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Gabi Hayes

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1. Any and all nominees this year are doomed from the start....

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sun Feb 14, 2016, 11:55 PM

Feb 2016

for obvious reasons.

Who is going to be the sacrificial lamb?

He knows that anyone he puts up will be subject to the most outrageous, mendacious contumely imaginable, which could mean a career-killing inquisition. What up and coming forty something would subject him/herself to that kind of abuse?

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Who will Obama choose to replace Antonin Scalia? Here are 7 of the strongest candidates. [View all] KamaAina Feb 2016 OP

Any and all nominees this year are doomed from the start.... Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #1

I thought the same thing - who would be willing to go through all that - just to be rejected. patricia92243 Feb 2016 #2

That would be a most unwise strategy onenote Feb 2016 #5

I didn't mean to re-nominate that same person over and over. I meant different people each time - j patricia92243 Feb 2016 #8

Sorry for misunderstanding. You're correct. If one gets rejected, nominate another. onenote Feb 2016 #13

so - a president shouldn't do his duty Skittles Feb 2016 #6

I didn't mean the Prez. I meant several nominee being willing to put themselves through the patricia92243 Feb 2016 #7

President Obama artislife Feb 2016 #3

Except, despite what people are saying, the Senate most likely is not in a recess of sufficient onenote Feb 2016 #4

yeah--more courage, Mr President, It's your last rodeo! librechik Feb 2016 #17

I like the suggestion of Klobuchar DFW Feb 2016 #9

To old plus that would be a seat that has to be defended in November and right now there is no bigdarryl Feb 2016 #10

55 is too old? DFW Feb 2016 #11

I'm 56 but for a newbie for the SOTUS yeah I think early forties to mid forties is a good age bigdarryl Feb 2016 #14

Kelly or Srinivasan are good options Amishman Feb 2016 #12

The Srinivasan guy scares me because he's a blank slate bigdarryl Feb 2016 #15

Why does he have to replace him with another Scalia? I don't like this meme. librechik Feb 2016 #16

He can appoint whoever he wants, but he needs a few Republicans to vote to confirm oberliner Feb 2016 #18

yes, and since they took a blood oath in 2009 to NEVER vote yea librechik Feb 2016 #19