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Did anyone really expect the Republican response to be any different?

I thought she was first nominated by Bush? How is she not a centrist? Is it that she is a woman or a Latino that bothers Rev. Huckabee?

You're replacing a judge that leaned to the left with a judge that leans to the left. This will have little effect on the court whatsoever. If anything it seems more balanced in gender and ethnicity.

A judge should have no feelings while interpreting the law. After all, the law is for unfeeling rocks, not for humans!

Huckabee, you still haven't given up on trying to come up with corny catch phrases!

Huck is good example why a preacher should not become a politician. You have to sell your soul.

This doesn't even sound like Huck. It sounds more like Rove in idealogue mode. And Ironically he is casting the first stone.

Think about this Huck: Are you throwing stones just like Jesus told you to do..

Lady Justice definitely had her blindfold off when she chose Bush over Gore. Ah, I get it, she's only cheating when it goes against the Republican agenda. Wink. Wink. You betcha!

Roe v Wade will not be overturned, so can we leave that off the argument?

Huckabee and his ilk scare me. Why are some on the right totally freaking out that their white-maleness is going to become a hardship if more women and minorities are in power? That's crazy. Just because women and minorities have been treated like dirty doormats? We're big pants people, now. We'll be 'fair', just like you.

Obama does reach across the aisle like he said he would, but it's usually to point the finger.

Does anyone really care what this Religious Nut Thinks?

Mr. Huckabee you are dead wrong on this one! So what you are saying is someone from humble beginnings, living in the projects and doing what is constitutionally right is being a leftist? The American people have beeing experiencing an "Extreme Court" for the last 200 years and voted Nov. 4, 2008 for CHANGE! We want all people represented in a complex and diverse nation. You Sir, talk a good game when it is convenient for your politically, but your true heart and colors always emerge! I think this is why we have to be careful about people like you who pretend you are for all the people, until it affects your belief system and values. How about standing up for what is right and just for a CHANGE! And to think, I almost thought you were a reasonable person.

Huckabee's an ordained minister. So, what does he say when he's praying to the "liberal" Jesus? Excuse me Jesus, but your liberal beliefs and actions are wrong wrong wrong?

Well I guess that might make up for some of the "far right" justices put in by previous Presidents.

Huckabee....Jesus would be to the left of where Gomer Huckabee wants the country to go.

It's obvious he's spewing the pre-designated talking points. There's no detail to what makes her "extreme" – it's just unsubstantiated hyperbole.

Aside from that, who really cares what the also-ran Huckabee thinks?

Huckabee is an idiot. Sonia Sotomayor is an outstanding choice by President Obama. Huckabee needs to get over the fact that he lost.

Huckabee, you're a likeable guy, but in the end, you're just another right wing fundamentalist extremist nut job. Anything not predicted in the bible to you is liberal. Your narrow views are the product of the fundamentalist-shortened 3000 years of right-wing creationist "development", while the rest of us evolved over tens of thousands of years to a more balanced and sane point of view.

Bush poisoned the judiciary with blatently illegal politicaly based hiring practices, and did his best to pack it with extreme right wing head cases like Roberts. The best we can do over eight years is balance, not overcome, the damage Bush wrought in weighting the court so shamelessly to the extreme right..

Well that's funny that a wash up politician with a failed presidential run now turned actor/anchor...want to give his opinion, please stick to following your script with the other clowns on Fox news....and maybe you'll have a real revelation on day, hater – oh there's 2016

Huckster, Since you feel so strongly about that, then perhaps you will finally admit that abortion is a RIGHT to CHOOSE of a WOMAN, and should not be illegal because of some ridiculous writings in your taliban, err, I mean christian book of laws...err, I mean bible.

Huckabee, you lost. Nobody cares what you, Newt , Limpbaughs or Darth think about anything of importance!

Oh pls as if GWB was appointing centrist justices. They were more right leaning. They might as well get over it b/c they lost, there is no way he would have picked any justice that they would have been satisfied with. Sorry guys you couldn't honestly think that he was going to pick a right leaning justice..did you!

What does Huckabee mean by "she comes from" the far left?

Judge Sotomayor was nominated by George H. Bush, and Huckabee should be asking himself how far TO THE RIGHT that make him!

Seperation of Church and State Mr. Huckabee- now go back and rewrite your statement without your religious rhetoric driving your thought process- that statement might actually agree that she is a good choice. GOP needs to let it go already -WE WILL NOT ALLOW a Supreme Court Justice on the bench that will overturn Roe VS Wade... so they really should just STOP the nonsense already. She is well versed on the Constitution of the US and was appointed to the appelate court by BUSH- so I feel she is a Bi-Partisan selection! Get over yourself you religious zealot nutjob!

