Politics as Usual-Samuel Alito
Supreme court nominee, Samuel Alito, said he was a life-long Republican, didn't believe in Roe v. Wade, and was a conservative. He said this in a memo in a bid to get a job with the Reagan Administration back in 1985. I suppose he should have said he was a life-long Democrat, was pro-abortion, and was a liberal socialist. Maybe he would have gotten the job then.
First of all, are you kidding me? I know a Supreme Court nominee is a big deal, but are we really going to go that far back and look at what someone said when they were trying to get a job with the Reagan Administration? I wonder what I have put on my resumes and cover letter in the past to try to get a job. I once tried to get a job with a Republican think-tank and I definitely tried to come off as more conservative than I really am to try to get the job. Is that going to be a big deal for me 20 years from now?
And, don't get me wrong, but who nominated this guy anyway? Was it . . . George Bush? Of course, he's very liberal, so I suspect we are surprised that Judge Alito might be a little on the conservative side. Are we so stupid that we expected a liberal judge? (More than that, most judges are ex-prosecutors, so what do you expect?????)
I just don't get that liberal groups are making so much of what was on Alito's resume 20 years ago.
Actually, I do get it. Liberals are looking for something to fight about. If they would have found allegations of sexual harassment, they would have used that. If they would have found a drunk driving incident, they would have used that. Instead, these groups are touting this 20 year old cover letter with a straight face. I guess they have nothing else.
Does it say that we are too stupid to make up are own minds using good judgment? Is America Too Stupid? Reasonable people will not use a 20 year old cover letter (unless it said something illegal or unethical) to make a decision like this. But liberal groups think that it will (Some conservative groups would think like this as well). What does it say about what they think of us?
The fact is that when we were all young we tried to sell ourselves to get a job or to win a girl or to get ahead. Heck, we did the same when we were old too. Therefore, regarding this 20 year old cover letter, I say "So what?" Alito is Bush's choice. Bush is president. Next time there is a democrat president, he can pick one, too.
First of all, are you kidding me? I know a Supreme Court nominee is a big deal, but are we really going to go that far back and look at what someone said when they were trying to get a job with the Reagan Administration? I wonder what I have put on my resumes and cover letter in the past to try to get a job. I once tried to get a job with a Republican think-tank and I definitely tried to come off as more conservative than I really am to try to get the job. Is that going to be a big deal for me 20 years from now?
And, don't get me wrong, but who nominated this guy anyway? Was it . . . George Bush? Of course, he's very liberal, so I suspect we are surprised that Judge Alito might be a little on the conservative side. Are we so stupid that we expected a liberal judge? (More than that, most judges are ex-prosecutors, so what do you expect?????)
I just don't get that liberal groups are making so much of what was on Alito's resume 20 years ago.
Actually, I do get it. Liberals are looking for something to fight about. If they would have found allegations of sexual harassment, they would have used that. If they would have found a drunk driving incident, they would have used that. Instead, these groups are touting this 20 year old cover letter with a straight face. I guess they have nothing else.
Does it say that we are too stupid to make up are own minds using good judgment? Is America Too Stupid? Reasonable people will not use a 20 year old cover letter (unless it said something illegal or unethical) to make a decision like this. But liberal groups think that it will (Some conservative groups would think like this as well). What does it say about what they think of us?
The fact is that when we were all young we tried to sell ourselves to get a job or to win a girl or to get ahead. Heck, we did the same when we were old too. Therefore, regarding this 20 year old cover letter, I say "So what?" Alito is Bush's choice. Bush is president. Next time there is a democrat president, he can pick one, too.
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