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2010-07-06 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Bad News for Bam: Kennedy Won't Retire Until Obama No Longer President

Shouldn't have blasted those folks wearing the black in that SOTU speech
President Obama may get liberal Elena Kagan on the Supreme Court, but conservative swing-voter Anthony Kennedy says he's not going anywhere anytime soon.

Justice Kennedy, who turns 74 this month, has told relatives and friends he plans to stay on the high court for at least three more years - through the end of Obama's first term, sources said.

That means Kennedy will be around to provide a fifth vote for the court's conservative bloc through the 2012 presidential election. If Obama loses, Kennedy could retire and expect a Republican President to choose a conservative justice.

Kennedy, appointed by President Ronald Reagan, has been on the court 22 years. He has become a bit of a political nemesis at the White House for his increasing tendency to side with the court's four rock-ribbed conservative justices.

With the retirement of fellow Stanford graduate Sandra Day O'Connor in 2006, Kennedy has inherited O'Connor's mantle as the court's swing vote. His voting pattern suggests he's actually become a far more reliable vote for the conservatives.

Posted by Sherry 2010-07-06 13:03|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 He may have to hire a food taster.

Posted by Muggsy Glink 2010-07-06 13:27|| 2010-07-06 13:27|| Front Page Top

#2 He may have to hire a food taster.

You beat me to it, Muggsy...so I guess I'll have to add "install a remote-starting system in his car" and "make sure his doctor's not a Kool-Aid drinking Obamabot."

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2010-07-06 14:23|| 2010-07-06 14:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Hope he's under Secret Service protection....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-07-06 14:42|| 2010-07-06 14:42|| Front Page Top

#4 About the only thing I agree with O is the corporate contribution thing. How is unlimited corporate campaign contributions a conservative value?

Posted by Graising Ulinter8671 2010-07-06 14:53|| 2010-07-06 14:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Unlimited any contributions, Graising.

As soon as you start limiting which citizens can donate, you start deciding which party can get donations.

I say let everybody donate as much as they want, but politicians have 24 hours (maybe 48 for state elections) to post to their website who donated and how much. That way, we at least know who's buying them.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-07-06 15:18|| 2010-07-06 15:18|| Front Page Top

#6 ....or all contributions must go through a central recording office who posts the donation, taking a five percent processing fee. They get to keep all anonymous or untraceable contribution. Unlimited amounts by anyone, but severe punishments upon anyone or any entity using fronts or aliases to funnel the moneys. Sixty days after the election, all unspent funds by the campaigns revert to the posting office which will process any valid outstanding claims up to 180 days. Any remaining funds after that revert to the Treasury.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-07-06 17:18|| 2010-07-06 17:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Great idea, P2k!

Though I'm sure Bambi and his minions would figure out how to corrupt it. And his ass-kissing MSM would cover it up. >:-(

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-07-06 18:39|| 2010-07-06 18:39|| Front Page Top

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