Maher's panel republicans saying that we should have used the filibuster for the next justice

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. There's a school of thought a deal could have been made with three or four repig moderates.

It would only take a handful of Democrats and a handful of repigs to make a coalition.

Senators are famous for their "gang of six" or "gang of twelve" grandstanding.

The deal would be, allow Gorsuch now and we will block a rule change next time.

It's easier to hold a couple senators on either side to a deal than the whole party. Things are so divided that's all you have to do.

I learned this on du the other day. Forget who schooled me.

It may have made sense. They were getting Gorsuch one way or another. Now we are completely exposed until at least 2019 if something happens to one of our very liberal Justices. Longer if we don't take the Senate.

The way we did it will only pay off if .. 1.) nobody on our side retires or dies in the next 2 years. 2.) we have to take back the Senate just to be able to block any or all nominations by trump -- this would probably involve leaving seat(s) open.

Extra credit if we get Presidency next time with a dem Senate. Then we get the last laugh.

Ruth Bader Ginsberg has/had pancreatic cancer and by statistics should be dead. On the plus side, she does a bunch of push-ups and planks every day -- she'll probably outlive me.