Scalia found dead at West Texas Ranch

[Jaron]

He had a pilla on his head

[Razgovory]

When was the last time a nominee was not confirmed on purely philosophical grounds, as opposed to dirty laundry, as in Bork's case?

Bork wasn't nominated because of his illegal and unethical actions during Watergate.

[CountDeMoney]

Nixon's appointee Harrold Carswell was rejected due to his history as a known segregationist and white supremacy sympathizer in his early years.  I'd consider that philosophical grounds.

And yeah, Bork paid more for being the Last Man Standing during the Saturday Night Massacre than he did for his legal philosophy.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

When was the last time a nominee was not confirmed on purely philosophical grounds, as opposed to dirty laundry, as in Bork's case?

Bork wasn't nominated because of his illegal and unethical actions during Watergate.

That was Yi's point.  Bork had dirty laundry, which is why he was blocked.

[The Brain]

When was the last time a nominee was not confirmed on purely philosophical grounds, as opposed to dirty laundry, as in Bork's case?

Bork wasn't nominated because of his illegal and unethical actions during Watergate.

That was Yi's point.  Bork had dirty laundry, which is why he was blocked.

How can a nominee not have been nominated?

[The Minsky Moment]

Bork getting borked was more than just Watergate payback.  Ideology had something to do with it.  He was very vocal, very influential, very political.  He made a convenient target for Senate Democrats looking to take shots at the administration.  Biden was the head of the judiciary committee at the time and a leading candidate for President in 88 (although the Kinnock thing knocked hin out soon afterwards)

[grumbler]

And yeah, Bork paid more for being the Last Man Standing during the Saturday Night Massacre than he did for his legal philosophy.

I disagree.  I think that Bork's rejection of the Ninth Amendment's stance on un-enumerated rights was far more damaging than his actions during the Nixon Presidency.  Bork had even Republican senators voting against him, and they weren't interested in punishing him for the SNM.  Joe Biden did a decent job of keeping the hearings focused on judicial philosophy rather than political grandstanding.

Bork was a bad nominee and Reagan should have known better than to nominate him.

[OttoVonBismarck]

I'm not convinced Bork was nominated by Reagan, this was 1987 and Reagan was always a hands off President, with early stages of Alzheimer's I doubt he really had any involvement in the process.

[Martinus]

I think Kennedy was nominated by Reagan in November of the year before Presidential elections, and then confirmed by the Senate in the elections year.

[celedhring]

Heh, just googled info on the Bork confirmation hearings; I had no idea that the "bork" Americanism stemmed from them.

[Malthus]

Heh, just googled info on the Bork confirmation hearings; I had no idea that the "bork" Americanism stemmed from them.

I assumed it came from the Swedish Chef on the Muppets. 

[Jacob]

Heh, just googled info on the Bork confirmation hearings; I had no idea that the "bork" Americanism stemmed from them.

Huh... I thought it came from mistyping "broken" as "borken".

[grumbler]

Heh, just googled info on the Bork confirmation hearings; I had no idea that the "bork" Americanism stemmed from them.

I assumed it came from the Swedish Chef on the Muppets. 

The verb "to bork" comes from the nomination process (and is pretty much just a political term).  I think "bork!" as an exclamation does, indeed, come from the Swedish Chef.

[Malthus]

Heh, just googled info on the Bork confirmation hearings; I had no idea that the "bork" Americanism stemmed from them.

I assumed it came from the Swedish Chef on the Muppets. 

The verb "to bork" comes from the nomination process (and is pretty much just a political term).  I think "bork!" as an exclamation does, indeed, come from the Swedish Chef.

I know; I was making a lame joke confusing the two. 

[Razgovory]

I keep seeing local on facebook say this is suspicious or "fishy".  Nothing raises the red flags like an overweight 79 year old man who was previously complaining that he was feeling badly dying in his sleep.