely to nominate anti-torture, pro-gun justices if given the chance.

Again – not endorsing the guy, just musing.

By: Philip Welch

Philip Welch — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:31:41 +0000

It’s exceedingly rare for a Supreme Court case to be overturned, and McCain’s a one termer at best. I think a better strategy would honestly be to let Obama win and come up with a better candidate in 2012. Age favors the conservative wing, and justices tend to resign only when a president sympathetic to their side is in power anyway.

The oldest justice is John Paul Stevens, and while Scalia is second oldest, it’s by a great margin.

*sigh* If only we could get justices who were anti-torture AND pro-gun.