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You are very accommodating Trajan Feb 2016 #1
Triangulating with the GOP is what the public is sick of! They've already HAD IT with the TPP! cascadiance Feb 2016 #2
Yeah. Let's nominate someone even more extreme than Scalia, then we will have the Republicans GoneFishin Feb 2016 #28
Um, you may want to rethink your theory mythology Feb 2016 #36
A leak of a name is not a nomination brush Feb 2016 #4
"The president is no dummy." You and Imanamerican are so right! Hortensis Feb 2016 #7
+1 DetlefK Feb 2016 #17
Jesus Christ, it's been almost 8 years. Can we drop this '3 dimensional chess' bullshit, please? Marr Feb 2016 #23
Almost 8 years and you can drop that crap too. brush Feb 2016 #24
+1. Yes he is a moderate Republican. GoneFishin Feb 2016 #29
Some will never drop it--and that right there IS the 13 dimensional chess win. merrily Feb 2016 #30
How the hell is nominating a Republican to the SCOTUS bench even triangulating? merrily Feb 2016 #6
the triangle has collapsed into a singualrity tk2kewl Feb 2016 #12
We've "progressived" from triangle to pinpoint. merrily Feb 2016 #13
Yeah, That's the ticket! Go with that. merrily Feb 2016 #3
They look bad even if they only agree to hold hearings Dale Neiburg Feb 2016 #5
This was my point that was making! imanamerican63 Feb 2016 #8
Cool. Now explain how we unring the bell that a Democratic President should nominate a Republican to merrily Feb 2016 #31
If the GOP schedules a hearing, Obama should immediately withdraw Sandoval. Chan790 Feb 2016 #9
No need to withdraw him as he won't be nominated in the first place. LonePirate Feb 2016 #10
I am leaning toward the "trial balloon" explanation. femmocrat Feb 2016 #16
Obama nominates, a hearing is scheduled, and B2G Feb 2016 #15
Or he nominates him and they call his bluff madville Feb 2016 #18
Better still. B2G Feb 2016 #19
I hope you Old Codger Feb 2016 #22
Even at that point, the President can withdraw his nomination at any point before confirmation. Chan790 Feb 2016 #21
Too slow!! Chan790 Feb 2016 #20
We don't need this fscking game of a Democrat considering nominating ANY Republican to the SCOTUS. merrily Feb 2016 #32
No, you're right, we don't. Chan790 Feb 2016 #35
Committed? How is he committed? How is he bound? merrily Feb 2016 #38
You clearly missed the word "if" there. Chan790 Feb 2016 #42
No, I didn't. But the word "if" connotes that at least a possiblity of something exists merrily Feb 2016 #43
Very smart -- assuming he wants the Democrats to lose in November nichomachus Feb 2016 #11
And if the Democrats refuse to confirm him B2G Feb 2016 #14
Please note: Obama is not nominating Sandoval Bucky Feb 2016 #25
Thank you! Because I. JUST. CAN'T. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #27
Please note: it stinks, no matter why he did it. merrily Feb 2016 #33
Yes. It's PR. It's giving GOPrs a chance to look stupid Bucky Feb 2016 #39
Poster, please. That is so unimportant compared to the damage it's done. merrily Feb 2016 #40
It was a brilliant move, but sadly too many here just want to bash the president without using Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #26
Oh, please. The only lack of criticial thinking skills is on the part of those that knee jerk merrily Feb 2016 #34
I have no problem with Obama CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #37
IMO, you should have a huge problem with just the mention of it. merrily Feb 2016 #41
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