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brush

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44. Obama wants to get a nomination through but he's not agreeing to wait . . .
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 11:56 PM
Mar 2016

Last edited Thu Mar 17, 2016, 12:46 AM - Edit history (1)

until after the election. If he wanted to go along with the repugs he would wait until after the election to nominate a judge.

He's putting forth Garland, the least objection choice he could make, to publicly put pressure on the obstructionists in the Senate to act before the election — especially the one third of the senators that are up for election.

Heard it...not sure I buy it. DrToast Mar 2016 #1
I don't know, either. Time will tell. nt COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #42
How does she know this??? a kennedy Mar 2016 #2
It's Totenberg's story. COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #12
Thanks..... a kennedy Mar 2016 #22
I heard that story on "Thom Hartman". There is no deal. brush Mar 2016 #29
I'm not sure that there's no deal. Totenberg was COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #34
Obama wants to get a nomination through but he's not agreeing to wait . . . brush Mar 2016 #44
Dubious, but even so, weak R Senators up for re-election may push for hearings & vote anyway. nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #3
Bull Shit !! jaysunb Mar 2016 #4
And not a very good one back then. She leans Republican, but I think she should asjr Mar 2016 #16
This doesn't belong in LBN. PSPS Mar 2016 #5
Because? COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #10
since you asked - LBN statement of purpose... msongs Mar 2016 #45
Because right now its only a rumor and for all we know the Kochs could have planted the story cstanleytech Mar 2016 #46
Your link is broken. nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #6
No link yet. Just heard it on MSNBC. COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #9
Malaise does these threads do much better. nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #11
??? COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #13
No, malaise would have just posted "Turn on Maddow now!". n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2016 #27
And if I'm Hillary or Bernie? geomon666 Mar 2016 #7
If this is the way our country is being run, it's already over. enough Mar 2016 #8
I doubt this is true..I can't believe Obama would do this. mountain grammy Mar 2016 #14
No comment from me on its veracity. The reporter COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #41
Hard to believe houston16revival Mar 2016 #15
Obama deal with GOP Pantagruelsmember Mar 2016 #17
Bull LynnTTT Mar 2016 #18
Long time ago in a world far away..... 7962 Mar 2016 #19
I'm not doing anything but reporting what was said COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #35
Kagen August 7, 2010, Sotomayor August 8, 2009. Both approved by a Democratic Senate. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #43
I hope not. Wud be 1 other lousy deal. Thinking today how do we start a write-in of enough volume... highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #20
I would not be surprised by this. TM99 Mar 2016 #21
Unfortunately, I completely agree. nt COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #36
Obama is likeable, so we keep forgetting that he is not really a progressive elljay Mar 2016 #50
If that's the deal Obama reached, it's the worst deal I've ever heard. MillennialDem Mar 2016 #23
Yep. COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #38
I don't know if Obama made that deal or not. But it makes a lot of sense that totodeinhere Mar 2016 #24
This is no "deal" Zambero Mar 2016 #25
Don't You Get It Yet? billhicks76 Mar 2016 #47
If Clinton wins the Presidency and the Democrats take back the Senate ... SFnomad Mar 2016 #26
I think it was a good election year move. Again, Obama is the adult in the room. alfredo Mar 2016 #30
What he has done ... I agree SFnomad Mar 2016 #32
Obama loves playing rope a dope. alfredo Mar 2016 #33
Doesn't really make sense Blasphemer Mar 2016 #28
Republicans rejecting a moderate judge makes them look even worse. alfredo Mar 2016 #31
Do not trust Rep. leadership to keep kiranon Mar 2016 #37
Doesn't really hurt them. If Democrats win in November COLGATE4 Mar 2016 #39
Hillary Will Select A Centrist billhicks76 Mar 2016 #48
Even If True colsohlibgal Mar 2016 #40
Younger...exactly billhicks76 Mar 2016 #49
locking no link and azurnoir Mar 2016 #51
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