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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWill Obama nominate a republican for the SCOTUS?
One that loves the TPP?
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)If the establishment Democrats are gonna nominate Republican Justices, no reason at all to vote for them.
Autumn
(45,096 posts)tikka
(762 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)The extent that there's no difference is the extent that there's no difference. On the other hand...
If Barack Obama nominates a conservative to SCOTUS, he's either mad as a hatter, or he's playing 4-D chess.
I am not sure that I would play the latter game. However, it seems that Harry "Golden Gloves" Reid might be involved. So I would not put it past them that there's not some rope-a-dope going on here.
If that is the case, I give Obama and Reid the upper hand.
As the Zen Master said, "We'll see."
patricia92243
(12,596 posts)Best to not risk it.
Plus the demoralization to the Democratic party would be horrible to behold. Most people would say why bother to vote.
longship
(40,416 posts)Barack Obama has not even hinted about a nominee. So the rope-a-dope is still in play. Reid plays in the background, making a suggestion and Obama says nothing. Meanwhile, what is McTurtle going to do?
And by the way, good old Al Franken has taken to the US Senate floor to excoriate McTurtle.
DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)Both Simpson and Bowles think it's a splendid idea.