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15. Funny how republican presidents are able to appoint hard core conservatives...

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 03:27 PM

Feb 2016

...while democrats are required to appoint conservatives as well...

What I expect is a democratic president to nominate a democrat justice.

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Republican governor of Nevada Brian Sandoval being considered for Supreme Court [View all] TheProgressive Feb 2016 OP

Don't believe everything you read sharp_stick Feb 2016 #1

I expect a Democratic president to nominate a Democratic justice... TheProgressive Feb 2016 #3

Please point out the non Democratic sharp_stick Feb 2016 #5

Please wait while I offer up the chained-CPI for Social Security. TheProgressive Feb 2016 #8

Oh yeah sharp_stick Feb 2016 #10

Right here in his budget NOVA_Dem Feb 2016 #20

ThePrg, this guy is far too middle-of-the-road/bipartisan for today's GOP. Hortensis Feb 2016 #40

And HRC has firmly Committed herself fredamae Feb 2016 #2

Obama's Suprem Court nominees have been consistently liberal you know. HERVEPA Feb 2016 #52

I didn't sign on for this. Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #4

....but Bernie's "not a democrat"!! eeeeeek! bbgrunt Feb 2016 #6

This short thread already shows how people just believe whatever they read... snooper2 Feb 2016 #7

Do you suggest that democrats just sit back and say nothing? TheProgressive Feb 2016 #9

It is a random article by two unnamed sources LOL snooper2 Feb 2016 #11

I guess some people are more in tuned as to how politics work... TheProgressive Feb 2016 #12

If you think the White House is floating names, you'll see the names on talking head tv snooper2 Feb 2016 #13

Yep Andy823 Feb 2016 #48

Two notes on this nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #14

Funny how republican presidents are able to appoint hard core conservatives... TheProgressive Feb 2016 #15

And I expect the third branch to lose even more neutrality nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #16

Partisanship? TheProgressive Feb 2016 #23

Yes partisanship nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #24

There is a difference between... TheProgressive Feb 2016 #28

And progressive democrats are really nowhere close to power nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #31

Ginsburg was nominated by Clinton dsc Feb 2016 #18

hate is such a strong word, I suppose nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #21

The key phrase there is "and the other way around". KamaAina Feb 2016 #49

But as long as the driving principle nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #51

Jesus... WillyT Feb 2016 #17

He may nominate a moderate to make it harder for the Republicans to block davidn3600 Feb 2016 #19

Somebody who gets current politics, nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #22

And America loses.... TheProgressive Feb 2016 #25

America already lost nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #29

And this is why people need to organize and fight for what's right. TheProgressive Feb 2016 #32

Son I have been in the streets reporing on the few who are in the streets nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #34

If no one took to the streets when dragonfly301 Feb 2016 #39

The courts are a mystery wrapped in an enigma as far as most Americans nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #41

'Son'.... TheProgressive Feb 2016 #43

Your OP is full of it nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #44

Srinivasan is a moderate. KamaAina Feb 2016 #50

Just for purposes of Republican dissent of Republican obstructionism, of course. L. Coyote Feb 2016 #26

You are assuming the democratic party will be even half way competent in nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #30

Rank an File republicans TheUndecider Feb 2016 #53

Yup nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #54

Define competent party. L. Coyote Feb 2016 #56

The number of remaining rank and file Republicans fit in a tea cup. L. Coyote Feb 2016 #55

puke doxyluv13 Feb 2016 #27

un FUCKING acceptable randys1 Feb 2016 #33

What happened to Sri Srinivasan? dragonfly301 Feb 2016 #35

They are floating a balloon nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #36

O.M.F.G. KamaAina Feb 2016 #37

What was this in exchange for? Matariki Feb 2016 #38

Obama is always seeking consensus with the right. Broward Feb 2016 #42

That is a dynamic that we have been in since at least Clinton nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #45

It's funny but presidents sometimes do select Republicans for Supreme Court book_worm Feb 2016 #46

I thought the Supreme Court opening was supposed to fire up the base. CharlotteVale Feb 2016 #47