Pat RobertsPat Roberts called "first!" today. Roberts is the first senator to pledge a "no" vote to Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Earlier today, Roberts told KCMO Talk Radio 710's Chris Stigall that no way, no how would he vote for her:"I voted no in 1998. I did not feel she was appropriate on the
appeals court. Since that time, she has made statements
on the role of the appeals court I think is improper and incorrect."I think that we should be judging people not on
race and
Breaking non-news in a statement from Sen. Sam Brownback, who met with Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor yesterday:I asked for and appreciated my meeting with Judge Sotormayor today. I wanted to hear more from her as I have serious concerns about her philosophy as it relates to an activist judiciary. Unfortunately I did not hear anything in our meeting that allayed those concerns. As Chief Justice Roberts said, a justice should be an impartial umpire, not a player in the game. I am afraid Ju
McSweeny's imagines the '77 Kansas City Royals holding the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearing, and the boys in powder blue want to know her thoughts on the in-field fly rule, how strictly she construes the rule about pine tar on bats, and if it''s OK to waterboard Tim McCllelland. Of course, Hal McRae throws shit, George Brett screams about his ass and Willie Wilson wants cocaine legalized. Judge, just don't tell 'em grew up with pinstripes.
We've given Missouri U.S. Sen. Kit Bond a lot of shit (looking at you, Crap Archivist). But gotta give the old guy a tip of the hat for this one: Bond is one of seven Republican senators who will vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.The other six names don't begin with "Sam" and end with "Brownback" or, for that matter, "Pat" and "Roberts."
