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Ridiculous. Turtle was not going to let confirmation hearings under any circumstances. Trust Buster Jul 2018 #1
So you're cool with him not even mentioning it at the convention? BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #2
That was not Clift's main point. Please read the OP. That was after the fact and would have changed Trust Buster Jul 2018 #6
I read it BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #7
Nope. That was after the fact. That would have changed nothing. Trust Buster Jul 2018 #8
Resistance is futile BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #9
It was basic math. The Republicans controlled the Senate and would not allow the nomination to Trust Buster Jul 2018 #11
He had the right to nominate anyone he wanted and to fight as hard as he could for his nominee BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #16
It seems to be a wrong impression to have to believe treestar Jul 2018 #24
The pick was only going to be brought back to life if we won the GE BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #28
The voters were not a factor at the time treestar Jul 2018 #29
That's ridiculous EffieBlack Jul 2018 #77
I second heaven05 Jul 2018 #230
You are forgetting the 1964 Civil Rights Act. former9thward Jul 2018 #158
88th Congress treestar Jul 2018 #179
+1000 Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #168
Obama could have done a recess appointment lancelyons Jul 2018 #233
Please do some research EffieBlack Jul 2018 #236
I could be wrong but there was a recess starting Jan 3 2017. Perhaps Im not the one needing to do lancelyons Jul 2018 #239
I've already done my research on this. I know what I'm talking about. EffieBlack Jul 2018 #240
Well it looks like you have done your research. COngrats.. I still think that 3-4 months lancelyons Jul 2018 #243
Math is more powerful than talking uponit7771 Jul 2018 #64
Well, some where in between zipplewrath Jul 2018 #18
The Comey letter won trump the election, no doubt, but one thing... brush Jul 2018 #56
Tend to yes zipplewrath Jul 2018 #60
That's the conventional wisdom but I don't believe that there was... brush Jul 2018 #69
The goals didn't need it zipplewrath Jul 2018 #71
You actually believe they had the capability to get into those rolls... brush Jul 2018 #78
How would they? zipplewrath Jul 2018 #84
You may call it conspiracy theory but you may be into denial... brush Jul 2018 #92
First those are two different systems mythology Jul 2018 #91
Oh, please. Google the election official in Wisconsin itself who... brush Jul 2018 #95
You mean this? zipplewrath Jul 2018 #107
So seals were tampered with, there were anomalities... brush Jul 2018 #110
Not seals zipplewrath Jul 2018 #114
Anything about the election officiai? brush Jul 2018 #120
Not that I found zipplewrath Jul 2018 #136
You may recall, it was an election official during the Walker election... brush Jul 2018 #140
You of course have a reference zipplewrath Jul 2018 #144
Why do you think that Mueller has taken so long to find out that "the Russians wouldn't bother?" ehrnst Jul 2018 #133
Because there's years of material zipplewrath Jul 2018 #135
"The suspicion is..." ehrnst Jul 2018 #148
Trump zipplewrath Jul 2018 #163
Where did I say Russia "was changing votes." That's your strawman, and you keep on attacking it.... ehrnst Jul 2018 #215
Who benefits from quashing the idea that Russians directly interfered with the election? Cha Jul 2018 #193
She was on the ground in PA and MI in the final week. As well as FL, NC and AZ. StevieM Jul 2018 #122
Yes, this.... eom sprinkleeninow Jul 2018 #201
Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2018 #134
Excellent logic on your part. saidsimplesimon Jul 2018 #90
You have a bizarre anti obama bent so no surprise you blame him BannonsLiver Jul 2018 #51
I find excessive fealty to be bizarre BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #62
Excessive fealty to promoting RW talking points BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #100
I agree. nt cwydro Jul 2018 #101
But how many voters know who Garland is? treestar Jul 2018 #145
The Democratic Party should have made sure... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #195
Rethugs don't have to do anything to get their voters to the polls treestar Jul 2018 #223
It may matter to independents and pro-choice Rs. SMC22307 Jul 2018 #231
It is not the same treestar Jul 2018 #235
They're rabid because the GOP, right-wing media... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #238
Who should he have nominated? dawg day Jul 2018 #228
Because if he had mentioned it at the convention that would have made a difference? EffieBlack Jul 2018 #75
