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And via Bowie/Lemmie/Rickman,

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 08:05:07 +0000

In reply to Although (h/t to Donal) 80is

And via Bowie/Lemmie/Rickman, looks like 69 is the new 27 club (Scalia off a decade)

Although (h/t to Donal) 80is

jollyroger — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 07:31:54 +0000

In reply to Gotcha.

Although (h/t to Donal) 80is the new 40...

Gotcha.

barefooted — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 07:20:30 +0000

In reply to I misconstrued the "they"

Gotcha.

I misconstrued the "they"

jollyroger — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 07:03:42 +0000

In reply to Eh? An extension of thought

I misconstrued the "they" in " their "

Eh? An extension of thought

barefooted — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 06:51:14 +0000

In reply to Claro

Eh? An extension of thought would be helpful.

Claro

jollyroger — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 06:43:05 +0000

In reply to No. Peracles mentioned age

Claro

No. Peracles mentioned age

barefooted — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 03:14:01 +0000

In reply to If by this you mean to imply

No. Peracles mentioned age of Presidents, which led me naturally to veep choices. Frankly, a Sanders nomination should lead everyone to an exaggerated interest in his pick - he'll be 75 if (or if not) inaugurated. Even currently excellent health is no guarantee; as evidenced by Scalia.

Maybe his sudden, peaceful death with major political ramifications should make us consider VP choices as more important than we usually do ('cept McCain's).

They last through the current

jollyroger — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:58:40 +0000

In reply to I believe recess appointments

They last through the current term, but it's now or never. McConnell won't go into recess again, but right now, fortuitously, they are recessed.

You show a touching, if naive

jollyroger — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:49:16 +0000

In reply to This will be an interesting

You show a touching, if naive, faith in an electorate which, if undiluted by the obdurately abstentive poor, makes Trump a viable candidate.

If by this you mean to imply

jollyroger — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:45:05 +0000

In reply to Makes their VP choice very

If by this you mean to imply a 50-50 senate, so what? We would be looking at a repugnant pres, and there's no chance a VP would derail his party's choice of jusdtice even if it were Ivanka (!!)