President Joe Biden said in an interview that aired Thursday that he’d cut his shortlist for the soon-to-be-vacated Supreme Court seat to “about four people.”
“I’ve taken about four people and taken the deep dive on them, meaning the thorough background checks and to see if there’s anything in their background that would make them not qualified,” he said on NBC.
I think what Biden meant to say was, “if there’s anything in their background that will give Republicans in the Senate a huge opening to humiliate themselves with racism and misogyny.”
I’m pretty sure he crossed that bridge (and the GOP burned it to the ground) when he announced he was going to nominate a black woman if a position on the court became available during the campaign.
The GOP will make misogynistic, racist fools of themselves in the hearings. Given the world we live in, there’s no possible reality where they do not.
I’m always relieved when I see a short list for SCOTUS and I’m not on it. Not because I’m totally unqualified, though that too, but because if I ever got there, I couldn’t resist not punching Gorsuch, Alito, and Kavanaugh in the face after listening to one of their stupid arguments. I’d probably punch them before, actually, but I’m not going to let that cat out of the bag just yet. In case I get a late nomination.
I think it’s important to “show your work” when nominating a justice, mostly to get public opinion and the media on your side, and because it’s a position of frightful importance since they’re now playing politics, and don’t feel the need to base their decisions on actual case law.
Garland to the Supreme Court. Leticia for DOJ AG. ‘Nuff said.
Sadly true. Especially sad because they feel that being misogynistic, racist fools is a good look for them and the path to their everlasting power and glory.
Republicans are readying a jar filled with peanuts to test the final candidate, should any be Negresses.
appoint all four!
O yes please!
“ Biden invited Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) to the White House Thursday to talk Supreme Court nominees, making a very public show of his overtures to GOP lawmakers.”
Romney? Interesting…
hahaha! It’s going to be a shitshow for the republicans. And they’ll step in it right up to the top of their pointed heads.
who understand the Constitution and interprets it in a way that is consistent with the mainstream interpretation of the Constitution
Nice burn, Joe.
I particularly liked that one.
Why choose?
I certainly think we can afford four SC justices, if they are similarly qualified. The shenanigans Chuck Grassley (up for de-election) and other GOPers will attempt will make for great negative ads by the PACs. Apparently GOP (legitimate political discourse) know nothing about law and order.
And we don’t even have to pay a million dollars.
Hmmmmm …
Collins is concerned
Well, the “she’s a commie” foolishness worked to derail Saule Omarova’s nomination. They will do whatever they want as long as it is working.
Frustrating.
It is frustrating, but I think Omarova was getting filibustered/“held” which can’t happen with the Supreme Court pick. So they can whine and throw fits, but they can’t actually block her so long as the Democrats (and maybe a token Republican) all agree.