Discussion: Franken Knocks GOPers Open To Lame Duck Confirmation: It's 'Absurdity'

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You know, I understand I should be frustrated with Republicans about their refusal to hear Obama’s nominee. But really, I’m just still stoked that Scalia is dead. It has been a good month.

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I completely understand his approach to being a Senator and like to think i would have done the same, but DAMN! we could sure use the old Franken for the next eight months.

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" so what they’re saying now is that just they will never vote on a
Supreme Court nomination if they don’t like the president?" Franken
responded. "

Yep - I think you got it, Al.

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Al, you can’t cure derp & hurr.

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trying to stay on the right side of Karma on this myself, RBG is no spring chicken…

I enjoy more that Obama is the one who gets to nominate a replacement. I enjoy more that the GOP gets a timely focus on their tactics against Obama. Even non-political types know a SC opening is a big deal.

This couldn’t have come at a worse time for them, and Obama is playing this masterfully (as we’ve come to expect)

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I miss the funny Al Franken.

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I’ll bet he really does miss his old career these days. I mean, now you don’t even have to work for it, everything is handed to you on a platter…

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maybe Al could play this on the Senate floor for the Republicans…

Firesign Theater… ‘Everything You Know is Wrong’

at least it would be part of the record…

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MSNBC’s Tamron Hall mentioned to Franken that some Republicans have backed up their decision to block Obama’s nominee by noting that the President filibustered the nomination of Justice Samuel Alito.

a) that filibuster failed, Alito got his vote and he is at last check, an associate justice.

b) the last time that this type of inaction occurred was during the Tyler administration.

c) Anthony Kennedy got confirmed in '88

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this is Salmon Chase and he was confirmed in 1864 (which at last check was during the Civil War and an election year).

(ty Sherrod Brown)

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No, Al. It is not “absurdity”. It is fucking DELUSION.

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Franken rarely opens his mouth about anything, so this means nothing.

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Clinton-Franken 2016!

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I think Obama’s plan to make The Republicans look like pathetic,lying,idiots is starting to work LOL! That guy is one smart dude.

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“Our top story tonight: Antonin Scalia is still dead.”

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I enjoy watching McConnell being utterly destroyed politically. Slow and painful too, sweet!

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Al speaks so well; clean, clear, precise and pointed. I hope he speaks out more in the future.

(Gawd, to be inside his clever mind while experiencing the Senate must be fascinating and hilarious!)

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I really wish Franken and all the Democrats would make it a point to specifically cite the Constitution and show that the GOP is violating it by refusing to act. Every single time the subject is mention. Repeat it again and again. They need to be blunt and direct about this instead of using terms that the media will attribute purely to politics.

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I thought that Republicans liked the filibuster- given how much they’ve used it during the past 8 years? Oh wait, they just hate it when Democrats use it. The filibuster is a perfectly acceptable use of Senate rules and, like you said, it failed and Alito is now a sitting Justice. Completely preventing a hearing on a SCOTUS nomination is completely different. ugh Thanks media for more false equivalencies.

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isnt he that not so funny guy from SNL??? I think this is pretty funny actually!!