Well said!!!!!!!!!!!!! tonyt53 Jul 2018 #157
Amen Effie JustAnotherGen Jul 2018 #229
You ought to be Obama's retroactive Chief of Staff with that 20/20 hindsight Blue_Tires Jul 2018 #146
Lame BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #149
Well to be fair, I see nothing in this thread warranting any more Blue_Tires Jul 2018 #218
Actually, there has already been almost as much energy expended in this thread BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #221
At least by you ... EffieBlack Jul 2018 #237
What exactly was he supposed to do about it? Freddie Jul 2018 #3
Yes, let blame Pres O Iliyah Jul 2018 #4
Why not Loki Liesmith Jul 2018 #126
Yeah, for reality.. not some fantasy bullshit thrown out Cha Jul 2018 #165
Why ya hittin' yourself, Obama? Why ya hittin' yourself? Orsino Jul 2018 #5
Like D Rump blaming Obama for Putin invading Crimea. Mc Mike Jul 2018 #12
With a different candidate nonviolence9 Jul 2018 #10
Thank you BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #13
Garland was a centrist candidate. milestogo Jul 2018 #14
No NewJeffCT Jul 2018 #33
I wonder if they're regretting their lack of support now Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2018 #79
If there had been a huge pushback from the beginning NewJeffCT Jul 2018 #86
You're living in fantasy land EffieBlack Jul 2018 #102
That's a legitimate point of argument BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #106
The average voter wouldn't have known who the hell "Merrick Garland" was BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #127
And how would that make a difference? Renew Deal Jul 2018 #202
Nothing like revisionist history, is there? EffieBlack Jul 2018 #222
welcome to DU gopiscrap Jul 2018 #206
Ahhhh... ODS shit stirring courtesy of someone who is past her "best by" date.... BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #15
"... past her best-by date..." --- HA! :-D NurseJackie Jul 2018 #17
Haven't heard much out of her in a bunch of years BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #19
Careful... JaneQPublic Jul 2018 #23
The "Dem leadership and many of its leading POTUS candidates." are not "journalists". BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #26
Past her "best by" date comes across as pretty misogynistic. n/t Coventina Jul 2018 #25
Is she not a "she"? BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #27
No, I'm saying that declaring a woman is past her "best by" date is Coventina Jul 2018 #30
If a fucking "man" had written that I would have said the same damn thing BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #32
If you are criticizing her career then do that. Coventina Jul 2018 #34
Yes I am cricizing her article and her modus operandi behind writing it BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #39
That's fine. Just don't phrase your criticism in misogynistic terms. Coventina Jul 2018 #44
Judging by some of the responses here BannonsLiver Jul 2018 #55
I thot elenora went see ya l8r, bye-bye. 🤔 sprinkleeninow Jul 2018 #203
I have to seriously wonder what an R president would have done in identical circumstances. Crunchy Frog Jul 2018 #20
They are better at leveraging the Court to mobilize their voters BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #21
There is nothing they could do if they didn't have power and now that Collins and Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #154
A sitting R president would certainly have made a gigantic stink out of it. Crunchy Frog Jul 2018 #173
Someone else could have mentioned it treestar Jul 2018 #22
Exactly BannonsLiver Jul 2018 #52
Bernie Sanders "mentioned" him, saying he would withdraw his nomination EffieBlack Jul 2018 #175
And, someone just jumped on the Cha Jul 2018 #184
These people are hilarious, had Obama gone on Fox treestar Jul 2018 #224
+1000 (nt) ehrnst Jul 2018 #216
The fact that tRump was elected by 60million+ American NoMoreRepugs Jul 2018 #31
Better Believe It! MrsCoffee Jul 2018 #35
+1 Tarheel_Dem Jul 2018 #137
lol! treestar Jul 2018 #180
This message was self-deleted by its author NCTraveler Jul 2018 #36
We can blame Obama for 50 years, but it isn't going to change a darn thing. Hoyt Jul 2018 #37
Say what you want. It's on the tip of your tongue. NCTraveler Jul 2018 #38
I saw what you wrote BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #40
What I wrote was spot on and I wish it would stand. NCTraveler Jul 2018 #41
Unhide your post then BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #42
I don't view racism as a game. NCTraveler Jul 2018 #43
