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L. Coyote

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14. They flaunt the Constitution at their own political peril, a Catch-22, a no-win conundrum, screwed

Reply to flpoljunkie (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:39 PM

Feb 2016

is the word I'm looking for. The Republicans just lost their majority on the Supreme Court, they know it, they can't stop it, but they may not know they are screwed yet.

They self-delude too easily and in their bubble they may think this obstruction is the path to winning the Presidency. That would be to gamble on the one issue that is THE single-issue-decider most unfavorable to them, women's rights. It may play well in Mitch's Kentucky with Kim Davis, but the Presidency is decided elsewhere.

How does this issue play into winning control of the Senate? That may be a lot more complex to analyze.

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Talkingpointsmemo: Supreme Court Snub Is Ultimate Delegitimization Of First Black President [View all] flpoljunkie Feb 2016 OP

“no candidate exists on the face of the Earth” Triana Feb 2016 #1

I dont buy it for a second... TampaAnimusVortex Feb 2016 #2

Yes. The Republicans think they can get a replacement for Antonin Scalia... kentuck Feb 2016 #3

I don't know that I would call the recent court conservative... TampaAnimusVortex Feb 2016 #5

I don't think you can argue that "Obamacare" is a liberal program... kentuck Feb 2016 #8

Maybe so... TampaAnimusVortex Feb 2016 #10

Just like anything else being tried to help the average citizen mdbl Feb 2016 #16

It was written by the Heritage Foundation and was teh GOP's answer to HilaryCare in 1992 brett_jv Feb 2016 #20

I agree. Trust Buster Feb 2016 #7

I don't doubt the R's have the attitude the author accuses them of but... Jerry442 Feb 2016 #17

Assomeone on here posted... Adrahil Feb 2016 #4

That's a wonderful line. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Feb 2016 #15

While the headline confirms my biases, I'm not sure any Dem president wouldn't have this problem Bucky Feb 2016 #6

I agree NewJeffCT Feb 2016 #23

I dunno about that. JoeyT Feb 2016 #9

I understand why someone may feel that way, but I disagree markj757 Feb 2016 #11

The Supreme Court kerfuffle is the capstone, then. randome Feb 2016 #18

What do you expect... cactusfractal Feb 2016 #12

Not to mention houston16revival Feb 2016 #13

They flaunt the Constitution at their own political peril, a Catch-22, a no-win conundrum, screwed L. Coyote Feb 2016 #14

"tinged" is too soft heaven05 Feb 2016 #19

By republican logic, sulphurdunn Feb 2016 #21

Naw. If the lame duck were GOP, they'd let him pick the next judge on his last day in office. FiveGoodMen Feb 2016 #24

The Senate Republicans need to be thrown in the drunk tank and hosed off struggle4progress Feb 2016 #22

We all know the GOP mantra,, benld74 Feb 2016 #25