Kagan confirmation vote a sign of future troubles
With yesterday’s Senate confirmation, Elena Kagan is now a Supreme Court justice. She has the intellect and experience to do well in that post.
For the moment, though, I’d like to focus on the fact that 37 senators voted against her confirmation, which is perilously close to the 40 votes that would have been required to filibuster her nomination. I think that’s an ominous sign, confirming a sense that American government is coming close to a breakdown.
As an Obama nominee, Kagan is of course going to be different than, say, a Palin or Romney or Gingrich nominee. That’s how the system works. The right to make such nominations is part of the “spoils of war” that come with winning the presidency. Historically, the Senate has respected that reality.
Kagan is also well within the legal mainstream and eminently qualified for the court. In fact, one of the worst things you could say about her is that she has spent her life and career trying to avoid controversies that might prevent confirmation. Some Senate Republicans have tried to make an issue of the fact that she had never served as a judge, but on that too she falls well within the historical norm. Roughly a third of our Supreme Court justices had no prior experience on the bench, including the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who became a conservative legal icon.
So the fact that 37 senators nonetheless voted against an utterly mainstream, determinedly “safe” nominee such as Kagan ought to be taken as a serious warning sign. Most of those votes weren’t against her as a individual, they were a statement of general political opposition and would have been cast against any nominee that Obama was likely to propose.
“We are well on our way to a huge train wreck,” Tom Goldstein, a veteran Supreme Court litigator, told Politico. “I do think this is a corner we won’t be able to turn back [from], or at least there’s no sign the Senate will turn back from, for a long time.” If 60 “yes” votes “is the best anyone is going to have, a Supreme Court confirmation fight could easily turn into thermonuclear war.”
Sen. Lindsay Graham, one of five Republicans to vote for Kagan, is among those worried.
“Things are changing,” he said. “I worry the direction we’re drifting. I don’t question any of my colleagues’ decisions; I would just like to get us back to more traditional ‘advice and consent,’ where the [presidential] election is respected. I worry about where this takes us as a nation with the judiciary.”
In 1986, Antonin Scalia was confirmed by 98-0. Five years ago, John Roberts was confirmed by a vote of 78-22, with 22 Democrats voting for him. In 2006, Samuel Alito was confirmed by just 58-42, with just four Democrats voting for him, indicating that both parties are edging closer to the line. As Graham notes, the trend is ominous, threatening not just future Supreme Court nominees but the overall ability of government to conduct necessary business.
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Normal
August 6th, 2010
2:12 pm
C’on Dusty, lighten up…it was a joke ma’am…Don’t “Conservatives” have a sense of humor?
Scout
August 6th, 2010
2:13 pm
Normal:
Yes, “Lady Kaga” is all a “GaGa” !
Normal
August 6th, 2010
2:17 pm
Scout,
Say what you want, but she IS a Supreme Court Justice and WILL be for life….and life goes on…
moonbat betty
August 6th, 2010
2:18 pm
Definitely a liberal sheep in redneck clothing @1:28.
What, no duct tape? or AR-15?
oh, and popeye…obama’s peeing on you – it’s not champagne;)
and Homosexuality is Normal.
Scout
August 6th, 2010
2:19 pm
BADA BING:
Yahoo Headline: “Why Julia Roberts won’t do Botox”
What’s up with this? I thought she had a reputation for doing a lot of guys in Hollywood so what’s the matter with this Botox guy?
Scout
August 6th, 2010
2:20 pm
Normal:
I just wonder what kind of little white thingy she is going to wear around her neck.
Rockerbabe
August 6th, 2010
2:20 pm
“Things are changing,” he said. “I worry the direction we’re drifting. I don’t question any of my colleagues’ decisions; I would just like to get us back to more traditional ‘advice and consent,’ where the [presidential] election is respected. I worry about where this takes us as a nation with the judiciary.”
The GOP needs to accept the fact that President Obama was duly elected to the Presidency by 57% of the voting population. It is not as if he was installed by the supremes as the case with Bush, Jr. Only the GOP can change their attitude towards goverance and the current President. Their shrill chant of him being not a citizen, of being a socialist or being a nazi, of all things, just shows one the paranodia present on the right. President Obama is none of those things mentioned above and there is absolutely not evidence to the contrary. Senator Graham is right to be worried, but he himself has contributed to this atmosphere of anger, mistrust and distraction. I say, clean up your own house before you call mine dirty.
