Posted by Orin Kerr: Comment Quality: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_05_24-2009_05_30.shtml#1243708697
Reading the VC comment threads post-Sotomayor, it's interesting how many of them are quickly descending into name-calling and over-the-top accusations from both sides. Granted, there is always a part of that with open blog comments: Some folks post Internet comments to enilghten, others to vent. And there are some topics, such as the OLC torture memos, that always seem to bring out hostility on both sides. But it's interesting -- and to me, troubling -- how the nomination, like the '08 election, is bringing so much of that to the surface so quickly so often. _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
