Today the Washington Times exposes (not that it was a secret) Sotomayor’s “transnationalist” tendencies…her fondness for the consideration of foreign precedent and thought in the U.S. legal system. They hit a home run here:

…At best, this is muddle-headed thinking. It also is evidence of a lack of self-control.

These statements are muddle-headed because they fail basic tests of logic. Why should “unsettled issues” in the U.S. legal system benefit from “freedom of ideas” as expressed through international law and foreign law? The outcome of legal “issues,” even “unsettled” ones, is determined not by something as nebulous as ideas, but by hard facts, precedent and clear legal reasoning. U.S. law is determined by the consent of the governed through their elected representatives - not by the opinions of foreign nationals about whom American citizens have never heard or for whom they have never voted.

Worse than her muddle-headedness is Judge Sotomayor’s lack of discretion or humility. In the American system, judges are not meant to be philosophers, legislators or diplomats. Their job is to apply the law as written, not to try to achieve some sort of cosmic justice as determined by their own inner ethical gyroscopes.

(Be sure to read the whole thing…)

I have no illusions that any of this will change the attitude of the Senate Judiciary Committee, or the full Senate for that matter, but perhaps it will turn the heads of a) the citizens of the U.S., and b) the Senate GOP, who should at least voice their objection to this World Court wannabe.

So why didn’t Andrew Sullivan, that great defender of flag etiquette, bother to spare the bandwidth to call attention to Joe Biden’s treatment of the flag at the DNC?

According to Sully’s flag etiquette link:

“The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.”

Perhaps the upside-down flag at Biden’s feet was a warning of the “extreme danger” to the United States an Obama-Biden victory in the 2008 election would bring.

Oh, and Sully? We have your brandishing of kids as political pawns right here.

Hypocrisy is a presrequisite for liberalism.

- JP

* - Or more correctly, keep their hands from going even further into the healthcare field.

Not really, find out why and how this 75 year old political cartoon is even more relevant today at The Discovering Alcoholic.

Ahh the irony.

Aaron Gardner

* Ok so *I* am starting the rumor, but work with me here.

P.S. I sincerly hope that Rep. Waxman is actually ok.  I want him to live to see what will be done in his name.

P.S.S. Sorry Moe for stealing the P.S. thing, but it is an awfully fine format for writing RedHots, immitation is the greatest form of flattery so take this as a compliment. ;^)

While we certainly wish Mr. Waxman a more rapid recovery than that he is foisting upon the US economy, if something untoward does happen I have first dibs on his obit.

Australia’s own climate modeling agency stresses climate change scenarios are based on computer models that “involve simplifications of (real world) processes that are not fully understood. Accordingly, no responsibility will be accepted . . . for the accuracy of forecasts inferred” from its reports.

(Emphasis mine.)

Well, at least that last part makes sense.

The final step in the journey to truth will be when the disclaimer is extended to read, “For Entertainment Value Only.”

Oh, and keep in mind that “GIGO” now stands for “Garbage In, Gospel Out”….