(02-15-2016 02:17 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  NBC has apparently already interviewed an "expert" who contends AG Loretta Lynch is the most likely nominee. Have to think that one will not go without a fight from the Senate.

Maybe they'd confirm her if she brings Hillary up on charges as she should. If no Hillary charges, use that as a litmus test of Lynch's inability to put country over team.

(02-15-2016 02:17 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  NBC has apparently already interviewed an "expert" who contends AG Loretta Lynch is the most likely nominee. Have to think that one will not go without a fight from the Senate.

That one wont' happen, not just a fight, but a "hell no" from the Senate.

(02-15-2016 08:50 AM)Smaug Wrote:  McConnell should have kept his little weaselly mouth shut, and waited for a nominee to cross his desk. IMHO.

You'd still say the exact same thing if he had done what you wanted, and I'm no fan of Spineless Mitch.

(02-15-2016 12:37 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  I think it would be in extremely poor taste if Congress attempted to block a Supreme Court Justice for almost a year. The people deserve to have their cases heard.

Robert Bork.

(02-15-2016 09:28 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 12:37 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  I think it would be in extremely poor taste if Congress attempted to block a Supreme Court Justice for almost a year. The people deserve to have their cases heard.

Robert Bork.

Yeah, don't you know that both parties are little children pricks who don't care about anything but themselves....come on now fitbud. OF COURSE the GOP is going to block it until hell freezes over. thats the point of politics in America....Two parties leads to....nothing.

Baaaaahhhh Baaaahhhhh

I've mentioned this compromise already but it doesn't appear unfortunately that the two parties would work together on this at all. Instead we're likely seeing a stalemate.

I'd be disappointed if it's Lynch. To me, that's purely political and Lynch didn't exactly have an easy passage through to be confirmed as Attorney General.

My compromise is Obama approaches Ginsberg about retiring. Lynch could replace her (and she's not the ultra-liberal that Ginsberg is). Put up a moderate of sorts to replace Scalia and tell McConnell that while the court would be moving some to the left, it's not as bad as it could be. The Republicans save face and even if the court moves a bit to the left, they can get it back to the center if they win in November - Stephen Breyer is a likely retiree under the next President (and Kennedy too).

None of this will happen but I think Obama is a better man for doing something like this than putting up some scapegoat whose nomination won't be heard and whose nomination is out there just to rile up a particular voting block.

(02-15-2016 09:34 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:28 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 12:37 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  I think it would be in extremely poor taste if Congress attempted to block a Supreme Court Justice for almost a year. The people deserve to have their cases heard.

Robert Bork.

Yeah, don't you know that both parties and independants are little children pricks who don't care about untying but themselves....come on now fitbud. OF COURSE the GOP is going to block it until hell freezes over. thats the point of politics in America....Two parties leads to....nothing.

Baaaaahhhh Baaaahhhhh

FIFY

(02-15-2016 09:45 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  None of this will happen but I think Obama is a better man for doing something like this than putting up some scapegoat whose nomination won't be heard and whose nomination is out there just to rile up a particular voting block.

Obama isn't that good a man.

(02-15-2016 09:34 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:28 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 12:37 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  I think it would be in extremely poor taste if Congress attempted to block a Supreme Court Justice for almost a year. The people deserve to have their cases heard.

Robert Bork.

Yeah, don't you know that both parties are little children pricks who don't care about untying but themselves....come on now fitbud. OF COURSE the GOP is going to block it until hell freezes over. thats the point of politics in America....Two parties leads to....nothing.

Baaaaahhhh Baaaahhhhh

Settle down there, Gen. DogPound!! Shouldn't you be training a new batch of keyboard warrior tough guys?

(02-15-2016 09:52 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:34 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:28 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 12:37 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  I think it would be in extremely poor taste if Congress attempted to block a Supreme Court Justice for almost a year. The people deserve to have their cases heard.

Robert Bork.

Yeah, don't you know that both parties are little children pricks who don't care about untying but themselves....come on now fitbud. OF COURSE the GOP is going to block it until hell freezes over. thats the point of politics in America....Two parties leads to....nothing.

Baaaaahhhh Baaaahhhhh

Settle down there, Gen. DogPound!! Shouldn't you be training a new batch of keyboard warrior tough guys?

hahahahahahahahahahahahah yeah, i'm the tough guy. Carry on now sheep.

(02-15-2016 10:07 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:52 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:34 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:28 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 12:37 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  I think it would be in extremely poor taste if Congress attempted to block a Supreme Court Justice for almost a year. The people deserve to have their cases heard.

Robert Bork.

Yeah, don't you know that both parties are little children pricks who don't care about untying but themselves....come on now fitbud. OF COURSE the GOP is going to block it until hell freezes over. thats the point of politics in America....Two parties leads to....nothing.

Baaaaahhhh Baaaahhhhh

Settle down there, Gen. DogPound!! Shouldn't you be training a new batch of keyboard warrior tough guys?

hahahahahahahahahahahahah yeah, i'm the tough guy. Carry on now sheep.

I'm confused. Are you a shepherder, or a General in the keyboard warrior tough guy army? Or is it both?

(02-15-2016 10:14 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 10:07 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:52 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:34 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:28 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  Robert Bork.