Heaven forbid that we have somone who has some compassion for middle class, less unfortunate in this country.
Something the republicans know nothing about as they continue to support only the rich and big business, making us the victims.
What hypocrits, uninformed, uncaring and dishonorable men.

Excuse me?!!! Aren't you and Dick Cheney the two who incited the NRA to point their guns at Obama last summer????? I am sure you might know something about justice, just quit hiding it so well.....get lost out of respect for yourselves!

Huckabee: You are stupid and need a history lesson. I guess now you are saying that George Bush who appointed her in the past [who is by the way a REPUBLICAN] made a mistake at that time. Your opinion doesn't matter because you don't get a vote and thank GOD for that.

Mike, you and the rest of the GOP need to wake up. It was the GOP under BUSH that appointed her to a federal courts position. As usual the GOP is asleep at the wheel.

If Huckabee is concerned about an "Extreme Court" he should look no further than how the hard conservatives on the court (Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, and Alito) interpret the Constitution as a set in stone, black and white rule of law. The Constitution is a living, breathing document, not the Ten Commandments. The reason why they're called Amendments instead of Commandments is because they amend; they fix mistakes and omissions.

And his thoughts on "feelings" is disgusting. If we didn't want to make court rulings based on the personal experiences or sympathy from the judges, we'd use a computer or robot to hand down the decisions, not humans with feelings and emotions.

I think Republicans were looking for a Democratic equivalent to David Souter, somebody who goes to the other side of the fence after their appointment. Fair's fair, after all.

Quite surprising, as well, that the right is fretting so much at the departure of a left-leaning judge. They should save their energy for when Scalia gets shot by Dick Cheney with a bazooka in a hunting accident.

Republicans need to get over it. This President is going to nominate a liberal ... just like our last President always nominated Conservatives. That's what Presidents do ... they nominate people like them. Do these idiot Republicans really expect anything different?? They shouldn't. Democrats for sure didn't. They need to stop boo-hooing because they don't get their way 24/7. After all that's what happens when you lose an election, especially with by how much they lost the last two.

Huckawho???? Sorry Mike but you need to remember who first appointed her to the federal bench and then ask yourself what party he represented.

Seems to me that the repugs have suddenly developed a case of selective amnesia and would now like to disavow all knowledge of what happened before.

I know that this would be a stretch for you folks but why not approach the process with open minds and see where it goes? Oh right – I forgot – open minds and Republicans should never be used in the same sentence.

Why is he issuing a statement?He's not an elected official,he's somebody who works for Fox which means he has "No" credibility..

Huckleberry, you're an idiot. Thank God you did not receive the nomination for president. You would have taken us backward instead of forward.

Who cares what Huckabee thinks. He's a religious zealot who will call anything that isn't far right as far left. The Supreme Court has been disappointing for years due to the decisions of judges Alito, Roberts and Scalia.

Huckabee is Wrong and Ignorant.

Huckabee, where is your law degree.

Mike is an idiot...he actually wrote "Maria" Sotomayor first...he didnt even know her name, of curse he does not know anything about her record. She is qualified, it does not have anything to do with feelings, she is more qualified then anyone else..he choosed the most qualified person.

This quote proves that the Republicans not these Rush Limbaugh Conservitives need to really really really consider aligning themselves under the leadership of Colin Powell he the only man in the GOP that gets it. I mean the man is trying to give them a breath of life but they're doing nothing but suficating thier only shot in Colin Powell. Its like political canibalism!!!! whose going to trust a party like that, thier starting to look like the empire being ran by a couple sith lords!!!

Her name is Sonia, not Maria! WHAT AN IDIOT!

hmmm feelings do not matter right? "Alito" remember???
if the republicans want to overturn Roe vs. Wade it would be on the back of a judge with the feeling that the law is un-constitutional... the Ex-Governor's argument is "ridiculous"... this is a person who was appointed by a republican president, confirmed and re-appointed by our most popular Dem president of the past 40 years and now she is being asked to step up and become a supreme court justice... this is a person that is not only a role model is extremely intelligent and is "qualified" to be a supreme court justice... I hope the hearings are conducted in a dignified way... I have no expectations of it, but I believe she will be able to hold her own... good luck Judge Sotomayor...

