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Originally Posted by pan6467
I find it funny how the GOP degrades the Dems for asking how nominees feel on certain issues to try to see how they'll vote, while when a judge is nominated the very first thing the GOP does is talk about how conservative he/she is and how they'll end abortion and yada, yada, yada.
Yet when the Dems use those as arugments against their voting for a judge.... the GOP start claiming that the Dems. don't know how these people will vote, that their personal stances won't come into play on their decisions and blah, blah, blah.
Ah the fight for power, when neither side gives a damn about what the true problems and true issues facing America are, but cares about how they can control people more.
Aw well, we get what we deserve because we voted these people in, believing they woulkd represent us to the best of their ability.
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You're absolutely right that the Republicans are being hypocritical. What this underscores, in my mind, is how politicized the confirmation process has become. While there is a significant faction of the Senate (and me!) that believes ideology should not be a factor in confirmation votes, many of these same people use the ideology of the nominee to whip up support from party loyals. I chalk this up as politics at its finest, or worst depending on your perspective... 
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