American Politics Thread 2013: I'm a cool Rodham grandma in the USA

xpost Honestly, I think I'll take Obama appointing 90 Federal judges even if it means the Dems losing the Senate. Because the Dems can easily retake the senate, but those appointments are for life. Now let's see how the president screws up his advantage.

He's going to nominate a bunch of deceased turkeys.

I like this simplistic Wonkblog quote:

"The only thing worse than a Senate where the majority has the power to govern is one where it doesn’t."

Apart from the three empty seats on the DC Circuit Court, there are ninety other empty seats on the federal bench. President Obama has had fewer judges confirmed than either Bush or Clinton, and the vacancy rate is far higher than it has been:

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2013_11/with_the_filibuster_gone_time047908.php

Yeah I feel like this has been going on for both terms not just this one..

it has. this move was necessary for the admin to leave any mark on the judiciary, which it needs to do because the GOP is getting really bold at the legislative level.

And again, that part of this gamble is vital, because the legacy of the courts will outlast Obama and the, dunno, two presidents who follow him. These Federal courts, but particularly the DC court, are like lil' Supreme Courts, and they play really important roles. Given the Supreme Court is sort of dick heavy right now, it's important to have these lower court checks in place. Anything to make it harder for Scalia, Thomas, Roberts and Alito to go all Old Testament, er, Original Document on America.

spoken like someone who does not believe in the Devil

my gosh

http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/6cced1bcc581250dd41ef65103127343341f48d7/c=228-368-1392-1242&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2013/11/20//1384967146004-medal00006.jpg

http://www.csmonitor.com/var/archive/storage/images/media/images/1001-strangle/8744953-1-eng-US/1001-strangle_full_600.jpg

otm

Both parties have been guilty of delaying and blocking qualified judicial nominees of presidents from the opposing side, particularly for this important appeals court. We believe a filibuster should be rarely invoked. But now that it is not an option, the result is likely to be that the partisanship of Congress will seep increasingly into the judiciary, as presidents feel no obligation to search for balance or moderation in their nominations. As Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) warned before Thursday’s vote, “When we have the majority, when we have a Republican president, we put more people like Scalia on the court.”

washington post editorial, today

we were already there

this changes nothing

the WaPost editorial page is a cloaca.

“When we have the majority, when we have a Republican president, we put more people like Scalia on the court.”

Yeah, like that wasn't the plan, anyway. "Gosh, now you've done it, now we'll have to appoint people to roll back regulations and Roe v Wade, look what you made us do."

too liberal for Scalia tho lol

xp

the WaPost editorial page is a cloaca.

Now now, isn't this what took down George Allen?

i think the republicans should have gone nuclear years ago when they were threatening to

I love how Grassley freely admitted he WANTS justices whose jurisprudence coincides with his beliefs.

I'm embarrassed to even link to this, but seriously this woman is an idiot and deserves tomatoes hurled at her.

its funny republicans threatening to continue their past practices, keep fucking with us and well appoint more justices like the ones we already appointed warning u

Some of the nominees may not be as leftward as we'd like:

While some liberals and conservatives may have visions of a looming slate of dyed-in-the-wool Obama liberal nominees, few students of the president’s nominating record expect him to make a bold move to try to reshape the federal bench.

Stone said he doesn’t expect Obama to capitalize on the so-called nuclear option by quickly nominating a slate of liberals.

“It’s not his style to take advantage of this by stuffing it down the throat of Republicans and suddenly jamming them with 20 liberal judges. Lyndon Johnson might have done that, but that’s not Obama’s style,” Stone said.

“I don’t think the White House will nominate a steady diet of real progressives, but it does seem to me a chance to put some real superstars on the bench,” Yeomans added.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/senate-nuclear-option-filibuster-100250.html

"Lyndon Johnson might have done that, but that’s not Obama’s style,”

God bless u LBJ, even if u killed JFK

can't believe anyone still buys the bullshit line that "too much partisanship" is what's wrong with american politics, but hey it's the wapo

yeah but COMMUNISM

LBJ had his virtues, that's for sure

kinda wish he was still pres, tbh

lol sez it all:

http://healthyinfluence.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/JFK-and-LBJ.jpg

haha wow that is great

otoh he knew Vietnam wd be a disaster and went ahead, so fuck him

LBJ was a world class asshole

sometimes assholes get shit done

most presidents are

sometimes assholes get shit done

― Ayn Rand Akbar (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, November 22, 2013 4:37 PM (23 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Shit Said by Every Libertarian Ever

LBJ was a world class asshole

― Multiple Miggs (dandydonweiner),

this is description not criticism

dude callin me a libertarian, them's fightin words

You don't need to be an asshole to get shit done. An asshole is someone who uses the tactics of a bully to get whatever it is they want.

Fuck assholes.

feel like we're in Team America territory here

Fuck assholes.

― Multiple Miggs (dandydonweiner)

I do.

Dammit Al I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO SAY THAT.

Also, I tried last night but was rebuffed.

i knew you were going to gay that

Also, I tried last night but was rebuffed.

― Multiple Miggs (dandydonweiner),

can't put an asshole into an asshole -- it's geometry

(sorry, couldn't resist)

lolz make it stop

that's what she said, right?

i knew you would say that too

she said, "NO."

ew take it to the dating problems thread