On Ronald Reagan: “He made a virtue out of denying compassion to those who need it the most.”

On Rudy Giuliani: “Beware of those with a propensity to punish.”

I know he has a lot more, but this would have to suffice for the first day’s hearing. Gotta give them time to clear the bodies of the keeled-over and mind-blown.

“We collaborate with clients to minimize legal risk and maximize business results, delivering timely and cost-effective solutions.”

As someone who has been managing a firm for 5 years, allow me to translate the legalese:

“We rack up as many billable hours as possible to cover our collective asses and business operating costs, while delivering a solution right before your retainer/legal defense budget runs dry, to save us the cost of filing collection writs.”

Does this clarify the issue?

I am so fucking tired of the smug, overprivileged white guys (mostly old) in the GOP pontificating on how everyone else is prejudiced and cannot possibly be an impartial judge. That includes all the partisan hacks.

Fuck you, Sessions, Graham, et. al. You all fucking suck.

P.S. JDM3, man, you’re extra-hot today. Keep it up!

O’Connor said she brings to the court the “perspective of a woman” in an interview with Ladies Home Journal soon after she was appointed. While O’Connor also said there were other factors that influence her judging more than her gender, she clearly said it was a factor. Here’s how the Associated Press reported her comments in March of 1982 (via Nexis):

The first woman on the high court tends to play down that role somewhat. “I think that I bring to the court differences in background that are more germane than my gender,” she said.

“My experience as a legislator gives me a different perspective. Also, I bring to the court the perspective of a woman primarily in a sense that I am female, just as I am white, a college graduate, etc.

“Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the court, but I doubt that that alone will affect my decisions,” she said. “I think the important fact about my appointment is not that I will decide cases as a woman, but that I am a woman who will get to decide cases.”

On another occasion, O’Connor similarly suggested that race impacts one’s judging, too. After the retirement of legendary Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, O’Connor said approvingly that Marshall “imparted not only his legal acumen but also his life experiences” to the bench. That is certainly a partial reference to Marshall’s race.

Can’t see how this is at variance with the Judge’s sentiments. I’m sorry but Hinderaker remains ineluctably bound to his solemn covenant with the Judge.

Lets face it, no candidate offered by a Democratic President will be acceptable to these clowns, no matter how moderate and uncontroversial the choice is. Next time, lets give them a real liberal nomination and watch them keel over from the shock.