http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/30/sotomayor-and-the-death-of-bipartisanship/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:58:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/30/sotomayor-and-the-death-of-bipartisanship/#comment-32839 Charles Richardson Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:27:41 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/30/sotomayor-and-the-death-of-bipartisanship/#comment-32839 Hi Guy - Yes, that's certainly possible, but you wouldn't bet on it happening soon. Supreme court judges have a pretty good record for longevity: John Paul Stevens is 89, but he held on right thru the Bush years to deny the conservatives an extra seat. Hi Guy - Yes, that’s certainly possible, but you wouldn’t bet on it happening soon. Supreme court judges have a pretty good record for longevity: John Paul Stevens is 89, but he held on right thru the Bush years to deny the conservatives an extra seat.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/30/sotomayor-and-the-death-of-bipartisanship/#comment-32834 Guy Rundle Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:07:12 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/30/sotomayor-and-the-death-of-bipartisanship/#comment-32834 I don't know about no-time soon for Scalia, Charles. Born in '36, he's 73 years old, and carrying a fair bit of weight. One lasagna too many and we're talking liberal majority - or, at the very least, the appoimtment of a more centrist figure. I don’t know about no-time soon for Scalia, Charles. Born in ‘36, he’s 73 years old, and carrying a fair bit of weight. One lasagna too many and we’re talking liberal majority - or, at the very least, the appoimtment of a more centrist figure.

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