January 31, 20179 yr Announcement will be tonight at 8:00. I doubt this will be a smooth process. It's where we're at now.
January 31, 20179 yr After the stunt McConnell pulled last year, I think Democrats would be well within their rights to make some demands.
January 31, 20179 yr Author After the stunt McConnell pulled last year, I think Democrats would be well within their rights to make some demands. I smell filibuster.
January 31, 20179 yr Trump could bridge a huge gap and nominate Merrick Garland. I don't see that happening...
January 31, 20179 yr After the stunt McConnell pulled last year, I think Democrats would be well within their rights to make some demands. Well with just 1,371 days between now and the election, I think we ought to let the voters decide.
January 31, 20179 yr Trump could bridge a huge gap and nominate Merrick Garland. I don't see that happening... Or President Obama could have nominated a Conservative to replace Scalia...but I never thought that would happen either.
January 31, 20179 yr Or President Obama could have nominated a Conservative to replace Scalia...but I never thought that would happen either. Orrin Hatch speaking before President Obama announced his appointment. "He could be headed in that direction," replied Hatch who has served as either chairman or ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1993-2005, "This [nomination process] is all about the election." "The President told me several times he’s going to name a moderate [to fill the court vacancy], but I don’t believe him," Hatch told us. "[Obama] could easily name Merrick Garland, who is a fine man," he told us, referring to the more centrist chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia who was considered and passed over for the two previous high court vacancies. But, Hatch quickly added, "He probably won’t do that because this appointment is about the election. So I’m pretty sure he’ll name someone the [liberal Democratic base] wants."
January 31, 20179 yr I feel like this are pretty apropos in here: Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 13h13 hours ago The Democrats are delaying my cabinet picks for purely political reasons. They have nothing going but to obstruct. Now have an Obama A.G. Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 2h2 hours ago When will the Democrats give us our Attorney General and rest of Cabinet! They should be ashamed of themselves! No wonder D.C. doesn't work!
January 31, 20179 yr If President Trump nominates anyone but Merrick Garland he is feeding the exact same thing he is preaching against in his tweets...
January 31, 20179 yr Orrin Hatch speaking before President Obama announced his appointment. To be fair, while he is absolutely more moderate than most, Garland is a left-leaning justice.
January 31, 20179 yr To be fair, while he is absolutely more moderate than most, Garland is a left-leaning justice. I thought he was more like Kennedy. The middle guy who can lean either way if he agrees with the argument.
January 31, 20179 yr To be fair, while he is absolutely more moderate than most, Garland is a left-leaning justice.Those are Orrin Hatch's words. Not mine.
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