tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post8006338177473585342..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: Group Dynamics and the CourtMr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-31952564239768033432009-05-27T12:15:20.676-05:002009-05-27T12:15:20.676-05:00My point was that the Rosen piece was a total hack...<I>My point was that the Rosen piece was a total hack piece, and you should have recognized that before citing it. You correctly nailed me a few months back for citing an anonymously sourced hack piece by Hilzoy on Palin, so I was just returning the favor;}</I><BR><BR>Fair enough. There is one difference, but it's minor: these sorts of anonymous comments are made for a specific reason, which is that lawyers might find themselves in front of the judge at some point in the future. But of course you are correct that anonymous sources are at best problematic, so I'll accept your brickbat.<br /><br /><I>Lastly, as a Conservative, you are 100% correct to be nervous about Sunstein. That guy could turn into the next Hugo Black.</I><BR><BR>I'd prefer that; I'm more concerned that he'd be the new William Brennan. If I were a betting man, I'd be willing to wager at least a quarter that Sunstein will get the call at some point before 2012, probably for the Stevens seat.Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-14627441435376331052009-05-27T08:20:41.283-05:002009-05-27T08:20:41.283-05:00Mark,
I actually agree with much of what you wrot...Mark, <br />I actually agree with much of what you wrote...maybe not for the same reasons you cite...but you are right to note that Sotomayor won't move the needle much. But given the equilibrium on the court, I don't know that any left-leaning judge replacing one of the 4 lefties, or right-leaning judge replacing any one of the righties will move the needle much. My point was that the Rosen piece was a total hack piece, and you should have recognized that before citing it. You correctly nailed me a few months back for citing an anonymously sourced hack piece by Hilzoy on Palin, so I was just returning the favor;}<br /><br />Lastly, as a Conservative, you are 100% correct to be nervous about Sunstein. That guy could turn into the next Hugo Black.<br /><br />Regards,<br />RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-65693101666943971182009-05-27T07:35:51.684-05:002009-05-27T07:35:51.684-05:00Rich,
Read what I wrote. I wrote that the piece w...Rich,<br /><br />Read what I wrote. I wrote that the piece was the "best repository of criticism" in re Sotomayor that I've found. What I took from the piece, and what I wrote about, is her judicial temperament and the potential impact it might have on the Court.<br /><br />No one questions her intelligence -- you don't get to be an appellate court justice if you aren't whip smart. And I know plenty of combative white dudes who sometimes let emotion impinge on their arguments, including one or two who comment on this blog. :) And, to be fair, the same charge holds true to the proprietor of this blog from time to time. There's nothing inherently Hispanic or female about those traits.<br /><br />We're going to find out if any of the anonymous criticisms have any merit or not soon enough, because she's going to be confirmed, barring something catastrophic. But I stand by my contention that she won't move the needle on the Court very much.Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-32599308469235342252009-05-27T05:52:31.384-05:002009-05-27T05:52:31.384-05:00Rosen's hack piece relies almost entirely on anony...Rosen's hack piece relies almost entirely on anonymous sources, and in the one instance where it does not, Rosen carves up a quote from a colleague of Sotomayor's, excluding the parts of the quote that extolled her virtues.<br /><br />Come on, I think you can do better than that. Criticize her on her silly gender and ethinicity based statement about Latina women being better positioned to render judgment from the bench, or her statement about Appellate Judges legislating from the bench(which, whether you like it or not is pretty much true). But the Rosen piece is shameful, as it is based on nothing but anonymous gossip. Take a look at it yourself - it IS nothing but anonymous gossip. And, not surprisingly, all of the anonymous hearsay just happens to conform to lots of stereotypes about Hispanic women: not very smart, overly emotional and combative, et cetera.<br />Are we really supposed to believe that a woman who graduated valedictorian of her Catholic High School class, summa cum laude from Princeton and Editor of the Law Review at Yale is not very bright? <br />BTW, Rosen has spent much of the last few weeks trying to distance himself from his article.<br /><br />RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com