In Rather's opinion, while Sotomayor would have preferred the Supreme Court to rule the other way, her confirmation will nonetheless sail through, and once she ascends to the bench, she will be "a very good" Supreme Court justice.
DAN RATHER: I think she will sail through. She would rather that this decision not go this way. Again, I think that Pete [Williams] made a very good point, that she ruled on what the law was, what the precedent was, at the time. Now the Supreme Court has set a new bar about this business of a city doing things for fear of being sued. But when all is said and done she's going to be confirmed, she'll be a Supreme Court justice, and in my personal opinion, clearly labeled, I think she'd be a very good one.
If only Rather had been so scrupulous in labelling his personal opinions as such back in his Evening News days . . .
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Well, if Dan thinks so....
June 29, 2009 - 11:13 ET by SouthJersey1953...then it must be.
Why is he still gettting air time?
Rather
June 29, 2009 - 11:16 ET by sevenRather has been wrong before. Wrong with intentionality.
Dan?
June 29, 2009 - 13:08 ET by iveseenitallDan who?
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
A hasbeen reporter
June 29, 2009 - 11:41 ET by sam12663on a hasbeen network..... does anyone care?
President Obama is nothing more than a lying empty suit; a Hollywood
style special effects smoke and mirrors show that has shown itself to
be a total fraud.
WAKE UP AMERICA! SAVE OUR CONSTITUTION!
Does he have the documents to prove this!
June 29, 2009 - 11:42 ET by urbuggenmeCome on Dan if you try hard enough I bet you can produce the documents to prove your opinion, you did so well the last time....
Decision-Making Ability
June 29, 2009 - 11:47 ET by sergeant stogieGiven his impeccable track record of decision-making and impartial reporting, Rather would be my "go to" guy for an opinion such as this.
Lucy Told Him
June 29, 2009 - 12:05 ET by slickwillie2001...and Lucy Ramirez told him so!
Sotomayor...A "very good" Supreme Court Justice...
June 29, 2009 - 12:35 ET by PrairieSkyRight, Dan...Just like you were a "very good" newsman/anchor...
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
'Sotomayor will make a fine Supreme Court justice'
June 29, 2009 - 12:44 ET by JDWWhy didn't Thomas, Roberts, Alito, and Bork?
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When people fear their government there is tyranny.
When government fears the people there is liberty.
I'd Rather not
June 29, 2009 - 12:52 ET by east tennessee johnGiven what Rather accepts as ironclad "evidence" he probably would endorse, more so than the SCOTUS, Sonia's understanding of the law.
Rather
June 29, 2009 - 12:56 ET by CattleDogWhat's the frequency Kenneth?
Courage...
il colpo di grazia. The
June 29, 2009 - 14:19 ET by buddycil colpo di grazia. The kiss of death in english. This is funny.
Dan Rather is a loser. Which is worse, his enrosement or Jimma Carters? I want to know what Pastor Wright, Williams Ayers and Bernadette Dohrn think about it.
Great post. And of course
June 29, 2009 - 15:25 ET by Mark FinkelsteinGreat post. And of course we're all waiting to see if Tony Rezko gives the thumbs up!
Good????
June 30, 2009 - 08:27 ET by grumpyoldbIf having a left wing racist is good for the supreme court....... Imagine the screaming, if Bush would have tried to appoint David Duke to the Supreme court..... Same thing, they are both unqualified, unabashed racists....