Oh yeah, I missed one

[drwex]

Actually, I think the saddest people in politics right now are the Republicans of the US Senate. Because here, ladies and gentlemen, are your options:

1. Eat crow, admit that you were wrong, and give Judge Garland the hearing he deserves.
   
2. Wait for President Clinton to send down her nominee.
   
3. Wait for President Trump to send down his nominee.
   

Ahem, right. I'm not a huge fan of Judge Garland, but the fact is he's eminently qualified, has received bipartisan support in the past, is not known for holding hugely controversial views and fergodssakes he's an older white dude. Congressional Republicans are so used to treating anything Obama hands them as a shooting dummy they just about missed how much ground Obama gave in picking Garland.

Also, to be fair, Garland got handed an utter shit show after the Oklahoma City bombing, made a brilliant multi-agency coordination effort work, and set standards that have been used ever since. In the realm of "can cope" I don't know anyone more qualified.

Finally, anyone with a calendar and half a brain has to realize the next president is likely to have at least one more vacancy to fill during their term. Do the Senate Republicans really want to hand President Clinton TWO opportunities? Yeah, I don't think so.

It's time for these individuals to put their egos back in their pockets and start the hearing process. Garland may not make it - a hearing is not a confirmation - but the present farce is not going to end well for just about anyone.

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[tamidon.livejournal.com]

And in my fantasies : Dems win the presidency, and the House and Senate, spend the first year filling all the empty judgeships across the country, of which there are many, with a slate of young, liberal, multicultural, and progressive candidates that will shape the country for the next 30-40 years


or Trump wins, and I reconsider moving to Australia.

[dr-memory.livejournal.com]

And that's not even getting into the nightmare scenario of "who would President Trump nominate to fill a supreme court vacancy?" My money is pretty much all down on this guy

[drwex]

Thanks, that cured my hiccups.

[dr-memory.livejournal.com]

Seriously, the amazing thing about Trump's organization is that it is an endless fractal pattern of horror. No matter how deep you zoom in, there are additional layers of jackassery to be seen.

I keep telling myself that Italy survived Berlusconi, but honestly the jury's still out on that one.

[drwex]

Ah, yeah. It's pretty scary.

[dcltdw]

Did... did... did you just say that you expect the US Senate Republicans to act with political foresight?

leaves the room to burst out laughing

[blackanvil.livejournal.com]

Or, an even worse case scenario, the GOP keeps control, and refuses to seat any more justices so long as they come from a Democrat. That sort of stuff could really mess up our political system.