Scout
August 6th, 2010
2:21 pm
moonbat betty:
If homsexuality is normal, why don’t gay men get pregnant? Don’t you think evolution would have worked that out along the way?
Hummmmm ………………….
Dusty
August 6th, 2010
2:25 pm
Dear Del,
The little ol’ libs here love to play their war games, a new version of Trivial Pursuit. I join the trivia now and then for fun. It can be entertaining at times.
Dave R.
August 6th, 2010
2:25 pm
“It is not as if he was installed by the supremes as the case with Bush, Jr”
Hyperbole, much? In case you were asleep during that election, the Supreme Court merely ruled that a SELECTIVE recount as Gore wanted was un-Constitutional.
In simpler terms you might understand, what Gore asked for was illegal. Thus, Bush was duly elected by the same standards as Hope & Change was. What a concept!
Jefferson
August 6th, 2010
2:26 pm
You can move ahead or go backwards, things don’t stay the same. Things are getting better these days.
Dusty
August 6th, 2010
2:27 pm
Dear Normal,
I told a “joke” too and you didn’t laugh.
Scout
August 6th, 2010
2:28 pm
Jefferson:
When you get back to Mars, send us a postcard.
popeye
August 6th, 2010
2:28 pm
Dusty … Nowhere in my post did I insult the braves. The insult was hurled at you for not knowing the difference in points VS runs in baseball!
As far as the military comment .. I conclude I was spot on…Stick with what you do best. You know the important things like what you’re having for lunch, what’s floating in your septic tank.
moonbat betty
August 6th, 2010
2:30 pm
Scout,
Just messing with Normal. I can’t answer that question. Maybe Normal can?
Doggone/GA
August 6th, 2010
2:33 pm
“the Supreme Court merely ruled that a SELECTIVE recount as Gore wanted was un-Constitutional.”
Slight correction: “the Supreme Court merely ruled that a SELECTIVE recount as Gore wanted (and that was allowed by Florida law) was un-Constitutional”
Dave R.
August 6th, 2010
2:39 pm
And just as the California proposition banning gay marriages was un_Constitutional, the courts can rule that states laws can, indeed, be overturned.
Del
August 6th, 2010
2:40 pm
Well rightly or wrongly on the part of the Supremes, we can be glad that Al didn’t get to sit in the oval office.
Scout
August 6th, 2010
2:41 pm
moonbat betty :
Roger that !
Normal: How about my 2:21 ???
Dusty
August 6th, 2010
2:42 pm
DON’T FORGET
I think WikiLeaks is the equivalent of Benedict Arnold against the free world. They are aiding terrorists in giant moves. They are illegal pirates of classified military material.
Assange is an Australian. I think they should treat him as the traitor he is. Australia is part of the free world and they should see that their citizen s do not undermine the military of the USA and Afghanistan.
I don’t think most Americans even know much about WikiLeaks. THEY SHOULD. WikiLeaks is trying to blackmail the UIS military because the USA is fighting terrorists and WikiLeaks is definitely an anti-war organization. They call it transparency! It is nothing but a spy system.
Mick
August 6th, 2010
2:42 pm
Del
Who’s afraid of the big bad liberals? You mock that group as if you are somehow superior? There’s enough blame to go around especially from the last administration that pursued every conservative principle uttered. Result? I know you have amnesia along with dusty and the crew but in sept. 08, this country was in shreds, the great handiwork of the previous administration. So, get off your high horse and smell the dung leftover from the great bushman co.
Normal
August 6th, 2010
2:44 pm
Scout,
It doesn’t matter what she wears, she is still one of nine and will help deside yours and my fate for the rest of my life, at least. Doesn’t that give you the warm fuzzies?
and Bettys statement came from somthing she posted yesterday and I ran with it. I thought it was pretty good.
DUSTY,
You told a joke? Oops sorry, I missed it, but you know us “lib’rals” ain’t the brightest bulb in the chandelier…
Normal
August 6th, 2010
2:52 pm
Wikileaks is like the Pentagon Papers….Got the public to see how badly they were being conned by the Government. I applauded then and I applaud now. It’s time the people see how our military leaders are frustrated by what is going on there. Rules of engagement, paying warlords, potential enemies, to let our supplies pass through,
Stuff like that, you need to know. Maybe it will open up eyes and let the clarion call begin. Bring them home, now! Bring them home now!
