Discussion: Grassley Says He Doesn't Care How History Judges His Supreme Court Stance

system1 · February 24, 2016, 10:13pm

Discussion for article #246433

southgaguy · February 24, 2016, 10:14pm

Well guess what asshole, I will not get off your lawn.

blandsten · February 24, 2016, 10:15pm

“I’m here to do my job.”

Fooled me.

ncsteve · February 24, 2016, 10:16pm

“I’m here to do my job.”

A thing which apparently entails refusing to do his job. Because that’s the job the people of his state sent him to Washington to not do.

sniffit · February 24, 2016, 10:19pm

““I’m here to do my job.””

Constitution says your job is to hold hearings and a vote. You simply happen to define your job differently.

Please join Scalia soon.

antisachetdethe · February 24, 2016, 10:20pm

Grassley: “History would be nicer to me if I wasn’t in this Judiciary Committee chair!”

History:

machoneman · February 24, 2016, 10:20pm

I do hope he eats those words!

stephen_maturin · February 24, 2016, 10:23pm

Geez, look at him.

He’s morphing into Jeff Dunham’s Walter.

irasdad · February 24, 2016, 10:25pm

Grassley: “I’m here to do my job.”

Obstructing the President, shilling for crop subsidies, and shrieking about “death panels”.

sysprog · February 24, 2016, 10:26pm

Fine…I hope you also DON’T CARE how we view your reputation because you will go down as a weaselly motherfker who did not give a sweet * about the American people OR the rule of law that you pretended to ‘support’.

candirue · February 24, 2016, 10:26pm

What’s the Matter With Iowa? (That they love senility and stupidity in their pols…)

ploeg · February 24, 2016, 10:28pm

I’m just surprised that Grassley didn’t automatically conclude that we have too many SC justices as it is, like he concluded that we have too many judges on the DC District Court so Obama can’t appoint any replacements to that court.

austinite · February 24, 2016, 10:30pm

I’m loving how they just can’t stop digging! It’s like tourettes for senile politicians!

Please proceed, Sen. Grassley.

charliee · February 24, 2016, 10:32pm

"I don’t care if I ever go down in history,” Grassley said

I don’t either, as long as you go down.

victorabrahamsen · February 24, 2016, 10:35pm

Gandalf? Is that you?

https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/shallnotpassgig.gif

musgrove · February 24, 2016, 10:37pm

"So, if I wanted to obstruct, I could obstruct. But I think this proves we haven’t been doing that.”
meanwhile in completely unrelated news he is blocking the HHS nominee for no good reason.

yeahwhatever · February 24, 2016, 10:37pm

Imagine if RGB dies, there’d be 7 justices with a conservative majority. Even if HRC wins, they might not confirm anyone for years!

maxwellsdemon · February 24, 2016, 10:38pm

That’s Mr. grASShole to you son

skippyflipjack · February 24, 2016, 10:40pm

Did anyone ask him which part of his job he claims to be doing? It’s not the advising, and it’s sure not the consent, so… ?

ruby · February 24, 2016, 10:40pm

I am here to do my job [fill in the blank] by not advancing SCOTUS Nominee.

I am here to do my job for the GOP by not advancing SCOTUS Nominee.

I am here to do my job for Donald Trump by not advancing SCOTUS Nominee.

I am here to do my job for Tea Party by not advancing SCOTUS Nominee.

He cannot say – I am here to do my job as a US Senator by not advancing SCOTUS Nominee.