Charles Pierce: Even Joe McCarthy Wasn't Such a D*ck About Supreme Court Nominations

[eridani]

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/35254-focus-even-joe-mccarthy-wasnt-such-a-dck-about-supreme-court-nominationsEven Joe McCarthy Wasn't Such a D*ck About Supreme Court Nominations

So, here we are. One of the great justices in the history of the Court gets questioned as to whether he's soft on Communism, and as to whether he's an underground agent of the Vatican conspiracy. And he's a recess appointment, and he gets confirmed anyway. Even this little episode in political history makes infinitely more sense than whatever carnival of idiocy the Senate Republicans have planned for whomever the president nominates.

[liberal N proud]

1. This period of republican obstructionism will be looked back on one day

It will be seen as one of the darkest periods of our governments history. The hate the GOP has for the President will be studied in the future and used to teach others how horrible racism is. The obstructionism will be seen for what it is and written about.

McConnell and his band of pigs will be recognized to be more detrimental to democracy than McCarthy.

[madaboutharry]

2. Exactly, liberal N proud.

The academic study of the Obama Presidency will include detailed attention to the racism visited upon President Obama as a man and as a leader. It will be a study in the disgrace that the republican party brought upon the country and the long lasting corrosive political environment it created.

[CrispyQ]

3. The republican congress is the most dangerous organization on the planet right now -

with their blood lust & climate denial. I'm questioning the integrity of everyone I know who claims to be a republican. I know people say not to let politics interfere, but how can you look at the insanity that is the republican party & support that? That is a whole different mindset & world view.