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Originally Posted by Toughy
Karl Rove (THE strategist for the right wing) is the protegee of Lee Atwater who was the architect of wedge issue politics..........religion, homophobia, racism, sexism....
and let us not forget that the next President will appoint probably 2 and maybe up to 4 Supreme Court Justices..........they be getting old....2 liberals, one ultra corporate conservative and one swing vote tending conservative.
The youngest 4 in their 50's are 2 liberal and 2 ultra corporate conservative (includes the Chief Justice).
And then there is 'I have never asked a question' Thomas
Ginsberg is 78 (the oldest)
Scalia and Kennedy are 75
Breyer is 73
Thomas is 63
Alioto and Sotomayor are 57
Chief Justice Roberts is 56
Kagan is 51 (the youngest)
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And Ginsberg has some very serious health issues.
Think of the kind of justices a Bachmann or Perry would nominate!! With Obama's re-election looks to me as quite a fight and long haul, I am finding that Romney might be the least of 3 GOP evils.
it is so important that we all mobilize behing Obama AND all other General Election candidates that we prefer. I get very frustrated with Obama and am tired of never having a candidate that I feel really represents me, but, the thought of a GOP president in 2012 makes me very nervous- even if it ended up with Romney.
Mainly, the more local races are the ones where I feel like a candidate might address things more to my liking, but, the general is damn important given just this run down of the supreme Court.
So hoping that what this article says is true-
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...TADAMU1K4R.DTL
BUT- when I see what is going on "out there" with the likes of Perry & Bachmann and the rock and a hard spot Obama is in without any real democratic majority in Congress- I don't know...