One man, one woman upheld…

Prepare for a new outburst of venom from gay activists now that the California Supreme Court has upheld voters’ adoption of  the constitutional definition of marriage as one man,  one woman.   They found,  correctly  I believe, that  “…Proposition 8 constitutes a constitutional amendment rather than a constitutional revision….”

However,  the Court also ruled that the 18,000 gay couples already “married”  will be recognized under California law,  so expect a prompt court challenge based on unequal treatment under the law.  As has increasingly become the norm,  a judicial ruling doesn’t solve the original problem because of a side ruling connected to it.    I wonder if any Republicans on the Judiciary Committee will ask Sotomayor what she thinks of this ruling,  and how she would have decided it.

North Korean nukes…

Nearly a week ago,  former Ambassador John Bolton warned that the NoKos would soon be testing nukes again,  since the Obama administration was,  according to U. S.  Special Envoy Stephen Bosworth,  “relatively relaxed” and feeling  “there is not a sense of crisis.”

North Korea took the green light it was given and tested,  and Obama’s response is to accuse it of “recklessly challenging”  world opinion.   His foreign policy seems to consist of speaking softly and carrying only a large carrot,  which is  an even worse extension of the last 15 years of bad foreign policy towards the NoKos.

Now it appears the NoKos have fired missiles as well, apparently being unimpressed with the brilliant rhetoric of His Oneness.    This cartoon brilliantly sums up what we know of Obama’s foreign policy thus far.

Sotomayor for Supremes…

Sonia Sotomayor   is Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court.    Was it only a few days ago that he claimed to be under no pressure to pick a woman for the Court?    She will not be the first Hispanic on the Court if confirmed,  but the second.    Of course,  if the Democrats hadn’t stalled and obstructed,  aided by the infamous Gang of 14,  she’d be the  third.

This New York Times piece gives a fair view of her history,  though it claims she isn’t seen as  an “extreme liberal or crusader”.    It doesn’t tell you is that she is disliked by her colleagues and nearly every attorney who appears before her.    She has a habit of marking up filings as if she were a school teacher.     This is the quote which may haunt her:

“I would hope 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.”    Imagine if Alito or Roberts had said such a thing!

Of course,  that falls in with Obama’s desire for someone with empathy.    He certainly isn’t getting a  first-rate legal mind,  much less a consensus-builder,  since she seems to have the disposition of someone living with a lemon in her mouth.

Ed Whelan has another take on Sotomayor’s selective empathy.   Check out National Review’s Bench Memos section for much more information,  including Wendy Long’s view,  here .   The case which is likely to cause her the most trouble involves the New Haven white firefighters, which Whelan discussed last October.

Obama’s comments are a pack of lies:  recognition of limits of judicial role;  not to make law;  commitment  to impartial justice;   apply law to facts at hand.    Life experience gives common touch,  real world views.  Claims she has more judicial experience than any current Supreme did when appointed.    I think that’s a bit of a stretch,  but someone will vet it shortly.   Half of the nominee’s face is covered by one of the teleprompter screens   —  did no one on Obama’s staff  realize  that, or did they imagine that the cheering and  loud-clapping audience would overcome the bad staging?   Brilliant legal career?    I think not.    Lots of  emphasis  on her diabetes and struggles in life,  but says  she’ll dispense “equal justice”,  which is patently untrue.

Now Sotomayor speaks:  Most humbling honor of her life.   One person  who is  “my life aspiration”  is my mother.    This is a good clue to the disjointed nonsense which rambles through her opinions on a regular basis.   I am an ordinary person.

For two people who claim to believe in the rule of law and the Constitution,  they certainly manage to ignore both whenever it suits them.

Independent Financial Crisis Commission…

The House has passed a bill creating the Independent Financial Crisis Commission,  modeled on the 9/11 commission,  which got nearly everything wrong,  since the Clintonites,  especially Jamie Gorelick, knew their task was to protect the Clinton legacy,  blocking real investigation.

Let’s see,  Congress did much to create the financial mess,   so now they have a commission to pretend to discover what went wrong and who was at fault,  and then to come up with plans to prevent future disasters.    Read the entire list of wonderful things this collection of fools from the Hill will accomplish.    I’d laugh if it weren’t  so corrupt,  so utterly contemptible.    It also shows just how stupid Congress thinks you are.

Memorial Day…

See some photos of today’s tributes.

Read why the day is special to Chuck Norris.

Learn about the first memorial Day.

Read about a New York Jet’s assistant coach’s experiences in Iraq, and Mikey Monsoor’s  death there.

I’ve even included a comment from the very liberal Ellen Ratner, despite her tendency to treat military personnel as hapless victims.  It won’t surprise you that The Nation uses the day to bewail  the fate of females in the military.    The ever-nimble Obama not only did Arlington, but sent wreaths to the Confederate Memorial there, and to the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington’s historically black U Street neighborhood.

Or skip straight to a tribute from Peggy Noonan.    And most of all…

Honor the soldiers, sailors, and airmen.