Why doesn't Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin and Dick Cheney ride off into the sunset. Their 15 minutes is up and no one cares about what they think or say. It is depressing to watch these three just try to hang on.

does anyone really care what this wingnut says? i can't imagine who would??

Wow Mr. Huckabee, you must be another speed reader. How quickly you are an expert on this candidate. Seems just like your bid for the GOP candidacy...premature and unwarranted.

Hmm, so feelings don't count. So I guess we're to believe that Alito's feelings about Bush's values had no bearing on his being selected? Give us a break...we're smarter than that, thank goodness.

um – Huckabee – Hello??? She was originally appointed by George H.W. Bush – a Republican.

So extreme that she was first appointed to a federal court position by Pres. H W Bush...and has support from Republicans and Democrats alike.

Who the heck cares what Huckabee says?
He is a right wing Christian nut job who would have the US become a theocracy no better than the Taliban.

Does anyone care what this joker says anymore?

Republicans trashed our judicial system, so Huckabee is being a real hypocrite, go figure!

Yes, extreme if extreme means, the opposite of what Hucka-baby believes...never mind that the court is currently extremely consertative and falls in lock step with the Republican Party beliefs along 5-4 decisions.
This idiot should just stick to what he knows...the bible.

Mike Huckabee? Who? Does it even matter what this guys says.. She is an excellent pick...

Letting your hatred show again! Not very smart for an American Taliban.

When you listen to Mike Huckabee say this, picture a man in a minister's frock standing in a church. Picture this ordained Minister standing in front of his congregation announcing his intent to run for the Office of President of the United States.

Was it Huckabee's intent at the time to change the image of the White House from, "Good morning Mr. President", to "Good Morning Mr. Pastor." I do not agree with Huckabee's assessment of Ms. Sotomayor, but even if I did; wouldn't it be the chaulk calling the milk white?

He is reading the radical right's talking points straight out of the offices of Bob Perry and Dick Scafee.

God bless, the unequiped Gops for not having the courage to see how we are lookin for change and trusting God to deliver not some old hateful white men.

The republicans need to take the blindfold off that they have on that says NO. They will loose votes with the hispanic votes and womens votes which makes up a good portion. Just like they did when they thought Sarah would pull in all of the Hillary voters. The president wins either way in this situation, if the Party of No votes no again.

Mike's weight fluctuation makes him stupid. He should go back to fat and be nice and smiley like all large people.

This coming from a man who claims to follow Jesus' teachings. Wasn't Jesus an activist for the poor and the downtrodden? Hmm...I guess human lives only matter in the womb.

Mr Huckabee

you need to just be a preacher of GOD and stay out of politics.

she will do a wonderful job as a Justice .

When will they ("Conservatives not Republicans") stop with all this bitter style of trying to rode block everything the president does just to seem somewhat relevent. I mean they have to know they're making themselves look terrible but they're so rapped up in there hatefull paranoia they don't care and they're blinded by it. THEY LOOK UNGODLY CHILDISH!!!

I don agree with Mike Huckabee's statement, this is clearly an idiotic statement brought forward from Mike Huckabee. Every president that has had the oppurtunity to select a nominee to the Supreme Court has done so in a partisan way. Just because she is from the left or very left winged does'nt mean anything, Republican president have chosen conservative minded judges so dont give us such a idiotic statement Mr. Huckabee, like this Democratic president would pick a conservative, yeah right. Mr Huckabee I loved you in the election season but use your head when making a statement. Sonia Sotomayor is a beautiful woman who brings experience, class, and intelligence to the highest court. Truly history has been made.

Mike is right.

GOP Chair: We're taking the wait and see approach

I guess Huckabee didn't get the memo.

This is all thde GOP knows, FEAR, fear and more fear!

Mr. Hucakabee,

With all due respect, your statement is ludicrous and you know it. Judge Sotomayor is probably on par with the judge she seeks to replace (Souter). What really bothers you is the fact she is pro-choice. But the fact is, your party controlled all of government for 6 years and yet neither Bush or the GOP lifted a finger to overturn Roe-Wade.

The days of using abortion as a wedge issue are coming to an end. Independent voters see how the GOP as used it to divide people and yet never actually try to overturn abortion rights. The jig is up my friend.

Suddenly now the GOP doesn't think the "feelings" of a Supreme Court judge should matter?

Get serious, how do you think GW Bush was elected President? He was elected President by five Republican justices and their "feelings" for the Republican party.

The republican bashing has begun. So predictable.

Huckabee : You are irrelevant.

What an idiot!