Discussion: Graham On Confirming Garland In Lame Duck 'You Can't Have It Both Ways'

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There are a few Rs trying to have it both ways. They liked Garland until they didn’t.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/03/16/3760775/republicans-backed-merrick-garland-1997/

Edit: Take a look at the story of the Cleveland prosecutor. Good news.

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I know the meme got a bit tired and worn, but can we use the 11th dimensional chess thing here again? I liked that. And it’s pretty clear he just threw them into Zugzwang.

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“It’s a tough position to take. I will concede,” said Sen. Jeff Flake, (R-AZ) who has said he is among those open to confirming Garland in the lame duck. - Pretty sad the writer for TPM doesn’t even understand what a Lame Duck part of the presidency is.

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The “people” did speak–in 2012. Are the Republicans suggesting that the voters in 2012 didn’t understand that the President actually served four years…or that his duties didn’t get stalled by elections…

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“I think it is the next president, and I have said that all along. It’s about the principle not the individual,” Perdue told reporters in a scrum on Wednesday.

For Republicans, the only question about standing on principle is which principle to stand on on a given day.

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Lame duckiness starts when new president is elected. Yes? Or perhaps the writer is having as much trouble composing a story as we are composing a post.

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Its pretty rich when they say their opposition is about “the principle”. What principle? Surely not about letting the voters speak – because we have spoken with our election of Obama TWICE. Surely not about the upholding the Constitution, because it is very clear that the President has the right and duty to appoint to SCOTUS. The only principle they are upholding is retaining their political power to do nothing – not governing effectively with fairness and integrity. The contrast between these craven, irresponsible men and Obama could not be more stark.

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These guys aren’t smart enough to keep their mouths shut. What are the odds that within 30-60 days they’ll be eating today’s words? Maybe sooner but in any event ithose words will be served cold.

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Fun fact: Guess who blocked Garland’s nomination in 1995 when Clinton nominated him to the judgeship he currently holds.

That’s right…Grassley.

Oh, the layers Obama weaves…

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Sen. Blunt: “I can barely schedule a call with my son’s math teacher.”

“Also, I can barely put on my pants each morning. They’re so confusing, with a button and a zipper.”

“Or that new ‘Internet’ thingy? Totally baffled by that.”

“And don’t even get me started on chewing. First your teeth go down, then they go up! What’s with that?”

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Blunt also added that he…will not even meet with Garland.
“I can barely schedule a call with my son’s math teacher yesterday so probably no,”

Family comes first, I am just too busy to meet SCOTUS nominee.

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You beat me to it. Talk about a non sequitur.
‘I can’t figure out life. You can hardly expect me to vote on a Supreme Court nominee.’

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Well nothing has stopped them in the past from trying to have it both ways but he raises point. If Clinton wins, and it looks like she will, would they hustle to get Garland confirmed? Yes. But based on their previous language it would be an act of shutting the American people OUT of the process. I’d like to see how they fix that.

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And this is why we should never let a Republican declare war in our name again.

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Obama should let them know there is a time limit. The next one he nominates will be younger AND more liberal.

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“I can barely schedule a call with my son’s math teacher yesterday so probably no,” Blunt said on the meeting.

What does that say about your priorities?

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“But fortunately my paycheck is direct deposited because I don’t know where my neighborhood bank is.”

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Blunt also added that he…will not even meet with Garland.
“I can barely schedule a call with my son’s math teacher yesterday so probably no,”

I can’t schedule a call with MY son’s teacher yesterday either, so don’t feel bad.

You know, because yesterday.

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TPM:

Sen. Roy Blunt, (R-MO), who is on the leadership team, agreed that Republicans could not reverse course now. Blunt also added that he, like many in the GOP, will not even meet with Garland.

“I can barely schedule a call with my son’s math teacher yesterday so probably no,” Blunt said on the meeting.

Right. Because your relationship with your son’s math teacher is so much more important to the American people than selecting the next Justice of the Supreme Court.

Gibbering idiot.

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