Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts was very, very uncomfortable when President Obama criticized the Citizens United case during the State of the Union speech in January. But it’s not because Obama is black!! It’s because the State of the Union has “degenerated into a political pep rally” and it’s just Not Fair [...]
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Roberts To Court: “Let’s Be More Out Of Touch”
March 10th, 2010 · No Comments · AS, Politics, Supreme Court
Tags: Antonin Scalia·cheerleader·Citizens United·Clarence Thomas·Edward Fortyhands·George Bush·John Roberts·justices·metaphors·pep rally·President Obama·race·State of the Union·Supreme Court·U.S. Constitution
The State of the Union. . . Depends on Mitch McConnell Growing a Conscience
January 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · AR, Politics
My expectation going into last night’s State of the Union address was that the President would be bold and combative in tone, but timid and capitulatory in substance. In other words, that he would renew his call for victory on major issues like climate change and health care, but dramatically redefine what victory means in [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·climate change·gay rights·health care·health care reform·jobs·Mitch McConnell·Paul Krugman·Republicans·State of the Union