Do not waste one more life, Bring them home now. I like it.
Normal
August 6th, 2010
2:54 pm
Well, I’ve had my say. I have to go now. Big party tonight for my clan. I’ll check in tomorrow, but I’ll be absent for the music blog.
Jay,
Have a great trip…see you next fall..I know, I know, I just couldn’t help myself…
Del
August 6th, 2010
2:55 pm
Mick,
A couple of lessons: Bush wasn’t solely responsible for the economic melt down and secondly Bush was not/ is not a true conservative and the same is true for H.W. BTW…I criticize politicians who I believe do damage to our Republic and no I don’t consider myself superior to those of different political persuasions, only better informed and more intuitive.
Dusty
August 6th, 2010
2:55 pm
Popeye,
Are you still moping around? For goodness sake, I love to watch the Braves play aand I surely do know when they win. My baseball “language” is not always correct. That is mentioned at home sometimes (Hush yo fuss. honey!) GO BRAVES And that is correct baseball “language”..
As to the septic tank saga (which seems to stick in your mind), I was answering a question put forth by Josef. He wanted to know if anyone had exeprience with people who clean septic tanks. I told him my experience . Sorry it upset you. You must have cleaned lotsa septic tanks to get so bothered.. Anyway, I am not too interested in knowing how many.
Some people are stupid
August 6th, 2010
2:57 pm
Scout-
Don’t you think evolution would have worked that out along the way?
That is an inaccurate argument. 1. That would mean that women who can’t get pregnant are therefore not part of evolutions plans and 2. Homosexuality wouldn’t exist in nature, which science has shown it does.
Don't Forget
August 6th, 2010
2:59 pm
Dusty @August 6th, 2010
2:42 pm
I can’t really say I disagree with you on any of that.
Dusty
August 6th, 2010
3:01 pm
Normal.
Don’t you realize that WikiLeaks is killing people. They have not blocked the names of Afghans who worked with the US military. The Taliban is already said to be checking names to see who works with the US military. Can’t you guess why they want to know?? And you think that is GREAT? Yeah, go celebrate. Yur anti-war fervor is getting too absurd for me.
Mick
August 6th, 2010
3:01 pm
Del
OK, I hear that line all the time but did it bother you at all that bush cut taxes while we were fighting two wars? No other president or the congress has done that. What’s with all the sympathy for the two percent of the population that will get an automatic 3% increase when the tax cuts expire? They’ve gotten the most the past decade and can afford it, why do the peon class jump to their defense?
Don't Forget
August 6th, 2010
3:06 pm
Sorry Normal, you’re wrong on this one. Wikileaks is NOTHING like the pentagon papers. The pentagon papers revealed that the government was lying. I know of no one who thinks everything has been going well in the current war. They have compromised the security of our troops and exposed innocent civilians to the atrocities of the taliban.
popeye
August 6th, 2010
3:07 pm
Normal
August 6th, 2010
2:12 pm
C’on Dusty, lighten up…it was a joke ma’am…Don’t “Conservatives” have a sense of humor?
Normal …There idea of a sense of humor is watching Glenn Beck, and listening to Limbo yuk it up over the have nots….and the unemployed.
I have yet to meet a conservative who has a sense of humor…
Del
August 6th, 2010
3:11 pm
Mick,
In Bush’s first term he was faced with two serious issues. One the Clinton recession that began in 2000, largely brought on by the Dot.com bubble and then 9-11. The tax cuts provided sufficient stimulus to jump start the economy, which functioned well until the housing bust. The housing melt down brought us into the great recession and you can blame both parties for that disaster. The Obama administrations stimulus isn’t working and his social spending agenda exacerbates economic recovery.
Southern Comfort
August 6th, 2010
3:14 pm
Del
Just to ask a question…
Do you think the Bush tax cuts helped in creating the housing bubble? If Bush had not asked for the tax cuts, do you think we would have had a slower recovery that would have been more stable in the long run?