A phrase you obviously desperately want me to say BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #45
Trashing Obama is your legitimate issue of the day. Solid. NCTraveler Jul 2018 #46
Filling Scalia's seat couldn't have been handled better BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #47
What is it Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2018 #48
For god's sake at least put the blame where it belongs and that's with McConnell. Vinca Jul 2018 #49
Come on. The whole premise of this piece is bullshit. jmowreader Jul 2018 #50
READ THIS RIGHT NOW ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ POST #50 Wwcd Jul 2018 #58
I think you missed most of the article zipplewrath Jul 2018 #61
Grassley is NOT the Majority Leader of the Senate BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #68
I understand zipplewrath Jul 2018 #70
Do you guys not get it? BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #73
Take it down a notch zipplewrath Jul 2018 #80
I don't need to take ANYTHING "down a notch" BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #85
Less caffeine. zipplewrath Jul 2018 #109
Bullshit. No, as a black woman, I'm going to give you MORE "Maxine" BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #116
THIS! EffieBlack Jul 2018 #178
+1 uponit7771 Jul 2018 #185
Mahalo, BRDS! You have to go all Maxine Cha Jul 2018 #191
Actuakky, BRDS IS one of the smartest, most knowledgeable people on DU EffieBlack Jul 2018 #177
They don't want to get it. They're determined, Cha Jul 2018 #83
Mahalo Cha! BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #87
Sure, cause Grassley didnt punk him Cosmocat Jul 2018 #138
As was pointed out zipplewrath Jul 2018 #143
McConnell may be the arch villian in all this, at least on this side of... brush Jul 2018 #72
Best. Post. Ever. EffieBlack Jul 2018 #104
The ignorance of Eleanor Cliff is astounding and surprising. still_one Jul 2018 #161
Not surprising to me.. Cha Jul 2018 #174
Once again a Democrat is blamed for a GOP bad action...not listening to this person again...tired of Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #53
Well, actually zipplewrath Jul 2018 #66
After we lost the house it didn't matter. And they plotted against him in inauguration day... Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #89
Oh, it mattered zipplewrath Jul 2018 #108
"Remember sequestration?" BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #119
Sequestration was a disaster for us...no one thought the GOP would got for it...but it Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #153
Actually, I think they thought the GOP would buckle zipplewrath Jul 2018 #164
I thought when defense was impacted they would too...but the extreme right are not typical Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #166
Yup zipplewrath Jul 2018 #169
The whole thing is infuriating budkin Jul 2018 #54
Let's attack Obama... but LEAVE JILL STEIN ALONE!!!!! MrsCoffee Jul 2018 #57
The ridiculousness is glaring isn't it. Just dinner among friends, they said. Wwcd Jul 2018 #63
Good point. Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #167
It is a fantasy to think anyone would have gotten a hearing Renew Deal Jul 2018 #59
Are you fucking kidding me? ismnotwasm Jul 2018 #65
Obama did the right thing. tman Jul 2018 #67
If he had appointed a liberal darling, GOP would have fought them just as hard EffieBlack Jul 2018 #182
Bullshit EffieBlack Jul 2018 #74
Garland offered pretty much zero political value BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #76
Bullshit again EffieBlack Jul 2018 #98
Obama could have nominated Dick "Darth" Cheney for the seat BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #113
No...you're the only one who has been paying attention BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #115
Read this post BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #117
I see your side of the argument, it's complicated radius777 Jul 2018 #190
True ismnotwasm Jul 2018 #88
turtle* KNEW, didn't he, that HRC would not be elected. sprinkleeninow Jul 2018 #205
Clift is right sfwriter Jul 2018 #81
You can't change MATH. BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #96
Yeah, he should have caught on by 2010. sfwriter Jul 2018 #118
No, the scaredy cat Democrats should have stopped running away from him in 2010 BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #121
Agreed sfwriter Jul 2018 #123
Good point! nt Raine Jul 2018 #245
Garland should have been a recess appointment. Meadowoak Jul 2018 #82
The Senate did NOT go into "recess" and no longer does BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #93
Thanks for that research, BRDS! I was Cha Jul 2018 #103
