tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post5183532270343373709..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Senate Rejects A Loon, er, A LiuAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-51184889155016280082011-05-20T17:35:57.907-04:002011-05-20T17:35:57.907-04:00I just remembered that China delivered 50 fighter ...I just remembered that China delivered 50 fighter jets in exchange for Pakistan's friendship and assistance in stealing our stealth helicopter technology from the bin Laden bye-bye compound. As long as we're throwing money around, why don't we just send 50 fighters to India and 50 to Israel. Let's see who surrounds whom.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-12554186379892359702011-05-20T16:50:41.476-04:002011-05-20T16:50:41.476-04:00Andrew: Not to mention, who's going to end up...Andrew: Not to mention, who's going to end up with that money? $2 billion dollars would at least make a dent in the cost of living increases that haven't been granted for two years to taxpayers who are now stuck with Social Security and no jobs.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-25749704287563422432011-05-20T16:21:13.533-04:002011-05-20T16:21:13.533-04:00Speaking of Obama and the Middle East, did you see...Speaking of Obama and the Middle East, did you see that Obama has decided to give $2 billion of our dollars to Egypt? Gee thanks. When do I get my share?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-76695389646594621912011-05-20T15:22:23.710-04:002011-05-20T15:22:23.710-04:00Stan: I call it "the iron fist in the steel ...Stan: I call it "the iron fist in the steel glove." To hell with the velvet. That's <i>real</i> diplomacy.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-26514070956309914792011-05-20T15:11:32.871-04:002011-05-20T15:11:32.871-04:00Now that would be diplomacy I’d like to see…lol!Now that would be diplomacy I’d like to see…lol!StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-20466347502737779442011-05-20T14:47:51.995-04:002011-05-20T14:47:51.995-04:00Stan: I follow the goings-on at the two Universit...Stan: I follow the goings-on at the two University of California law schools in the Bay Area (Boalt Hall in Berkeley and Hastings in San Francisco) for obvious reasons. So I've been a friend of John Yoo and an enemy of Goodwin Liu for some time before either gained national recognition. Selfish, but useful. For once, my concentration on those two schools paid off.<br /><br />The only thing Netanyahu failed to do at the conference was to punch Obama in the face while shouting "F--- you, you little twerp." But he definitely got his point across. LOLLawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-60542721791868546322011-05-20T14:39:47.062-04:002011-05-20T14:39:47.062-04:00Get’em Bebe! He’s not bowing to the boy king…wonde...Get’em Bebe! He’s not bowing to the boy king…wonderful. <br /><br />You’ve had Liu’s number from the start Lawhawk. Kudos to our guys, and those at risk democrats running for cover.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-43326767635298910802011-05-20T14:36:52.597-04:002011-05-20T14:36:52.597-04:00BTW: Obama once again referred in his remarks to ...BTW: Obama once again referred in his remarks to the "Arab spring." Is anybody else as sick of hearing that expression as I am? It's like comparing it to the "Prague spring," where thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators helped bring down an oppressive communist regime. The "Arab spring" is more like a crocodile springing out of the water to grab the throat of an unwary wildebeest. Wouldn't "Muslim Brotherhood revolution" be more apt? The violence in the Middle East and North Africa is a battle between bad Muslims and worse Muslims, and Israel is caught in the middle of it while Obama makes pretty speeches. It sounds more like the dead of winter during the little ice age than it does like spring.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-83306915002848861382011-05-20T14:11:08.713-04:002011-05-20T14:11:08.713-04:00Patti: Netanyahu is making mincemeat out of Obama...Patti: Netanyahu is making mincemeat out of Obama's namby-pambyisms. He has repeated the phrase "it's not going to happen" three times when referring to the 1967 borders. Right now, he's giving Obama a very public history lesson. God love Benjamin Netanyahu.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-62503242100981575272011-05-20T14:05:06.097-04:002011-05-20T14:05:06.097-04:00law: not only is netanyahu a badass warrior, he...law: not only is netanyahu a badass warrior, he's a hottie to boot. i know, i just lowered the level of conversation here, but meohmyoh...pattihttp://www.notawonk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-39325401936695299312011-05-20T13:10:26.731-04:002011-05-20T13:10:26.731-04:00WriterX: I wrote a fairly optimistic view of the ...WriterX: I wrote a fairly optimistic view of the cloture vote. But you notice, I generally have a "for now" <i>caveat</i> built in to any defeat for the Obamists. I've been doing that ever since I declared Obamacare a dead issue, only to have it arise from the grave like Dracula. Liu will not be confirmed to the Ninth Circuit. But Obama will be looking for revenge. Let's hope there are no vacancies on the Supreme Court during the rest of his reign.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-71102012583058904402011-05-20T13:06:26.728-04:002011-05-20T13:06:26.728-04:00T_Rav: Netanyahu is a warrior and a gutsy leader....T_Rav: Netanyahu is a warrior and a gutsy leader. He wouldn't give that sniveling backstabber the satisfaction of pulling back from the meeting.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-32003800323877646122011-05-20T13:04:59.088-04:002011-05-20T13:04:59.088-04:00Tam: Or as we say in the law, "he got all the...Tam: Or as we say in the law, "he got all the process he was due." <br /><br />I don't think Netanyahu will mince any words. I notice that some of the lefty pundits are already back-pedaling over the 1967 borders agenda. The current leftspeak is that Obama wasn't suggesting that Israel accept the borders, but that it's merely a starting point for negotiations. Well, I believe that. It's the starting point for negotiating Israel back to its 1948 borders. There is quite simply nothing to negotiate so long as the goal of the "Palestinians" is to drive Israel into the sea.