tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post3260000624793270917..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Expect judicial races to top Democratic vote gettersGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-2509402239898573462008-10-17T05:48:00.000-05:002008-10-17T05:48:00.000-05:00Judge Keller refers to HERSELF as a "pro-prosecuti...Judge Keller refers to HERSELF as a "pro-prosecution" judge, that has nothing to do with Democrats.<BR/><BR/>Any lawyer should find that offensive, not just Ds - imagine a family court judge who declared themself pro-husband!<BR/><BR/>You're basically applying a stereotype to Democrats then looking to the real world and calling them hypocrites because they don't do what your stereotype predicts they should.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-15660944597689668932008-10-16T23:45:00.000-05:002008-10-16T23:45:00.000-05:00No. The Democrats have complained that Judge Kell...No. The Democrats have complained that Judge Keller is too pro-prosecution and that the Court of Criminal Appeals lacks balance.<BR/><BR/>The irony comes from the fact that Judge Price is the judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals who has been Judge Keller's strongest opponent (including running against her twice for Presiding Judge).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-43903938900860382772008-10-16T08:15:00.000-05:002008-10-16T08:15:00.000-05:00Perhaps that means your apparent assumption that "...<I>Perhaps that means your apparent assumption that "Democrat" = "Pro-defense" is flawed and incorrect?</I><BR/><BR/>He put it ineptly. He meant to say the Democrats care about the rules and the Constitution, hoping to create and maintain a fair system. Republicans concern themselves with result in a particular case, and if the Constitution is trampled to obtain the perceived right result, they will craft some tangled way to support the result.<BR/><BR/>Many confuse this with "pro-state" and "pro-defense."The Monty Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782317695416492572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-31104413331757725612008-10-16T06:36:00.000-05:002008-10-16T06:36:00.000-05:00Interestingly enough, the Amarillo Globe News, a d...Interestingly enough, the Amarillo Globe News, a dependably Republican publication, in this morning's edition endorsed Susan Strawn. The only other time I remember AGN endorsing a Democrat was when they endorsed Sharp for Lt. Gov. over what's his name who's in there now. Too bad their endorsement didn't produce fruit. If it had we wouldn't have had the mid-decade redistricting brouhaha.<BR/><BR/>Charles KikerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78359419813263253522008-10-16T05:58:00.000-05:002008-10-16T05:58:00.000-05:00Perhaps that means your apparent assumption that "...Perhaps that means your apparent assumption that "Democrat" = "Pro-defense" is flawed and incorrect?Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-77312310124914554992008-10-15T23:06:00.000-05:002008-10-15T23:06:00.000-05:00It is quite ironic that the Democrats are focused ...It is quite ironic that the Democrats are focused on knocking off the most pro-defense judge (Tom Price) on the Court of Criminal Appeals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com