Jefferson
August 6th, 2010
3:14 pm
Scout, not everyone wakes up looking to blame someone for every little thing they perceive as wrong with their world. Things ARE better here in the US and planet earth. You can be pissy all day if you want.
popeye
August 6th, 2010
3:15 pm
Mick… Didn’t you know all Bush’s problems were created by Clinton?
BADA BING
August 6th, 2010
3:16 pm
scout……….julia roberts…is a man ,baby !
Dusty
August 6th, 2010
3:17 pm
Popeye,
You keep pitching but not one strike.
Beck or Limbo are never watched or heard at this house.
But I do know one thing. The unemployed are NOT looking for jokes or jobs from conservative Republicans.. They know we have a Democratic president and a Demo led Congress. That is where the unemployment questions are going. It is to Obama & Congress, neither of which has a high rate of approval.
jm
August 6th, 2010
3:17 pm
Boring….. neither person here gets one excited….
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67502O20100806
Mick
August 6th, 2010
3:19 pm
Del
You conveniently leave out the cost of those two wars, medicare part d, and the housing bubble in 2005-2006. While everyone and his brother was flipping and flopping real estate, realists knew that this could not be sustained but our regulatory agencies were sitting on the sidelines because the executive branch was not interested in enforcing regulations, especially in energy. Make light of the stimulus but even conservative economists admit it has helped the economy. Why are you against spending that helps your fellow citizens. Remember, cheney said, deficits don’t matter, reagan proved that”.
BADA BING
August 6th, 2010
3:21 pm
scout……in the islands tipping over category……Black ,British supermodel, Naomi Cambell said yesterday in court that 10 years ago when someone gave her blood diamonds, that she had never heard of the country Liberia.
Del
August 6th, 2010
3:22 pm
SoCo,
No I don’t believe the tax cuts had anything really to do with housing bubble. The bubble was caused by greed, loose lending standards and political enablers from both parties. As for your second question, I don’t think stability would have resulted one way or the other. Recovery, certainly would have taken longer.
Del
August 6th, 2010
3:28 pm
Mick,
I sure don’t know of many conservatives economists who say that the stimulus is working. The results to date in and of themselves show otherwise. At any rate thanks for the exchange, it’s back to work for awhile.
Dusty
August 6th, 2010
3:29 pm
Del @ 3:11
Keep on saying it: ” his (Obama’s) social spending agenda exacerbates economic recovery.” TRUE! And…..the deficit is still 14 TRILLION..
Southern Comfort
August 6th, 2010
3:31 pm
Del
Agree with your first part, although I think the tax cuts were somewhat of a contributing factor. I see it as giving a child a huge sum of money. The smart child will treat that money like the treasure it is. The not so smart child is gonna blow that money as fast as they got it. I believe the housing bubble wouldn’t have exploded quite as fast without the tax cuts because there wouldn’t have been as much of a $$ incentive.
I remember reading somewhere where it was explained that a slower recovery was built more on a solid financial footing as opposed to speculation. I don’t know if that’s true or not as I’m no financial wizard.
Mick
August 6th, 2010
3:36 pm
Dusty
Keep on hiding behind your blind loyalty to bush, a decent man who should never been president. He was handed a surplus and when he left the only addition obama has made to the deficit is the 786B stimulus. So scream socialist from here to the mountain tops of georgia, but it was your boy who took the surplus into a trillion dollar debt. China is so proud of how they bought our country and at the same time is breaking our backs financing two wars – thanks a lot george.
@@
August 6th, 2010
3:40 pm
There was never any doubt in my mind that both Sotomayor AND Kagan would be confirmed.
I figure it goes something like this…the right AND/OR the left, know full well what the inevitable outcome will be BEFORE they turn the heat up for public consumption.
I wonder if jay realizes that Goldstein and Graham are playing to the media as well?
Much ado about politics as usual.
JohnB
August 6th, 2010
3:43 pm
Saul Good “JohnB… is there bias by the Jews on the court anytime a Jewish defendant or Jewish attorney comes before them?”
That wasn’t my concern. She obviously supports same-sex marriage and we all know how she will rule on the issue.
Scout
August 6th, 2010
3:58 pm
Some people are stupid :
“Homosexuality wouldn’t exist in nature, which science has shown it does.”
I didn’t know that !!! Do they have those little rainbow stickers on their fur ?
