'Even Trump can't screw this up': Kennedy retirement unites GOP

[DonViejo]

The president hopes naming a new Supreme Court justice will return him to the high-water mark of the Gorsuch confirmation just in time for the midterms.

By ANDREW RESTUCCIA and LORRAINE WOELLERT 06/27/2018 07:20 PM EDT Updated 06/27/2018 09:58 PM EDT

Anthony Kennedy’s retirement announcement was the moment Republicans have been waiting for since Neil Gorsuch was confirmed in April 2017.

Every time Trump ranted on Twitter, questioning the rule of law or pushing policies that run counter to Republican priorities, many in the GOP simply put their heads down and looked ahead to the day when Kennedy stepped down, telling themselves it’d all be worth it for another shot at influencing the makeup of the court for decades to come.

Now, Republicans are eager to set aside their disagreements with Trump to unite around the common goal of installing another conservative on the high court.

The Gorsuch confirmation marked a moment of GOP harmony that hasn’t been replicated. Trump and his aides often refer to the Gorsuch pick to fill the vacancy left by the death of Antonin Scalia, which Senate Republicans blocked President Barack Obama from filling, as a high-water mark of his presidency, and the president has long been obsessed with naming another justice.

Choosing a reliably conservative justice to replace Kennedy, who has been a swing vote on the court, would tip the bench to the right and cement Trump’s legacy long beyond his presidency.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/27/anthony-kennedy-retirement-republicans-trump-680500

[Iliyah]

1. They plan on doing it before November 2018

There is too much hatred at this point for him and the GOP.

[joshcryer]

4. And they will nominate repugnant people.

Just so that they can own the news cycle.

[Volaris]

2. So the only thing they can corroborate on, is that the outright THEFT

of the 3rd Branch of Government. Good to know.
McConnell needs to die in a cell next to Trump.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Red meat for his base...

But a super-charged plutonium-stuffed flux capacitor for us.
They'll be gasping from self-induced heart disease and diabetes
while we kick their asses. We're ready for this. Get set to rally
and fight.

[spanone]

5. They Are Delusional.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. "Even Trump can't screw this up"?

Oh, yes, he can. He could screw up a one-car funeral procession. Never assume that there's anything Trump can't screw up.