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In reply to the discussion: Maybe with the vetting of Sandoval for SCOTUS is not the things many liberals to see,.... [View all]Chan790
(20,176 posts)9. If the GOP schedules a hearing, Obama should immediately withdraw Sandoval.
He cannot end up on SCOTUS as an outcome of this. Full stop, end of story.
If Obama wants to play that kind of chess with the GOP, play it with some 70-something nominee (someone like Kay Bailey Hutchison...that would be a master-stroke because blocking her nomination would endanger Ted Cruz's ability to get reelected down the road. KBH has some powerful, wealthy friends in TX.)...not a 51 year old Republican who wants to overturn the ACA, ban wind-and-solar-based alternative energy and believes that regulating Wall St. should be a crime.
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Maybe with the vetting of Sandoval for SCOTUS is not the things many liberals to see,.... [View all]
imanamerican63
Feb 2016
OP
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
Jesus Christ, it's been almost 8 years. Can we drop this '3 dimensional chess' bullshit, please?
Marr
Feb 2016
#23
Cool. Now explain how we unring the bell that a Democratic President should nominate a Republican to
merrily
Feb 2016
#31
Even at that point, the President can withdraw his nomination at any point before confirmation.
Chan790
Feb 2016
#21
We don't need this fscking game of a Democrat considering nominating ANY Republican to the SCOTUS.
merrily
Feb 2016
#32
No, I didn't. But the word "if" connotes that at least a possiblity of something exists
merrily
Feb 2016
#43
It was a brilliant move, but sadly too many here just want to bash the president without using
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#26