Dusty
August 6th, 2010
4:00 pm
Mick,.
Keep living off your anti-Bushisms and your hate for Cheney. It is poor fare but all you offer here.
Bush led us though desperate times and Cheney has served the government of the USA for most of his professional life. He is a very smart and loyal man.
You make too many twists & turns to try and blame the current deficit on Bush. You may try but most of America is looking at Obama and the Demo led Congress. They are not blaming Bush. They are blaming Obama. You can keep looking at Bush in your rear view mirror while the economy tanks right in front of you with Obama driving it.. Too bad you cannot face reality.
barking frog
August 6th, 2010
4:04 pm
Scout 3:58 Excellent.
Some people are stupid
August 6th, 2010
4:21 pm
Scout-
Not sure
Scout
August 6th, 2010
4:36 pm
If I remember my science correctly there are also some species that eat their young and others where the female kills the male after sex.
I guess since those are not considered immoral in the animal/insect kingdom that we can do that too ?
Dave R.
August 6th, 2010
4:45 pm
Scout, sophomoric. At best.
What part of EQUALITY do you NOT get?
@@
August 6th, 2010
4:51 pm
Scout:
If I remember my science correctly there are also some species that eat their young and others where the female kills the male after sex.
What I find most deplorable in the instances where the young are killed is the reason.
The young are usually killed by the male so that the female will go into estrous allowing the male to mate again. Totally contradicts survival of the species theory. It’s only the female who can ensure survival. She’s gotta be willing to fight for ‘em…shield ‘em…protect ‘em.
barking frog
August 6th, 2010
4:52 pm
Dave R 4:45 Let me tell you about the part of equality I
Don’t get. I Don’t get equality under affirmative action,
equal opportunity employment,hate crimes, or gender
preference in hiring.
Dave R.
August 6th, 2010
4:55 pm
And barking frog, neither do I. What is your point?
You think it is OK to discriminate against gays without good reason, because others have decided to discriminate against you for those?
Ever hear of “Two wrongs don’t make a right”?
Brett
August 6th, 2010
4:57 pm
Ignorance reverberates from sea to shining sea! Disgusting, intellectually/morally/ethically dead RepubliCowards. It never ceases. The Little People of the land. Low-brows all. Scum de terra.
Brett
August 6th, 2010
5:06 pm
Ohh, Little DUSTY. A typically deeply diagnosed recto-cranial inversion. The IQ lower than a tailpipe! Supporting BushDrunk & his cadre of Flying Monkeys. Like an alcoholic strolling thru Octoberfest! Feeding on a giant chunk of Republiscum phlegm. Duh.
barking frog
August 6th, 2010
5:09 pm
I do not think it is OK to discriminate against or for gays, lesbians,
blacks, hispanics, females, or any other group that can ask
for discriminatory status. The effort to remove the badges of
slavery is accomplished except for one thing. The unpaid wages
due the slaves should be calculated, the descendents located,
and paid, with interest. Then it should be over.
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August 6th, 2010
6:01 pm
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Scout
August 6th, 2010
9:54 pm
“if the glove don’t fit you must acquit” !
“And so he bowed.”
Permanently gone upstairs …………….
Lil' Barry Bailout
August 7th, 2010
9:48 am
“Kagan is also well within the legal mainstream”
———————–
Actively undermining the military is mainstream now? You’re right Jay, this is frightening.
Lil' Barry Bailout
August 7th, 2010
9:50 am
barking frog: The unpaid wages due the slaves should be calculated, the descendents located,
and paid, with interest. Then it should be over.
——————
Done. It’s called welfare. Foodstamps, Medicaid, section 8 housing. It’s been paid many times over by folks whose ancestors never owned slaves.
Moderate Line
August 7th, 2010
4:49 pm
JohnB
August 6th, 2010
11:28 am
Moderate Line “Both liberal and conservatives have been pushing the courts to implement their political ideologies through undemocratic means.”
Yeah, moderate, that’s funny. Anyway, the liberal court implements personal policy against the will of Congress, legislatures, and the people. Conservative courts allow the will of the people stand even if it is different than their personal philosophy. Way different.
+++++++++++
Overturning gun laws in a district which supports guns laws is not different.
