Obama gets first Supreme Court pick

[BarthelloSylph]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=103694193

Souter is out. Pick unlikely to shift leaning.

[Daimen-G]

I hope Scalia has a stroke or something next!

[Neosutra]

In before "obama is going to force us all to have abortions via the supreme court".

[Xavier]

Will be interesting to see who he picks.

Supreme Court is serious business, even if they don't seem like a huge player in day to day life.

[Correction]

This is the primary reason I voted for him. Don't fuck this up, Barack.

[0ni0n]

I am expecting the first jewish, bicurious supreme court justice.

[Tristam]

In before Leif and stereotypes.

[Beckwin]

ugh wish it was scalia

the guy uses 24 to convey his torture stance in layman's terms. joke justice

[Deftscythe]

I am expecting the first jewish, bicurious supreme court justice.

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[Aerides]

Unfortunately, Souter, Ginsberg and any of the other judges with a probability of leaving during at least 4 years (and maybe 8 ) are all already on the liberal/moderate side.

BO might get to make a few picks, but not likely ones that will change the outcomes and swing any 4-5's over to 5-4's.

[Septimus]

In before "obama is going to force us all to have abortions via the supreme court".

The abortions will be preformed right after the mandatory gay marriages.

[thatwasnifty]

Kinda hoping for this guy, even if he is right-leaning: John E. Jones III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[0ni0n]

The abortions will be preformed right after the mandatory gay marriages.

We are all doomed, doooomed!

[Talus]

Wasn't Souter one of Clinton's appointments? I can't remember.

[0ni0n]

Wasn't Souter one of Clinton's appointments? I can't remember.

first bush's

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

Have the Dem's ever picked a stealth conservative? Damn repub's don't seem to have a problem picking stealth libs.

[Maxxthepenguin]

Have the Dem's ever picked a stealth conservative? Damn repub's don't seem to have a problem picking stealth libs.

One or two liberal positions in a sea of conservative ones does not a liberal make.

[Correction]

Have the Dem's ever picked a stealth conservative? Damn repub's don't seem to have a problem picking stealth libs.

Bush senior picked some doozies for the conservative side.

Edit: Okay not Souter, A doozy, then.

[Olo401]

Yeah Souter was a stealth pick - but then again no one really knew his leanings until he was on the bench, not even the Dems.

Bush 41's other nominees were Robert Bork (FAIL) and Clarence Thomas.

[Correction]

I guess it's just a numbers game on the 'stealth' appointees. Only two of the justices appointed in the last four decades were appointed by a Democrat. We need a larger sample size. :D