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Sam has been a beacon of hope

jollyroger — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:41:05 +0000

In reply to Sam Wang of Princeton says

Sam has been a beacon of hope for sure. I'm more comforted by Nate Silver's 51% Dem prob., but either way, the relaxed attitude towards judicial appointments is bizarre. We are, after all, in the last two years of this administration, no matter how you slice it. Bad enough that it took well int the second term to finally roll out the (semi) nuclear option.

Sam Wang of Princeton says

trkingmomoe — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 07:26:29 +0000

In reply to Congress: Urgently needing a vacation...legislating is such hard work

Sam Wang of Princeton says not to worry.

70% that the Democrats keep the Senate.

http://election.princeton.edu/

I actually think that is on the low side. He is basing this on straight poll results. Here in Florida, Rick Scott hired lots of polls to be done by right leaning outfits that get thrown into the pile. It makes it look like a toss up but it is not.

I am really interested in how the ladies do that are running for Senate. It is going to be an interesting night.

Not without further tweaking.

jollyroger — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:46:10 +0000

In reply to Reid knows that under his Jan

Not without further tweaking. I thought the same thing about the lame duck, but under the current iteration of the rules, it still can take 32 hours per nominee without consent. There's just not enough time.

Reid knows that under his Jan

Flavius — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 02:30:35 +0000

In reply to Congress: Urgently needing a vacation...legislating is such hard work

Reid knows that under his Jan 2013 change in the senate rules the senate can confirm those pending appointments during this November's "lame duck" session.

Attempting to do so now

A Will consume valuable "campaigning" time for the many dems who are in danger, and

B Provide the Republican with a talking point: "Dems abusing the appointment process to "pack" the judicial roster".

In TR's day, Congress was

Michael Wolraich — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 21:52:59 +0000

In reply to Congress: Urgently needing a vacation...legislating is such hard work

In TR's day, Congress was only in session from December to March. If they were particularly industrious, they might extend the session until July.

But you make an excellent point.