Moderate Line
August 7th, 2010
5:18 pm
Mary Elizabeth
August 6th, 2010
12:59 pm
Moderate Line, As always, I enjoyed reading your comments (10:15 a.m.) I just want to stretch the thought a bit. I remember a time in the South in which the “Democratic Process,” as you say, would have taken forever to alter Jim Crow or change the marriage laws for blacks and whites to legally marry. Many generations would have continued to suffer under Jim Crow with that democratic process, alone. The federal courts were essential in changing Jim Crow’s laws.
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First, Democracy is not perfect. Second, Jim Crow laws were passed by states which had largely disenfranchised many of the voters both white and black. In other words they were not democratic. Third, there were already laws passed democratically that were overturned by the Supreme Court. For example, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was ruled by the Supreme Court to be constitutional. In 1896 the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson separate but equal was constitutional.
Democracy usually favors liberals which is why conservatives want to pass laws which typically produce lower voter turnout.
It is surprising to me how quickly liberals abandon democracy when it doesn’t favor them.
Moderate Line
August 7th, 2010
5:29 pm
Mary Elizabeth
August 6th, 2010
12:59 pm
Perhaps the forefathers of our Constitution had the foresight to envision that evolution of change in humankind and, thus, designed the Constitution as a balance to the democratic process, which can sometimes present only the lowest common denominator, thereby hurting the souls and rights of minorities of any group.
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The forefathers want to protect themselves from two groups of people. A king or dictator and democracy. Their are a few exceptions. Many of them saw how the Roman Republican collaspe into the hands of a single ruler. They also saw how that same single ruler (Julius Ceasar) used the masses to consolidate power under his rule.
The Latin word Imperator meant commander in the Roman Republic. The change in meaning of the word over time shows how subtle things can change without knowing it. The term now is the equivalent of king. This is what the founders feared which is why they fear the rule of the one in the name of the many which is why they wanted to protect the few.
Moderate Line
August 7th, 2010
7:00 pm
Mary Elizabeth
August 6th, 2010
12:59 pm
+++++++++
To further illustrate my point. Mississippi was majority black until 1940.
Louisianna was majority black until 1890.
South Carolina was majority black until 1920.
Georgia was 47% black in 1890.
Florida was 43% black in 1890.
Tennesse was 25% black in 1890.
Democracy wasn’t flawed concerning Jim Crow. It didn’t exist.
http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/twps0056.html
Adam
August 8th, 2010
6:02 pm
“Kagan is also well within the legal mainstream and eminently qualified for the court.”
“utterly mainstream, determinedly “safe” nominee such as Kagan”
You are a fool!
See http://www.patriotthoughts.com/2010/08/02/last-chance-to-oppose-elena-kagan%E2%80%99s-confirmation-to-u-s-supreme-court/ for the truth about Elena Kagan!
Dennis Jones
August 8th, 2010
8:51 pm
Johnny Reb: For someone privileged people might expect you to get the spelling of same right.
JohnB
August 8th, 2010
9:36 pm
Moderate Line “Overturning gun laws in a district which supports guns laws is not different.”
I guess that is one case. I’m sure some would argue “turn-about is fair play”. Personally I think that when the obvious intent of a law is violated, then it should be overturned. In this case, the constitution says “the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”. I’ll wouldn’t be surprised if some of the justices ruled against their personal preferences.
Oh Well
August 12th, 2010
4:17 pm
@Little Barry Bailout “Done. It’s called welfare. Foodstamps, Medicaid, section 8 housing. It’s been paid many times over by folks whose ancestors never owned slaves.”
It’s nice & convenient to group everyone together, isn’t it?
Sorry – but as a descendant of slaves (great-great grandmother) – I haven’t gotten any of that. It’s hard enough for people to even recognize/come to terms with what slavery was in this country. But of course, when people watch their beloved “GWTW” – all the slaves were happy anyway, right?
j$
August 13th, 2010
9:00 pm
soooooooul train:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfG47NsWVYA
josef nix
August 13th, 2010
9:03 pm
Okay, RW, I’m here…who else?
We’re no longer…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bHeD73YYyQ
RW-(the original)
August 13th, 2010
9:06 pm
josef,
But we may be viewed as trespassers. Just hope Hurricane Paul doesn’t sneak back in here and rat us out.
