Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Are You Sh*tting Us? (UPDATED)
(Ed. note 2/25): Well, so much for that. Looks like Sandoval has taken himself out of the mix.)
There are reports that one of the candidates being vetted by the Obama Administration to replace Supreme Court "Justice" Antonin Scalia is Republican (!!) Governor Brian Sandoval of Nevada, who endorsed secessionist dope Rick "Oops" Perry in 2012, before settling for Willard "Mittens" Romney. Also, soon-to be-former (thankfully) Senate Minority Leader Harry "Thin" Reid has met with Sandoval and given the White House his nod to the Republican. Hard to believe the utter cynicism and spinelessness on display, even from this crew.
Whether this is just a trial balloon to excite the obstructionist Rethugs in the Senate or whether the Obama Administration has lost its collective mind remains to be seen. But the fact that any Republican politician would even be whispered as a potential replacement for Scalia is showing the white flag to Republican obstructionists in the Senate. For shame, if this is in any way a serious trial balloon.
UPDATE: Apparently, the Rethugs are not treating it seriously, saying that a rejection of any Obama nominee is pro forma. Once again, the Rethugs are shown to be obstructionists for the sake of obstruction (which was likely the point of this trial balloon exercise).
UPDATE II: Anne Laurie assembles evidence that this is multi- dimensional election year pranking of Republicans.
UPDATE III: David Bernstein, too.
UPDATE IV: Charles Pierce makes it a consensus.
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3 comments:
If that is true that would be nothing new.
Of course they Right wants someone much worse and will probably get it in the end.
Chill. Obama has not nominated anybody. There is next to zero chance he will actually nominate this guy. Harry Reid is the one delivering the story. It is a clever name to float. The Republicans are now on record as saying they won't consider anybody.
We'll soon see the actual Obama nominee. McConnell will say, "What? You didn't hear us?" That will be the actual day one of this particular Republican obstruction. That's when the actual fight will begin.
I agree with Tom. This just makes it harder for Repubs running for re-election to explain why they'd be opposed to even a Republican governor. Makes them look deranged and uncompromising.
You'll be looking back at Reid fondly once you see Shumer in his place!
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