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2010-07-23 Home Front: Politix

Sen. Richard Lugar on Wednesday became one of the first Republicans to back Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Supreme Court.

The Indiana Republican said he would vote for Kagan because she is "clearly qualified" and "has demonstrated a comprehensive knowledge of court history and decisions."

"I believe that she has had a distinguished career in both education and public service and is well-regarded by the legal community and her peers," Lugar said in a statement.

State Sen. Mike Delph, R-Carmel, used his Facebook page to criticize Lugar's decision, calling it disappointing.

"Elena Kagan, like Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor, are all very liberal," Delph said. "None of these individuals is worthy of Hoosier support as they are all out of step with Main Street Indiana."

Delph said that Lugar is supposed to be the dean of the Indiana Republican Party but that his record on judicial nominations is abhorrent to the values the party stands for.

"He needs to be mindful of how people in Indiana view these nominees," Delph said in a phone interview.

Micah Clark, the executive director of the American Family Association of Indiana, said Lugar "has become nothing more than a rubber stamp for this administration when it comes to judges and most nominees."

"Senator Lugar needs to retire and allow new representation in Washington, D.C., just as the junior senator from Indiana is doing," said Clark, whose group describes itself as a defender of the values and institutions that sustain families.

Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., also announced his support for Kagan on Wednesday.

"After carefully reviewing her record, I believe she appreciates the limited role of the federal judiciary and is well-qualified to serve on our nation's highest court," Bayh said in a statement.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted mostly along party lines Tuesday to send her nomination to the full Senate. Neither Lugar nor Bayh serves on the committee.

Posted by Fred 2010-07-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 We will rue the day should Kagan be approved!
mark my words!

Posted by Mike Hunt 2010-07-23 03:30|| 2010-07-23 03:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Were you hoping for another Scalia?
Who did you think they would nominate?

Kagan has no killer flaw, she's in.
I don't like it any more than you, but look where we're at. Socialist in WH, Dems in control of all Congress.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2010-07-23 03:51|| 2010-07-23 03:51|| Front Page Top

#3 The essential problem is that the very idea of being a judge is to show judgment. The conservative side of the bench consistently does this, researching, debating, arguing, justifying, and writing very well thought out opinions supporting their decisions.

The liberal side of the bench just votes as a monolithic block. Little or no thought involved, they know how they are going to vote within a minute after they see the subject of the case for the first time. No deep consideration, just knee-jerk response. This is not good judgment, or any judgment at all.

To make matters worse, the liberal side cling to their seats until they are assured that they will get a replacement that is just like them. Not just philosophically, but their own particular subgroup.

This is why the justice Ginsburg will not retire now, because in her mind, her seat is now the "liberal Jewish seat", and she does not trust Obama to put a liberal Jew in it.

Likewise, that is why the left was so outraged with the nomination of Clarence Thomas. He "stole" Thurgood Marshall's seat, "just because he was black", and not a "real black", a liberal.

This puts all of America and our civil liberties at jeopardy. We are literally "one heartbeat away" from having a totally leftist court, that could reverse MacDonald, approve Obamacare, resurrect Roe, and rubber stamp anything Obama wanted.

Without even reading it, much less caring about oral arguments.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-23 09:03|| 2010-07-23 09:03|| Front Page Top

#4 The wit and sophistication of a 5th grader caught passing notes. The lack of conviction to admit one's own work.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-07-23 10:55|| 2010-07-23 10:55|| Front Page Top

#5 LOL How Spooked Some are hahaha

Posted by Play4Keeps 2010-07-23 20:15|| 2010-07-23 20:15|| Front Page Top

#6 You back again, 4?

Mommy start letting you use the computer in the basement once more?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-07-23 21:14|| 2010-07-23 21:14|| Front Page Top

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