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madaboutharry

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29. It's not blaming the woman.

Reply to mcar (Reply #28)

Fri Jun 24, 2022, 07:44 PM

Jun 2022

It’s being honest. RBG refused to retire because, and she said this herself, “they won’t get someone like me.”

Ginsburg’s stubbornness is the reason Amy Coney Barrett is on the court.

We need to just admit it.

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Poor RBG is spinning in her grave. [View all] Novara Jun 2022 OP

Maybe she should have retired, you think? dem4decades Jun 2022 #1

Exactly blueknight73 Jun 2022 #2

Exactly right...and those Greens, Stein and Sarandan ET AL better STFU...they did this. Demsrule86 Jun 2022 #30

+1 Emile Jun 2022 #4

Yes. David__77 Jun 2022 #6

Yes... Deuce Jun 2022 #7

+1 relayerbob Jun 2022 #12

Right, let's blame the woman mcar Jun 2022 #28

It's not blaming the woman. madaboutharry Jun 2022 #29

Yep. She should have doused her ego in baby formula and RETIRED. JanMichael Jun 2022 #32

It's not blaming anyone it's simply pointing out what being idealistic cost PTWB Jun 2022 #33

She should have retired during President Obama's presidency ecstatic Jun 2022 #3

I disagree. COL Mustard Jun 2022 #9

Rephrased FBaggins Jun 2022 #34

Okay. dem4decades Jun 2022 #38

She KNEW how it would end. elleng Jun 2022 #5

I agree with the other posts- she stayed on too long calguy Jun 2022 #8

clarence, alito, and F'n TRAITOR**'s unholy trio. They ALL must go. niyad Jun 2022 #13

Yep (re: Clarence) ecstatic Jun 2022 #14

She also thought the other justices were friends RANDYWILDMAN Jun 2022 #10

Lotta people coming out of the woodwork AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2022 #11

no Skittles Jun 2022 #15

Sure AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2022 #16

glad you agree Skittles Jun 2022 #22

Thank you speaking up. Just A Box Of Rain Jun 2022 #25

Sadly, not surprising AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2022 #31

They should be shitting on McConnell and Trump, but apparently that's a bridge too far for some emulatorloo Jun 2022 #18

If that's what you call stating the obvious BeyondGeography Jun 2022 #20

Keep blaming Dems AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2022 #21

It's a 6-3 Court because we fumbled two seats BeyondGeography Jun 2022 #23

It's a 6-3 court because a bloc of voters were butthurt AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2022 #24

Yet that's not blaming Dems FBaggins Jun 2022 #35

Where did I say Dems? AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2022 #36

People who would have voted for Hillary but didn't show up FBaggins Jun 2022 #37

Oh for fuck's sake. This is not RBG's fault. Novara Jun 2022 #17

It's sick AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2022 #19

EXACTLY. Even if she had retired & been replaced with another like-minded Justice... dixiechiken1 Jun 2022 #26

Absolutely. That was fucked up to hell. Novara Jun 2022 #39

100% BradAllison Jun 2022 #41

She still should have retired when President Obama was in office ArnoldLayne Jun 2022 #27

WHAT DIFFERENCE WOULD THAT HAVE MADE? Novara Jun 2022 #40

Depends when she retired Polybius Jun 2022 #42

Please continue to blame RBG for this mess Novara Jun 2022 #43

No shit, right?!? dixiechiken1 Jun 2022 #44

Thank you Novara Jun 2022 #46

Oh,I'm not blaming us at all Polybius Jun 2022 #45