Thursday, July 05, 2012

Fourth of July

Hope everyone had a nice holiday yesterday.  Those in San Diego were supposedly disappointed that all the fireworks for the show went off at once, but it looks pretty cool to me:



Meantime, everyone is still debating "tax" or "penalty." Romney says it's now a tax because the Supreme Court said so, but he is not happy about it:
Emphasizing his disagreement with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Obama’s healthcare law, Mitt Romney criticized Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Wednesday, stating that Roberts reached a conclusion that was inappropriate and “took a departure” from sound reasoning. Before the healthcare ruling, Romney had praised Roberts. His website says he would “nominate justices in the mold of Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Scalia, Thomas and Alito,” candidates who “exhibit a genuine appreciation for the text, structure, and history of our Constitution and interpret the Constitution and the laws as they are written.” But Romney displayed a cooler attitude toward Roberts in his interview with CBS News’ Jan Crawford on Wednesday near his vacation retreat of Wolfeboro, N.H. When Crawford asked whether he would nominate a justice like Roberts, now that the chief justice voted to uphold the president’s healthcare law, Romney answered that he “certainly wouldn’t nominate someone who I knew” was going to come out with a decision that I “vehemently disagreed with.” Roberts’ decision to side with the liberals of the court, Romney added, gave the impression his “decision was made not based upon [a] constitutional foundation but instead, [a] political consideration about the relationship between the branches of government.” Romney called Roberts “a very bright person,” according to a transcript provided by CBS News, and said he would look to nominate justices with intelligence who “believe in following the Constitution.”

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Seriously? You've got nothing to say about your buddy Michael Tein getting sued in FEDERAL court as part of an alleged civil RICO conspiracy? The same Michael Tein that you were so quick to exonerate when the Florida Bar closed an investigation on his behavior in state court. Of course not, because you had nothing to say about him getting spanked by the 3rd DCA for his behavior as well.

Anonymous said...

That's a pretty tough standard - not nominating someone who would never disagree with him.

By the way, doesn't CJ Roberts agree with him? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-05/romney-calls-health-care-mandate-tax-rather-than-penalty.html

Anonymous said...

David,

Are you really going to ignore Jay's page one, above-the-fold article about the federal civil RICO lawsuit filed by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians against, among others, your friends, Guy Lewis and Michael Tein?

Anonymous said...

Remind me - does David have to blog about everything?

Anonymous said...

Not only did David fail to blog about his friends, he didn't even bother mentioning the horse that was killed.

Horse killed for its meat found near Okeechobee Road

A horse rescue organization found the carcass of a 4-year old injured racehorse, slaughtered for its meat. See link below:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/07/03/2883229/horse-killed-for-its-meat-found.html

Anonymous said...

No, just "news and notes regarding federal practice in the Southern District of Florida." I think this qualifies. This story is a shining example of lawyers run amok and should be openly discussed.

Anonymous said...

Of course DOM doesn't have to blog about everything, but when you've already blogged about Mr. Tein in 19 posts since 2007, repeatedly referred to him as "the most quotable attorney in the district" and Mr. Tein (both individually and through his firm) gets hit with a federal claim for $10 million in damages for fraudulent billing of a former client, then you would think that some mention of it would be made on this blog.

Anonymous said...

I suggest you start your own blog.

Anonymous said...

David is a loyal friend, that should be applauded not criticized

Anonymous said...

David doesn't have to opine on the Lewis/Tein affair but he should post Jay's article. This blog should be a forum to discuss these issues. Detractors and defenders can air their views. It's doubtful this lawsuit will go anywhere but to ignore the allegations in toto is to swear blind allegiance to people who don't deserve such consideration.

Anonymous said...

As these comments demonstrate, David doesn't need a post for us to discuss the issues. So, go ahead, discuss.