dagblog - Comments for "Campaign Thoughts (pt 1)"

Looks like Wingnut Boy has

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 07:01:44 +0000

Looks like Wingnut Boy has taken shrinking the Court as his new mission. The "crash us into a brick wall" party is lining up to follow. God help us.

I'm not sure what would

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 06:59:36 +0000

In reply to What happens to Garland's

I'm not sure what would absolutely call them off, but I think after this election it's not quite as given what the Republicans will do to obstruct future nominees.

What happens to Garland's

Janicket — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 05:19:47 +0000

In reply to Let's face it, we're probably

What happens to Garland's nomination of course depends on who will control the Senate in the next Congress. If the GOP clings to a majority, however slim, look for no vacancies to be filled, no matter how much outrage rages about them.

You may be on to something.

trkingmomoe — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 04:19:27 +0000

In reply to Looks like Hillary's quite

You may be on to something. LOL... I actually think it is just wishful thinking that Texas swings.

I'll assume then that Alan

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:58:43 +0000

In reply to Another CATHOLIC? No thanks!

I'll assume then that Alan Grayson and Debbie Wasserman-Schmidt are out too ;-)

Another CATHOLIC? No thanks!

CVille Dem — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:27:32 +0000

In reply to That leaves out Pope Francis.

Another CATHOLIC? No thanks! Some of my best friends are Catholic; I just think they are over-represented on this court.

That leaves out Pope Francis.

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:46:27 +0000

In reply to That would be delicious. I

That leaves out Pope Francis.

That would be delicious. I

CVille Dem — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:38:00 +0000

In reply to I'm pretty sure Obama's in a

That would be delicious. I hope you're right. And I hope the joint nominee is 45 years old and not religious at all.

I'm pretty sure Obama's in a

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 07:37:52 +0000

In reply to Let's face it, we're probably

I'm pretty sure Obama's in a punishing mood at this point, and will likely defer to what Hillary wants, the way they've been getting along of late. More importantly, stoic as he's been, I think he's finally starting to take this birther stuff quite personally, something he didn't have time or political capital to do earlier.

So as not to reward intransigence yet to stress urgency, look for a new joint nomination in late November.

Let's face it, we're probably

ocean-kat — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 06:04:34 +0000

In reply to I love Biden Cville.

Let's face it, we're probably going to get Merrick Garland. That was the problem with Obama playing a political game. He thought to gain political capital by nominating a older moderate and forcing the republicans to refuse to vote on him. I thought it would fail as a strategy and not really hurt the republicans at all. If Hillary wins I doubt that Obama will withdraw Garland as his nominee. The republicans will pass him in the lame duck rather than wait for Hillary to appoint a younger slightly more left nominee. We'll see. The only thing I'm not 99% sure of is whether Obama will withdraw Garland. I'm only about 90% sure he won't