We were all taught to never talk about politics and/or money in social settings, it’s been deemed rude and unrefined. Well color me both then, because if four, 24 hour news channels can do it, then so can I. Not so much the money, but the politics. I’ve met miserable rich men and joyous poor men and those that have it want more and those that don’t do too, so I don’t get too caught up with money. Now, only if my generation felt the same way, we might not be in this economic abortion at the moment, but I digress. Recently Barry O nominated Sonia Sotomayor to be the next justice in the lands highest court. This is where monumental cases are argued and ruled upon, like Roe vs. Wade, Brown vs. The Board of Education (which has been improving suburban high school athletics ever since) etc… Personally I prefer to wade, rowing can really take it out of you. Sorry, I saw that on a sweet tank top in Destin one year. Back on topic, this Sotomayor lady has an impressive resume and a neat rag to riches story, and a law degree and federal judgeship appointment, but that doesn’t place her above reproach. She has made some freighting comments and rulings in her past. There was the comment made while speaking to a group of Duke students stating that the court of appeals “makes law.” Forgive my 1 high school semester worth of civics, but I recall being taught that it is the Legislative branch that makes law and it is the Judicial branch’s role to implement the law. Strike one. Okay, that is boring hubbub I know, so let’s spice it up a bit, let’s get reverse-racist! Lady Sonia added this nugget a few years back, at Cal Berkley no less…..shocker!, She claims "that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life." If she’s talking about homemade enchiladas, I couldn’t agree more, but outside of that I believe that’s strike two. Think if a white male had said something similar, he'd be run out of town quicker than John Edwards mistress. Here’s another example of her blatant disregard for the constitution and individual rights, she ruled against a teenage blogger, who had made some incendiary remarks about school officials on her blog. The teenager wanted to run for class office and the school said no b/c of the comments, the parents took this to court where Senorita Sotomayor ruled the court doesn’t have the right to step in and affect school policy. Sounds like a blatant free-speech issue to me. Strike three or red card, either way she’s out of here. There are more cases in which her rulings could be labeled suspect at best, but if I wanted to do that much legal wrangling, I would dye my hair blonde, get some enhancemnets and become a legal assistant. I know that is very cliché about legal assistants, but sometimes clichés really help hammer the point home, very much like a simile or metaphor.
Some food for thought….
Ladies, moms, wives, girlfriends, bosses, co-workers, teachers etc…. When you start a sentence with “I don’t mean to nag, but….” YOU ARE ALREADY NAGGING!! Just come on out with it, 9 out of 10 times you will get a better response by being forthright.
To all …. If you ever hear someone say “to make a long story short….” Prepare for the longest story you’ve heard in a while. I guess it’s a subconscious thing to make the storyteller believe that they aren’t about to waste your time.
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