CNN hacks - I'm amazed that you fail to remind America that Merick Garland

[malaise]

did not even get a hearing

[malaise]

1. Oops she finally mentioned Garland's name

PHEW

[still_one]

2. The republicans decided that no president in their last term should be allowed to nominate a SC

justice.

There is no basis for that

However, there is a basis to reject Gorsuch, and any SC nominee that trump send down, because trump is under investigation for possible collusion with a foreign power to interfere with the election, and no nominees should be allowed until we know all the facts

[malaise]

3. +1,000

[Initech]

4. The republicans are assholes.

They do not honor the constitution, yet they say we must interpret it literally.

[lastlib]

5. (They only say that when it suits their lust for power.)

(Or supports their greed........)

[OldHippieChick]

6. They make up rules as they go so long as it suits their agenda. There is

no surprise their mind-set begat the likes of Cheetohead.

[still_one]

10. You have that one pegged well

[bigbrother05]

15. Except when they don't want to do something

like bring Garland up for a vote

[Proud Liberal Dem]

9. Circumstances don't get any more "extraordinary" than this IMHO

Remember, Democrats dropped their filibustering of judicial nominees to avoid the "nuclear option" under W in the absence of "extraordinary circumstances" in 2005. Between Garland and Trussia, I'd say circumstances are pretty darn "extraordinary"

[rufus dog]

7. MSNBC was bad this morning too

Looks like they got the marching orders. Even when Garland was brought up it was in the BOTH SIDED DO IT mode. There was a lot of Harry Reid started this, ignoring the fact the pubbies refused to move along any judges.

[malaise]

8. The coverage is really poor

I'm going to dig up the Obama judicial appointments at all levels - they gave him hell

[malaise]

16. Of course this ReTHUG loser Ayotte has failed to mention Garland

Kelly Ayotte - a two bit hypocrite

[Skidmore]

11. News channels also seem okay with letting Rs argue

that "elections have consequences," as if President Obama's election was not legitimate so his judicial appointment wasn't either.

[malaise]

12. Two fugging terms to boot

Shakes head

[kerry-is-my-prez]

13. Dems should have been screaming about this for the last year. A mistake. Now the Reps look like

"victims" to the unknowledgeable. The Dems are not good at strategy. You need to have some strategists who understand the "average Americans" mentality.

[malaise]

14. Just saw a clip on Tapper of a Dem Senator reminding them

that ReTHUGs imposed a filibuster on Garland for seven months

[Skidmore]

17. Please enlighten us on

the mentality of the "average American" and when it is okay for Dems to resist the blatant heavy handed cheating of Rs.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

18. I don't know the mentality but that's what we need to figure out. The Reps use psychologists and

propaganda. For some reason, many people inexplicably vote against their interests, don't listen to facts, and believe fake news. Why? And what do we do to fight against it? Most Dems tend to at least make sense with the way they vote.

[mnhtnbb]

20. My psychiatrist husband theorizes that people who vote against their interests are self-destructive

and they identify with someone like Trump who is also self-destructive.

[sharedvalues]

19. For-profit media just repeats what other media say