Obama getting his nomination confirmed is a BFD to Hillary

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

She's promoting herself as the pragmatic, realist, who will reach across the aisle and get things done. But on January 21st, her Presidency will get torpedoed. She'll prove from Day 1 that she cannot accomplish the singular task she's been elected to do: put a liberal (woman, minority, etc..) on the SCOTUS.

[Happyhippychick]

1. It's a big deal for Bernie too, as it should be!

[Renew Deal]

2. I think sometimes people get so riled up by their emotions

That they say things that don't really make sense.

[SidDithers]

7. +1...nt

Sid

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

3. You guys will finally learn what we've been telling you all along

I have no illusions about Bernie. He's even said the following: "They won't like me." and "It's going to take a Political Revolution." which means, we will have to clean house. Moreover, Hillary and the media are painting him as an idealist who has ridiculous expectations and won't accomplish any thing.

I've said all along, neither are going to get didly-poo with this obstructionist congress. But it's Hillary and her supporters who live in a bubble - who have built up this myth around her ability to get things done. Well, if she gets elected, your impenetrable bubble will burst on Day 1.

If Hillary gets elected, Republicans will pick Scalia's replacement.

[DFW]

4. Just like Obama failed to get Sotomayor and Kagan confirmed.

Nothing like sinking the boat before it sails because it might spring a leak some day.

Obama getting his nomination confirmed is a big deal to all of us. It takes the majority away from the radical right until the next vacancy. That is grounds enough to hope it takes place ASAP.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

5. Of course it is, and Obama has THE BEST chance of getting a Justice appointed

[Art_from_Ark]

6. Of course he does, because he's the President, not a candidate

And he'll be President for another 11 months.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

8. But probability ("best chance") starts at 0

Obama's probability is above 0 (we'll have to ask Nate Silver to do the math) and greater than Clinton's.

IMO Obama's chance is 0.005

[B Calm]

9. It's a big deal for the majority of Americans who voted for Obama too!

[DFW]

10. I am more sanguine

Mitch McTurtle may not be up for re-election, but several of his republican cohorts are, and some of them are in swing states where being an asshole on the SCOTUS confirmation can be tossed in their faces on a daily basis by a Democratic challenger. This is Russ Feingold's golden ticket back into the Senate, not that I thought his chances weren't already pretty good to take his seat back.If dolts like Angle in Nevada try again for seats they already lost, even taking the position against holding nomination hearings could sink their chances in the General Election if a weak Republican nominee guarantees Democratic coattails. Seeing as how ALL potential Republican nominees except Kasich are basket cases, only his nomination would cause me any unrest.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

11. And, like Feingold, we will very likely replace Kirk with a Dem, even prior to this

[DFW]

12. Yes, I met Tammy a few years back.

She's got more depth to her than some appear to give her credit for.