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The Consequences For Failing Manny Miranda? Nothing 07/28/2009 by Kyle Mantyla With Sonia Sotomayor's nomination having been voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on a vote of 13-6, she is scheduled to get a floor vote next week where it is expected …

Senate Republicans "Collude" With Right Wing Groups to Attack Sotomayor 06/04/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Just yesterday, I wrote a post about how Manuel Miranda went form an obscure Senate aide to a right-wing judicial confirmation warrior after losing his job …

The History of Manuel Miranda 06/03/2009 by Kyle Mantyla It seems that, after years of operating behind the scenes and under the radar, Manuel Miranda has returned to once again take a lead role in the judicial confirmation wars. Just in the last few …

Manuel Miranda Makes Republican Enemies 06/02/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Yesterday we noted that Manuel Miranda and his Third Branch Conference (formerly known as the National Coalition to End Judicial Filibusters) had returned and sent a letter to Republican …

Right Wing Round-Up 05/18/2009 by Kyle Mantyla The Huffington Post reports that Sen. Lindsey Graham tried to make the case for a more diverse and open GOP to the South Carolina Republican Party convention - it did not go well. Steve Benen remembers back …

SCOTUS Round-Up 05/04/2009 by Kyle Mantyla I’m going to start posting quick round-ups of what the Right is saying about the upcoming Supreme Court vacancy here on a regular basis – possibly daily, depending on what is available.   Politico reports that …

Right Wing Reaction to Souter's Retirement 05/01/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Here's a quick collection of early right-wing reactions to the news that Justice David Souter will be retiring from the Supreme Court at the end of this term - it will continue to be …

Everything You Need To Know About the GOP's Filibuster Threat 03/17/2009 by Kyle Mantyla I've already written several posts about the unprecedented letter all 41 Senate Republicans sent to President Obama warning him that if they didn't approve of his …

CPAC: We're Cool, Just Ask Us 02/27/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Sen. Mitch McConnell explains to the attendees at CPAC  that there are some 8,500 people registered to attend this year's conference, while last year's progressive Take Back America Conference only …

Right Sets Limits on Lieberman's Power 08/28/2008 by Kyle Mantyla The Right certainly has not been shy about voicing its opposition to the prospect of John McCain naming Joe Lieberman as his running mate.  But now some are taking a more conciliatory …