<br /><br />My dream, which will die aborning, is that Netanyahu will tell Caliph Obama that not only will he not give up the territory, but he's decided that Israel is going to take back the portions of Jerusalem now in Muslim hands for the purpose of protecting endangered Jewish and Christian holy sites. They're going to call "Monster Movers" to move the Dome of the Rock to Jordan so that they can restore the Temple Mount.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-37078422711850668802011-05-20T12:43:00.654-04:002011-05-20T12:43:00.654-04:00Oh, happy day. I hope this is a strong sign of thi...Oh, happy day. I hope this is a strong sign of things to come. But with Obama, Reid, et al at the helm, doubtful.Writer Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-3171378530048092412011-05-20T12:40:02.549-04:002011-05-20T12:40:02.549-04:00Frankly, I think Netanyahu should have given Obama...Frankly, I think Netanyahu should have given Obama the finger and just not come to DC today. That would have made the value of the Teleprompter-in-Chief's words crystal clear to everyone.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-21842878007963216432011-05-20T12:39:22.523-04:002011-05-20T12:39:22.523-04:00I'm glad Liu got "the vote he deserved.&q...I'm glad Liu got "the vote he deserved." I'm also glad to see some people standing up for Americans. <br /><br />I'm also interested and curious to see what goes down with Netanyahu. I am confident that he will stand his ground. I hope he gives Dear Leader what for, and shows Obama what a real leader looks ike. Not that Obama would learn anything from it. I just hope he (Netanyahu) does not take this lying down.<br /><br />And, 536 more days.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892551860593187175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-87041368512236837732011-05-20T12:19:47.545-04:002011-05-20T12:19:47.545-04:00Andrew: Should I call our Great Leader and sugges...Andrew: Should I call our Great Leader and suggest another UC Berkeley Law professor for the spot? Namely, John Yoo.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-55046695077249720622011-05-20T12:18:02.117-04:002011-05-20T12:18:02.117-04:00Tennessee: I'm really wondering what is going...Tennessee: I'm really wondering what is going to come out of the White House after Caliph Obama meets with Netanyahu today.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-70613203535675035392011-05-20T12:14:54.778-04:002011-05-20T12:14:54.778-04:00T_Rav: Advancing Liu to the Supreme Court was som...T_Rav: Advancing Liu to the Supreme Court was somewhere between good speculation and intelligent guessing. As I mentioned in the article and the earlier posts on Liu, he is extremely intelligent and one of those intellectuals who can twist the arguments about how many angels can dance on the head of a legal pin. Obama is no legal scholar despite his pretensions, but he know one when he sees one. Liu has the "right" political philosophy and combines it with a knowledge of arcane law and legal theory that Obama and Holder can only dream of. We have temporarily dodged that bullet.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52187974800780687502011-05-20T12:09:17.884-04:002011-05-20T12:09:17.884-04:00Tennessee: All the conservatives on the Judiciary...Tennessee: All the conservatives on the Judiciary Committee should have that phrase posted boldly next to their names.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-10318446120584776862011-05-20T12:07:34.828-04:002011-05-20T12:07:34.828-04:00Patti: We've all heard the expression "i...Patti: We've all heard the expression "it sounded good in theory." That's what you learn from books. Putting theory into practice generally involves experience to make the theory work or demonstrate that the theory isn't practical. Law school professors come up with all kinds of theories, but it's the practice that makes a good lawyer into a good judge. So even though trial experience is not necessarily the road to good judicial performance, it sure as hell helps.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-54023584156450760902011-05-20T11:10:51.592-04:002011-05-20T11:10:51.592-04:00This was a good thing and it is just more evidence...This was a good thing and it is just more evidence of the Republicans finally getting it. They need to cut people like this off at the knees and keep them from getting power and keep them from building the kinds of resumes that let them move on to bigger and more dangerous things.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-31261562007510934202011-05-20T11:00:16.215-04:002011-05-20T11:00:16.215-04:00Rav - that speech was the worst toss under the bus...Rav - that speech was the worst toss under the bus I think I've ever heard. 2012 can't come soon enough since it is our first chance to get this guy out of the WH.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-45717849786017636712011-05-20T09:39:07.085-04:002011-05-20T09:39:07.085-04:00LawHawk, I heard that Obama did in fact plan to ad...LawHawk, I heard that Obama did in fact plan to advance Liu to the Supreme Court from the Ninth Circuit at the first opportunity. This is a definite win for Republicans, no matter how you slice it. Speaking of which, guess with GOP senator was the only one to vote for cloture? (The answer may or may not rhyme with "Meesa Nurfowski.") Also, I think another plus of this is with attention focused on Obama's outrageous Israel comments right now, news of Republicans "stonewalling the confirmation process" or something won't get much traction.<br /><br />(Very clever, Jed!)T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-20480284110359527942011-05-20T09:27:22.716-04:002011-05-20T09:27:22.716-04:00what Borks around comes around! ;-)what Borks around comes around! ;-)Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.com