Obama v Roberts

Some people are shocked, shocked, I tell you, that President Obama would challenge the majesty of the Supreme Court.
 
Get real. Court-bashing is as American as apple pie.
 
Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and Franklin D. Roosevelt all challenged the court. For years after Brown v Board of Education, “Impeach Earl Warren” signs lined Southern roadways. Republicans still denounce “activist judges.”

Today the court, like every institution in America, has become sharply polarized. The court has polarized – and politicized – itself.
 
Politics is like the NFL: If you want to play, get ready to take a hit.
 
In 2000, the court stopped the vote-counting and declared George Bush President. Then the court gave us super-PACs. Now it may take away health-care reform.
 
Maybe Chief Justice Roberts wants to sabotage the Obama Administration. Maybe he has been trying since he screwed up the oath of office.
 
Blaming the court could be good politics for Obama. A good villain is always good to have in a campaign.
 
“Hope” may not be quite the voter-motivator this year that it was four years ago. But “Anger” might do the job.
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Obama v Roberts

Some people are shocked, shocked, I tell you, that President Obama would challenge the majesty of the Supreme Court.
 
Get real. Court-bashing is as American as apple pie.
 
Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and Franklin D. Roosevelt all challenged the court. For years after Brown v Board of Education, “Impeach Earl Warren” signs lined Southern roadways. Republicans still denounce “activist judges.”

Today the court, like every institution in America, has become sharply polarized. The court has polarized – and politicized – itself.
 
Politics is like the NFL: If you want to play, get ready to take a hit.
 
In 2000, the court stopped the vote-counting and declared George Bush President. Then the court gave us super-PACs. Now it may take away health-care reform.
 
Maybe Chief Justice Roberts wants to sabotage the Obama Administration. Maybe he has been trying since he screwed up the oath of office.
 
Blaming the court could be good politics for Obama. A good villain is always good to have in a campaign.
 
“Hope” may not be quite the voter-motivator this year that it was four years ago. But “Anger” might do the job.
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