How Does Howard Dean Come To His Opinions About Republicans?
The Democratic chairman has said some colorful and nasty things about Republicans in the past few years, some of which you can find here. But what I found most interesting in the article is the following segment, which gives us some insight into the origins of Dean’s opinions: He [Dean] also said the president was partly responsible for a recent Supreme Court decision involving eminent domain. “The president and his right-wing Supreme Court think it is ‘okay’ to have the government take your house if they feel like putting a hotel where your house is,” Dean said, not mentioning that until he nominated John Roberts to the Supreme Court this week, Bush had not appointed anyone to the high court. Dean’s reference to the “right-wing” court was also erroneous. The four justices who dissented in the Kelo vs. New London case included the three most conservative members of the court – Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Associate Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. Justice Sandra Day
