I was expecting Sri Srinivasan to be the nominee, so that republicans could insult the Indian community and all the non-christian people to their hearts content.
Or maybe is a situation of the second mouse is the one that gets the cheese.
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It is rare the a Supreme Court nominee dies in the last year of a presidentâs term, and never in the modern era has that vacancy needed to be filled when an opposing party controls the Senate.
I donât expect a lot of editing from TPM articles. But every once in a while it would be nice. Iâm tired of having to re-read sentences two and three times in order to divine the intent of the writer. Did Garland die immediately after he was nominated? That seems more than rare - it would be unprecedented!
I know itâs nit-picky, but it irritates me.
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The underlying assumption is that he wonât be confirmed. So Obama picked a candidate who is in every possible way calculated to undercut every hysterical argument and anxiety they were planning on firing up to put the sheer hypocrisy and pathological cynicism behind McConnellâs move into high relief.
Not 11-D chess. Just pure bare-knuckled realpolitik.
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Lulz.
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I think this is a sign that Obama knows that the GOP is going to take this to the bitter end. Garland may not be progressivesâ favorite by any means, but he is smart, has a long unexceptionable record, and is not certifiably insane. If McConnell and Grassley are unwilling to confirm him, they really have to play the âWe wouldnât confirm Jesus Christ mashed up with John Marshallâ game. And thatâs (we all hope) a senate-losing and white-house-losing move.
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There will be far less to object to since we have white and the XY chromosomes in this nominee.
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Silly me. I thought the phrase ârallying around the possibilityâ meant that they hadnât actually decided to do it yet. I guess i need to bone up on my reading comprehension skillz.
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And that is bad how?
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The only sweeter nomination would be Anita Hill.
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OMG I love that photo
So, whoâs the candidate?
I think people âmisunderestimateâ (as dubya would put it) how partisan Reid can be because heâs soft spoken and doesnât wave his arms around and talk a mile a minute.
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Quiet moral victories?
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Republicans in the Senate will shortly inform Americans that Merrick Garland is the most vile, dangerous, odious and untrustworthy organism birthed by a Homo sapien in the history of the species.
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Ah yes, the kind of victory that accomplishes nothing but lets you tell yourself that you are better than the other guy.
I agree Steve. This President knows what heâs doing and I am amazed how many people here after 7-l/2 years still donât get it
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Welcome to three dimensional chess . Oh I canât wait for the optics of him standing outside a senators offices and being refused an interview .
What am I ? a regular white guy or something already approved by you fools.
Kabllooey to a few Republican brain stems
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Putting him up would have killed any chance he would ever have of being nominated by the next Democratic president.
Iâd like to think Obama is saving him rather than Sri taking himself out of the game. But regardless, Merrickâs willingness to pick up this cross is nothing short of heroic.
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No way? Hereâs a scenario:
The Republicans control the Senate.
Hillary is President.
She nominates Obama.
The Republicans say no, and the position goes unfilled until at least 2021.
It shows Merrick to be a man of principle who respects the Constitution and the Presidentâs clear duty to appoint to the Supreme Court. In contrast, the obstructionists have eagerly seized the opportunity to gain advantage at the cost of trampling the constitution which they purport to hold dear. The upcoming showdown will be ugly â but both the principle and practical effect will be very starkly illustrated.
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