The "recess appointment" talking point keeps coming up over and over BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #125
WTF is this? Unless someone can come up with a credible, workable alternative to what happened..... George II Jul 2018 #94
Don't you know? EffieBlack Jul 2018 #105
... BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #130
Good ones, thanks. George II Jul 2018 #142
Self reflection... disillusioned73 Jul 2018 #97
Revisionist history and gaslighting isn't 'self-reflection' emulatorloo Jul 2018 #111
Your right.. disillusioned73 Jul 2018 #129
SS and stein do own a big chunk of trump. Cha Jul 2018 #187
Everyone's just so upset we're all playing the blame game MariaCSR Jul 2018 #99
Why should I buy that the left would've been galvanized with Kelly? Drunken Irishman Jul 2018 #112
WOW - So what Clift and many here are saying is that...... tman Jul 2018 #124
What office is Obama running for again? SHRED Jul 2018 #128
Seems that BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #132
The evil smirk on the face of Mitch McConnell this morining at the press conference is the mfcorey1 Jul 2018 #131
What a ridiculous commentary. brer cat Jul 2018 #139
I don't think you can get mad at him for being who he is. Tatiana Jul 2018 #141
Very fair BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #150
Nice to see that there is no crisis that some useful idiot pundits Blue_Tires Jul 2018 #147
+1 emulatorloo Jul 2018 #156
Sadly, I think PDittie Jul 2018 #151
Yeah, I'm sure you do. Cha Jul 2018 #159
The only word that would have moved McConnell was arch-conservative. Thomas Hurt Jul 2018 #152
It's obamas fault that republicans are racist JI7 Jul 2018 #155
Exactly! H2O Man Jul 2018 #160
The REAL reason we are in the situation we are today is because JUST ENOUGH of SOME self- identified still_one Jul 2018 #162
+infinity BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #181
Ain't this the truth!!!!! tonyt53 Jul 2018 #188
She should have saved it for the next McLaughlin show. nt ucrdem Jul 2018 #170
Hey Eleanor! blogslut Jul 2018 #171
And, there it is! Yeah, up there on her Cha Jul 2018 #172
And remember Obama caved to Fox in 08 EndGOPPropaganda Jul 2018 #176
Ooooouuuuu! Ya'll pile on President Obama right Cha Jul 2018 #183
People are NOT aware EndGOPPropaganda Jul 2018 #197
What Ever. I've seen some wild bull Cha Jul 2018 #200
Oh, Good Lord. Really? EffieBlack Jul 2018 #192
No. He tried to block them, then caved EndGOPPropaganda Jul 2018 #196
Yeah, in your mind you blame it all Cha Jul 2018 #198
No I blame the Republicans EndGOPPropaganda Jul 2018 #199
It was simple over-confidence. Obama did not lobby hard for Garland because jg10003 Jul 2018 #186
President Obama's nominee was Cha Jul 2018 #189
And that was a reasonable position at that time treestar Jul 2018 #225
Totally right andytheteacher Jul 2018 #241
"If she hadn't dressed so provocatively, she wouldn't have been raped"... regnaD kciN Jul 2018 #194
Well that's water under the bridge. Look where we are now. YOHABLO Jul 2018 #204
Clift is correct, DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #207
Oh Bull.. President Obama was expoonentially Cha Jul 2018 #208
I disagree DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #209
Don't care.. you're wrong and so is Eleanor Cha Jul 2018 #211
I learned the term "fatal flaw" when DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #217
The color of his skin was the cause of their blatant partisanship treestar Jul 2018 #227
What was he supposed to do? Send in the Marshals? FFS..... NT Adrahil Jul 2018 #219
It's the only way for the first black president and you know it treestar Jul 2018 #226
Bullshit. Not going to read the article, but I hope ecstatic Jul 2018 #210
I'll tell you this, ecstatic.. Eleanor Cha Jul 2018 #212
exactly! nt ecstatic Jul 2018 #244
This author argues Hillary did more good by losing than winning. moriah Jul 2018 #213
talk about blaming the victim ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #214
Screw Clift, she's long ceased being relevant, like the rest of the McLaugh In Group. nt. Mc Mike Jul 2018 #220
I know Eleanor, have known her for years. She's not writing to please you. DFW Jul 2018 #242
Your friendship with her means as little to me as your unfriendliness to me. Mc Mike Jul 2018 #246
Be honest this is the democrat way lancelyons Jul 2018 #232
I agree with that BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #234
Welcome to DU, lancelyons. Quick tip: try to avoid using "democrat" as an adjective. VOX Jul 2018 #248
His biggest "failing" was believing that the other side Bettie Jul 2018 #247
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