Yeah, don't you know that both parties are little children pricks who don't care about untying but themselves....come on now fitbud. OF COURSE the GOP is going to block it until hell freezes over. thats the point of politics in America....Two parties leads to....nothing.

Baaaaahhhh Baaaahhhhh

Settle down there, Gen. DogPound!! Shouldn't you be training a new batch of keyboard warrior tough guys?

hahahahahahahahahahahahah yeah, i'm the tough guy. Carry on now sheep.

I'm confused. Are you a shepherder, or a General in the keyboard warrior tough guy army? Or is it both?

All three buddy.

(02-15-2016 10:07 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:52 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:34 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:28 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 12:37 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  I think it would be in extremely poor taste if Congress attempted to block a Supreme Court Justice for almost a year. The people deserve to have their cases heard.

Robert Bork.

Yeah, don't you know that both parties are little children pricks who don't care about untying but themselves....come on now fitbud. OF COURSE the GOP is going to block it until hell freezes over. thats the point of politics in America....Two parties leads to....nothing.

Baaaaahhhh Baaaahhhhh

Settle down there, Gen. DogPound!! Shouldn't you be training a new batch of keyboard warrior tough guys?

hahahahahahahahahahahahah yeah, i'm the tough guy. Carry on now sheep.

You are the nonconformist who is a conformist in thinking they are being nonconforming.

(02-15-2016 11:20 PM)HarmonOliphantOberlanderDevine Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 10:07 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:52 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:34 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:28 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  Robert Bork.

Yeah, don't you know that both parties are little children pricks who don't care about untying but themselves....come on now fitbud. OF COURSE the GOP is going to block it until hell freezes over. thats the point of politics in America....Two parties leads to....nothing.

Baaaaahhhh Baaaahhhhh

Settle down there, Gen. DogPound!! Shouldn't you be training a new batch of keyboard warrior tough guys?

hahahahahahahahahahahahah yeah, i'm the tough guy. Carry on now sheep.

You are the nonconformist who is a conformist in thinking they are being nonconforming.

ummm, okay buddy, whatever you say. I hope your vote goes a long way.

(02-15-2016 11:20 PM)HarmonOliphantOberlanderDevine Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 10:07 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:52 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:34 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:28 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  Robert Bork.

Yeah, don't you know that both parties are little children pricks who don't care about untying but themselves....come on now fitbud. OF COURSE the GOP is going to block it until hell freezes over. thats the point of politics in America....Two parties leads to....nothing.

Baaaaahhhh Baaaahhhhh

Settle down there, Gen. DogPound!! Shouldn't you be training a new batch of keyboard warrior tough guys?

hahahahahahahahahahahahah yeah, i'm the tough guy. Carry on now sheep.

You are the nonconformist who is a conformist in thinking they are being nonconforming.

A Canadian by the name of Geddy Lee once opined, "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice!". Prophetic words indeed! I wonder if he was speaking of Pvt. DogPound?

(02-15-2016 11:23 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 11:20 PM)HarmonOliphantOberlanderDevine Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 10:07 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:52 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:34 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  Yeah, don't you know that both parties are little children pricks who don't care about untying but themselves....come on now fitbud. OF COURSE the GOP is going to block it until hell freezes over. thats the point of politics in America....Two parties leads to....nothing.

Baaaaahhhh Baaaahhhhh

Settle down there, Gen. DogPound!! Shouldn't you be training a new batch of keyboard warrior tough guys?

hahahahahahahahahahahahah yeah, i'm the tough guy. Carry on now sheep.

You are the nonconformist who is a conformist in thinking they are being nonconforming.

ummm, okay buddy, whatever you say. I hope your vote goes a long way.

At least, I am not neglecting a right that brave men died for.

(02-15-2016 09:49 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:45 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  None of this will happen but I think Obama is a better man for doing something like this than putting up some scapegoat whose nomination won't be heard and whose nomination is out there just to rile up a particular voting block.

Obama isn't that good a man.

Turrible human.

(02-15-2016 09:49 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 09:45 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  None of this will happen but I think Obama is a better man for doing something like this than putting up some scapegoat whose nomination won't be heard and whose nomination is out there just to rile up a particular voting block.

Obama isn't that good a man.

what a bunch of sore losers...

How about an actual constructive idea. Obama sits down with Mitch McConnell and they negotiate a candidate acceptable to both sides.

There has to be a least one qualified candidate who is a true centrist and not a right or left wing ideologue. (If there isn't, then we have a much bigger problem in this country than anyone can possibly appreciate.)

(02-15-2016 09:45 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  My compromise is Obama approaches Ginsberg about retiring.

If Ginsberg retires, that'd put the Court at 7, and I'd think that would be the "compromise" for now.

FOX News says that Obama will probably announce a nominee for the slot next week, so I'll give him props for not doing a recess appointment.

One thing I heard that I didn't know... is that if there's the possibility of a 4-4 split in the court decisions, Roberts can simply say, we're not going to cast a vote on this issue until the Court is back to a full compliment of judges in the next session. It basically lets lower court rulings stand for one year, at which point it goes through the whole process all over again at the next SC session. (oral arguments, redebates, etc.)