Justice Scalia dead

[Rumline]

I'm in favor of accepting Obama's nomination, delaying the hearings and then Borking him or her. Could easily stretch this out without the perception of blatant obstructionalism.

Exactly. There are many tools in the toolbox which do not have such negative PR consequences. However these require ensuring that Republicans are all on the same page and will not cross the aisle "to be nice" or something stupid like that.

[davsel]

Exactly. There are many tools in the toolbox which do not have such negative PR consequences. However these require ensuring that Republicans are all on the same page and will not cross the aisle "to be nice" or something stupid like that.

Reality is that they are all on the same page - the Liberal page. What have the Republicans done since we gave them the House in 2012 and the Senate in 2014? Not one damn thing that the Dems would oppose.
Who cares if we upset Obama and his supporters? Last I checked, they don't vote Republican anyway. Let them be pissed.
The problem is, the Republicans in office don't want to upset the Dems in office. They are all in it together.

[HoneyBadger]

I'm in favor of accepting Obama's nomination, delaying the hearings and then Borking him or her. Could easily stretch this out without the perception of blatant obstructionalism.

Just look at how long Hillary's criminal trial email hearings are taking. Hell, we're still investigating Benghazi and that was more than 2 years ago. Seems par for the course.

[jslo]

While this is partially true, there's those pesky independents you're trying to swing.

[davsel]

When the shoe was on the other foot, the Dems didn't give a damn who got pissed and it didn't hurt their elections one bit.
Independents in name only - 95% of them consistently vote for the same side every election despite their lack of affiliation.

Reality:
The Dem politicians do the liberal dirty work while the Repub politicians fake being upset about it and make excuses as to why they can't stop it.
However, when we give the Repub politicians control, they continue to make excuses and do nothing to stop it.
It is about to happen again with this appointment.

All just a big show.

[HoneyBadger]

When the shoe was on the other foot, the Dems didn't give a damn who got pissed and it didn't hurt their elections one bit.
Independents in name only - 95% of them consistently vote for the same side every election despite their lack of affiliation.

Reality:
The Dem politicians do the liberal dirty work while the Repub politicians fake being upset about it and make excuses as to why they can't stop it.
All just a big show.

And didn't we just hijack your whole Trump thread to explain that to you? And you think Trump is going to fix that? You think Trump would nominate someone as constitutionally conservative as Scalia?

[KestrelBike]

You think Trump would nominate someone as constitutionally conservative as Scalia?

Ah c'mon, he totally said that's exactly what he wants to do!!! What's not to believe?

[davsel]

You "hijack" a "whole Trump" thread to talk about Libertarians.
Then come here to talk about Trump?

I thought this thread was about Scalia's death.

You really should consider starting your own threads. Seems like you need to vent.

[HoneyBadger]

You "hijack" a "whole Trump" thread to talk about Libertarians.
Then come here to talk about Trump?

I thought this thread was about Scalia's death.

You really should consider starting your own threads. Seems like you need to vent.

Just pointing out your hypocrisy.

Go ahead and call me a liar and threaten to sue me like Trump would.

[davsel]

Just pointing out your hypocrisy.

Go ahead and call me a liar and threaten to sue me like Trump would.

Nah, I'll just keep pushing the buttons of those who take this circus too seriously. It amuses me.