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GOP Sen. Pat Roberts Becomes First Lawmaker To Officially Oppose Sotomayor
We now have the first Senator going on the record in opposition to the Sotomayor nomination, The Hill reports: Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS).
"I do not plan to vote for her," Roberts said on a local talk radio show in Kansas city.
"I voted no in 1998. I did not feel she was appropriate on the appeals court," Roberts said. "Since that time, she has made statements on the role of the appeals court I think is improper and incorrect."
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if improper and incorrect words were penalized this wind bag would be in prison.
May 28, 2009 11:39 AM | Reply | Permalink
Well, at least he's consistent. Consistently an idiot, but consistent.
May 28, 2009 11:46 AM | Reply | Permalink
At least he's consistent, unlike Hatch trying to follow the crowd.
May 28, 2009 11:52 AM | Reply | Permalink
Yo Pat, who cares what you do?
May 28, 2009 11:56 AM | Reply | Permalink
One GOP Senator down and 39 idiots to go! No specfics or rationale other than he voting no....The party of no????
May 28, 2009 12:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
Not even a pretense of waiting until the confirmation hearings.
The Grand Old Party of No.
May 28, 2009 12:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
His opposition shows that she is a good candidate.
A great endorsement!
May 28, 2009 12:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
Incompetent as Chair of Select Intelligence.
Incompetent at selecting a USSC justice.
Just a shitkicker.
May 28, 2009 12:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Frankly, who gives a flying sh*t what Pat Roberts thinks or does? I don't. And if he wishes to further confirm the GOP as the racist/sexist as is the party, all more power to him.
May 28, 2009 1:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
What an ignoramus!
May 28, 2009 2:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
Huffington points out that Alito and Scalia said virtually the same thing!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/28/antonin-scalia-judges-mak_n_208531.html
May 28, 2009 2:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
He's a prime example of what's wrong with Kansas and he's the more moderate of their two senators.
May 28, 2009 4:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
It strikes me as very unusual for Roberts to be the first to take a position. He must be feeling very lonely and exposed today.
May 28, 2009 5:07 PM | Reply | Permalink