RW-(the original)
August 13th, 2010
9:08 pm
Should we rename this the Jaydome where we have to wait for FEMA?
j$
August 13th, 2010
9:09 pm
josef,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NthwJ8OmaWM
AmVet
August 13th, 2010
9:17 pm
My, my, my, isn’t someone a clever boy!
In honor of my time earlier this week in South Dakota…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF1jH6Cv0tk
Bruno
August 13th, 2010
9:20 pm
Back at ya, j$:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgXXnEC_37w
theyeshaveit
August 13th, 2010
9:21 pm
I sent an email to AJC about the second floor being in disrepair. No response from maintenance yet.
j$
August 13th, 2010
9:22 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GqAJqFQcGE
nuthin like cruising through the heart of america:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMbATaj7Il8
josef nix
August 13th, 2010
9:22 pm
Bruno
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd2C4uyeaXw
RW-(the original)
August 13th, 2010
9:23 pm
And a hearty congrats to the Mets. They almost got their franchise first no-hitter. A one hit shutout for R.A. Dickey and the only hit he gave up was to the Phillie pitcher.
RW-(the original)
August 13th, 2010
9:24 pm
I sent an email to AJC about the second floor being in disrepair. No response from maintenance yet.
eyes,
That better be a joke or they’ll be shutting us down again for sure and you’ll become Hurricane Eyes, the second named storm of Jay B’s vacation.
theyeshaveit
August 13th, 2010
9:25 pm
Hey, it’s Friday night I got to have my music. TGIF.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o_JNTPs–Y&p=18A958F7C10CF6F9&playnext=1&index=33
theyeshaveit
August 13th, 2010
9:26 pm
RW,
Ut oh…what did I do?
AmVet
August 13th, 2010
9:27 pm
Monster Canton, O groove from 75, B. Makes everybody get up and shake their thing.
RW, crazy that they’ve never had one, huh? I laughed my ass off at your observations about the commentators the other night. And I almost chimed in that the best part was the Phis were down big. Glad I didn’t. The game is just too unpredictable, isn’t it?
RW-(the original)
August 13th, 2010
9:28 pm
eyes,
Hurricane Paul complained about the next floor up so they shut it down. If you get them snooping around on this one we’ll have to tunnel down.
theyeshaveit
August 13th, 2010
9:30 pm
RW,
Thanks. I am going incognito now.
AmVet
August 13th, 2010
9:31 pm
The original M*A*S*H is on TV. One of the greats…
RW-(the original)
August 13th, 2010
9:31 pm
The game is just too unpredictable, isn’t it?
That’s for sure and it’s funny how often you go from a game like that to a 1-0 game like the Met game tonight. When you look at the pitchers that they’ve had over the years it’s not just crazy they haven’t had one, its gobsmacking.
josef nix
August 13th, 2010
9:32 pm
RW
Jaydome! I like that!
j$
Thanks!
eyes
You’re not the only one! Me, too!
For all us who found our way…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFsZ_D0moco
Southern Comfort
August 13th, 2010
9:33 pm
RW
I guess Paul deserves the title of Senior EOI now.
Bruno
August 13th, 2010
9:33 pm
josef–As the famed philosopher Borat once said “Beat the Gypsies”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sonyzY_W474
AmVet–Really digging the “Badlands” selection. Of course the Badlands of Jersey are a tad different from those in SD……..
RW-(the original)
August 13th, 2010
9:34 pm
Brooks Conrad with another home run.
AmVet,
As great as that movie is they had to drop a lot from the book.
theyeshaveit
August 13th, 2010
9:35 pm
For RW….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KxiEjPCXA8
Southern Comfort
August 13th, 2010
9:35 pm
Gotta throw this one out for what has turned out to be one interesting Friday night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waSM0rXDLys
RW-(the original)
August 13th, 2010
9:37 pm
Senior EOI
SoCo,
Sure if EOI now means End Of It.
Bruno
August 13th, 2010
9:38 pm
I guess it’s hoping for too much for HD to show up to fill out the blog band. Of course, SC is filling the shoes of Billy Preston tonight rather well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ5-BTdcqjk
Bruno
August 13th, 2010
9:44 pm
Back at ya with my favorite FB/Maze song, SC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjGvsUwXnLY