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22. She may have thought Hillary was a shoo-in like many others did.

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To those who argued it was wrong to suggest RBG should have retired under Obama... [View all] PTWB Sep 2020 OP

Two words. Merrick Garland we can do it Sep 2020 #1

Democrats controlled the Senate until 2015. tritsofme Sep 2020 #10

Exactly. The past is the past but for the future Statistical Sep 2020 #17

Then our idiot fellow Dems stayed home in the midterms, right? Hekate Sep 2020 #18

JUST STOP IT. Have you no decency? Some of us are actually mourning her and trying to honor her hlthe2b Sep 2020 #2

I'm with you. This thread has no place showing up today, of all days. BComplex Sep 2020 #21

Thank you Same. Tanuki Sep 2020 #26

Agree 100%. May we at least have this ChazII Sep 2020 #29

It wasn't up to her to save us from ourselves. TwilightZone Sep 2020 #3

I think RBG would be the first to say the personal is political aikoaiko Sep 2020 #27

The last time we had Obama and a Democratic Senate was 2010. yardwork Sep 2020 #37

Nope. We are going to win in Nov. LakeArenal Sep 2020 #4

They better not tear down her statue DBCooper88 Sep 2020 #5

Hmmmm..... Mrs. Overall Sep 2020 #6

I am one who thought she should have retired marybourg Sep 2020 #7

Agreed. Good point. We can discuss pragmatism and strategy on some future date Statistical Sep 2020 #19

What good does it do looking backwards and figuring out where to place blame? groundloop Sep 2020 #8

If we don't learn from our mistakes ... PTWB Sep 2020 #9

No disagreement about that.... but your OP is about placing blame, not learning. groundloop Sep 2020 #14

We have to act on what is, not what could have been Olafjoy Sep 2020 #11

Being called all sorts of names for being realistic about mortality... BeyondGeography Sep 2020 #12

Who thought Democratic voters would sit home, vote for trump, vote Green, etc., giving us trump? Hoyt Sep 2020 #13

I agree with you DavidDvorkin Sep 2020 #15

Excuse me? I'm to blame for somebody else's retirement decision? yardwork Sep 2020 #16

Did you refuse to vote for HRC? PTWB Sep 2020 #28

Of course not, but that's not what you said. I quote below: yardwork Sep 2020 #31

Why would you dismiss political pragmatism? PTWB Sep 2020 #33

Bullshit. Ginsburg didn't know me from Adam. yardwork Sep 2020 #35

Better brush up on your history there, champ. PTWB Sep 2020 #49

RBG is not yet in the ground Hekate Sep 2020 #20

She may have thought Hillary was a shoo-in like many others did. gulliver Sep 2020 #22

I deeply mourn RBG's passing. And I agree with you. I can do both at once. Squinch Sep 2020 #23

She was 80 and had already survived cancer in 2013 Azathoth Sep 2020 #24

In 2018, she said she wanted to work five more years BeyondGeography Sep 2020 #30

In 2018 Trump was president and the Republicans controlled the Senate. yardwork Sep 2020 #34

Nobody was asking her to retire in 2018 BeyondGeography Sep 2020 #39

2018 was two years ago. What has changed since then? yardwork Sep 2020 #43

Egotism? Wish I could read people's minds. zackymilly Sep 2020 #41

This line of thinking is remarkably similar to saying "Black women will save the Dem party" ... Hekate Sep 2020 #25

Hear, hear. yardwork Sep 2020 #32

That is nonsense. I love Justice Ginsberg and always will but she should Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #38

She hasn't had the opportunity to be replaced since 2010. yardwork Sep 2020 #44

That's just wrong BeyondGeography Sep 2020 #46

We had the Senate until the end of the 2014...she could have been replaced...you don't need the Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #48

I've always kind of felt that people were entitled stopdiggin Sep 2020 #36

Post removed Post removed Sep 2020 #40

What's the point of the board at all, then? PTWB Sep 2020 #42

You really don't listen, do you? yardwork Sep 2020 #45

Well, now. Aren't you just the little ray of sunshine...... Paladin Sep 2020 #47