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57. People start threads touting Warren and Sanders...

Reply to WhaTHellsgoingonhere (Reply #50)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 08:41 PM

Apr 2015

I don't go in them and take a rhetorical dump...It just upsets people... I did point out that except for his IWR vote Lincoln Chafee isn't all that different than the other New England Republicans , Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, and imho, is a lot less progressive than Hillary Clinton. I also pointed out that Jim Webb isn't all that progressive either...

I took exception to two things in this thread

-the suggestion that HRC is going to appoint centrist justices when her record in that area suggests anything but.

-and a third party candidate can actually be elected president

I'm sorry we got off on the wrong track but I would be less than candid if I said I didn't see the thread as a thinly veiled call out...

Wouldn't a more honest premise be that a person who voted against Alito and Roberts and implicitly voted for Breyer and Ginsburg is going to appoint liberal justices as opposed to "those that straddle the difference between the two parties"?

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How liberal would Hillary's Supreme Court picks be? [View all] wheniwasincongress Apr 2015 OP

Light years more liberal than any fucking Republican's PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #1

Yup. Agschmid Apr 2015 #2

Exactly. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #5

Yep wheniwasincongress Apr 2015 #30

And, they would be voting with SCJ Sotomayor, Kagan, Ginsburg, and Breyer. Cha Apr 2015 #64

Here are the ages of the current SCOTUS justices Gothmog Apr 2015 #72

Thank you, Gothmog. There's no question we need a Dem President for so many reasons.. 'course Cha Apr 2015 #83

You got that right! /nt workinclasszero Apr 2015 #89

Good question. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #3

Not very liberal on economic issues. I'm not taking any chances to find out. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #4

I don't give a rat's derriere who anybody votes for DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #7

When the winner of the primary loses the general, it's the fault of her supporters for choosing her. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #8

Nader voters in Florida (and in general) deserve blame for what happened to Gore Renew Deal Apr 2015 #11

oh, here we go with the same old insults. Do you really think these intimidation tactics liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #12

This thread... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #18

You know, it won't be long before Hillary's Angry Army starts to... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #26

Since you are throwing out insults DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #31

The LOUDEST Hillary backers here are so nasty but have the thinnest skin WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #36

Don't expect me to be your pinata. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #38

Here's my new graphic! Like it? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #43

It's okay... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #46

I haven't gotten an answer to this. Will you try? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #50

Ask a purple state person. Agschmid Apr 2015 #53

People start threads touting Warren and Sanders... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #57

good post! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #79

I love you graphic! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #76

Hey! I "found" (wink wink) one more graphic. Like it? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #54

... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #62

You might actually win a game for the Bears! greatauntoftriplets Apr 2015 #56

Your interlocutor thinks a Nader can actually win... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #14

You are an angry person aren't you? You go ahead and insult me all you want. I have better things to liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #17

If you are going to insult somebody it's really nasty to use a passive aggressive approach to do so. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #19

The OP asked a very simple, straight forward question. How in God's name was this simple question liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #20

Does this sound like a question or a premise? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #21

Hillary is a pretty central kind a Democrat. Some people like that about her. Personally I don't liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #22

She voted against the nominations of Samuel Alito and John Roberts. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #24

Just last year she was quoted as saying she thinks marriage equality issues should be left to the liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #28

Way to ignore everything I wrote DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #37

This is where we simply disagree which I'm okay with. I'm not sure you can be okay with just liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #40

I demonstrated there is nothing in her record that suggests she would appoint "centrist" justices DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #42

Wow. That was almost not insulting. Good try though. liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #44

TY. You as well./NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #48

Good point about Ginsburg woolldog Apr 2015 #85

I really have no interest in trashing Bernie. I appreciate his sincerity and passion. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #86

So let's be sure here. Scootaloo Apr 2015 #61

Not Nader's fault. It's partly the fault of those redstateblues Apr 2015 #80

I'd be more worried about the two hundred thousand Democrats who went for Bush Scootaloo Apr 2015 #87

Alito and Roberts gave us Citizens United and the gutting of the Voting Rights Act Gothmog Apr 2015 #70

HRC voted against Their nominations: DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #73

I know Gothmog Apr 2015 #74

It's hard to derail a SCOTUS pick or Cabinet choice because of the presumption ... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #75

You are correct-it is hard to kill a SCOTUS nominee Gothmog Apr 2015 #78

John Tower's DOD nomination was killed... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #81

There are some stories about John Tower that explains why his nomination was killed Gothmog Apr 2015 #82

Yes./NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #84

Abe Fortas was actually on the Court when he was nominated by LBJ for Chief Justice in 1968 Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #90

It sure sounds like you give a rat's derriere who anybody votes for. liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #10

why don't you and pal please tell the rest of us DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #13

My candidate may not win the primary or the general. I do not base my vote on who will win. liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #15

Your pal said this mythical third party candidate will win in 2016. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #16

Translation: I usually flush my vote down the toilet from my high horse. FSogol Apr 2015 #23

Folks should be able to vote for whomever they want... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #27

Completely Agree. Wanting America to turn into a liberal paradise overnight is FSogol Apr 2015 #29

Yeah DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #6

I could see her asking Scalia to retire just so she can nominate him again Renew Deal Apr 2015 #9

Democratic Primary is Labor vs Banksters and Wall Street WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #25

Well, yeah, but... tularetom Apr 2015 #32

It's not that economic issues trump everything. It's that you cannot separate economic liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #35

pretty much the same as any democrat: as liberal as the senate would allow. unblock Apr 2015 #33

Whoever they are, they'll need to be confirmed. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #34

Russ Feingold is my dreamy SCOTUS pick. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #41

Our party needs people like him, absolutely Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #45

much better than Cruz, Rubio, Walker, Ryan, Huckabee, or any of the other idiots demtenjeep Apr 2015 #39

she sits about the same place as obama. he made a couple excellent choices. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #47

She should appoint Anita Hill./NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #49

wouldnt that be a slap across a face. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #51

Perhaps but a deserved one. In my book she is a heroine./NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #58

i agree and i agree. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #59

I would stand up and shout for joy over this! leftofcool Apr 2015 #88

A lot more liberal than any Republican's pick Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2015 #52

I dunno Scootaloo Apr 2015 #55

gosh that man is so unhealthy, one would think. then i think about cheney. how? nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #60

Hate is a surprisingly strong motivator, it seems. Scootaloo Apr 2015 #65

Here is why this election is so important Gothmog Apr 2015 #71

I know they would be voting with SCJ Sotomayor, Kagan, Ginsburg, and Breyer. Cha Apr 2015 #63

It will probably depend how deep the Senate is in Democrats. There is a need to have sixty votes Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #66

How corporate friendly would Hillary's SamKnause Apr 2015 #67

One thing is for absolute sure... longship Apr 2015 #68

Any justices selected by HRC would be far better than a justice selected by Jeb or Scott Walker Gothmog Apr 2015 #69

Problem is many here don't give a shit... Historic NY Apr 2015 #77