The nation may survive, but the wound to hope and order will never fully heal - US elections 2016: the october surprises

For when Trump inevitably whines about Monmouth:

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/585406176541728768

so yes i see him stirring up mobs indefinitely, but after nov 8 w no pretense to any kind of democratic participation.

― difficult listening hour,

read that as "Morbs"

Carl Unger -- he speaks his mind:

https://twitter.com/anna_orso/status/787371278126710784

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 17 October 2016 15:52 (one hour ago) Permalink

As someone who lives 30-40 minutes away from Williamsport, I apologize for this

the comments on that are great.

I was pretty bummed to see that within the past few days the number of Trump lawn signs in my neighborhood jumped from 2 to about 20. This of all weeks? Though it's nice of these houses to announce that they have pro-sexual assault folks living inside--you usually have to look that up on a sex offender registry site.

And while I dislike POLITICO here's a mostly unsourced glimpse into the glumness inside Clinton campaign headquarters.

― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, October 17, 2016 11:55 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Annie is on the infamous list of "journalists" fed pasta with walnut sauce by wetwork expert John Podesta...who used to be called "Secretary of Shit" in the Clinton WH because he cleaned up their frequent messes LOL

read that as "stirring up morbs indefinitely"

me too

What's a walnut sauce?

Pesto?

that's what the msm wants you to believe

I notice our friend Iago doesn't consider the word journalists to be scary enough all on its own.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/pasta-with-walnut-sauce-recipe.html

Hey Iago, is your AM radio show syndicated, and can you provide us with the airtimes by market? Thanks!

What's a walnut sauce?

http://www.kulinarische-gesellschaft.de/wp-content/uploads/fawlty3.jpg

podesta's risotto bona fides are certainly proven

talk about wetwork

Oh it wasn't a metaphor

http://hillary2016feed.tumblr.com/post/149080744037/chefs-for-hillary-salsa-di-noci-walnut-pasta-by

I think Iago wisely practices posting discipline so we can't trace him. One post a day in the politics thread, no more.

He saw what happened to Morbz, doesn't want to end up a victim of some kind of rendition procedure.

i hear podesta has also been giving clinton advice on how to open pickle jars

Annie is on the infamous list of "journalists" fed pasta with walnut sauce by wetwork expert John Podesta...who used to be called "Secretary of Shit" in the Clinton WH because he cleaned up their frequent messes LOL

― Iago Galdston, Monday, October 17, 2016 6:48 PM (twenty-nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

http://gamescatalyst.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/prof-chaos.jpg

John McCain continues to show class and taste this campaign season:

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) suggested Monday that the Republican party’s months-long refusal to fill a vacant seat on the Supreme Court would extend into the next administration if Hillary Clinton is elected president.

"I promise you that we will be united against any Supreme Court nominee that Hillary Clinton, if she were president, would put up," McCain said on WPHT Philadelphia radio in an interview first flagged by CNN. "I promise you. This is where we need the majority.”

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mccain-republicans-will-remain-united-against-clinton-supreme-court-nominee

xp - https://vine.co/v/M6X3IEUwa9O

That "any" is amazingly candid. And stupid.

What is he suggesting? An unfilled seat in the Supreme Court for at least 4 years?

you watch: the GOP will argue that SCOTUS can do its business with eight justices, prompting John Roberts to make unprecedented lobbying effort against his party.

Only solution will be to exhume Nino and put him in the seat.

i already saw arguments months ago saying "well we don't really need 9 justices, there have been fewer in the past"

so not surprised about this tbh

re mccain's comment - this doesn't surprise me at all if the gop keeps the senate.

they're nihilists its part of the program.

What is he suggesting? An unfilled seat in the Supreme Court for at least 4 years?

― jmm

yeah, there's no actual constitutional requirement for the supreme court to contain nine judges, and i've kind of taken it as read based on their handling of merrick garland, even before mccain's explicit confirmation, that the republicans do not plan on confirming any judges nominated by a democratic president. basically the only reason i'm voting for bayh.

I'd respect him and McConnell more if they just admitted "cos we want to keep a conservative Court" rather than invoking all this "fairness to the people" bullshit

McConnell: "We should give the American people a chance to decide the replacement."

Democrats: 'ok, well we kinda already did, but here you go, comfortable Hillary victory'

McConnell: best 2 out of 3

It's so weird that, if I didn't do the job expected of me just because I didn't want to, I'd be fired. What a country!

bartleby for senate

This is, of course, just bullshit to say in hopes of bringing out GOP voters who hate Trump but still want to stifle a Clinton administration.

I'd love to see John Roberts driven to the point of madness and publicly scold the senate (if it doesn't flip Dem).

it should not be at all surprising if Republicans continue to block an SC nominee even after the election.

is there any indication roberts (or any of the other conservative judges) are not in support of GOP obstruction of Dem nominees?

I'd love for Hillary to nominate Merrick Garland just to put a spotlight on the stupidity.

xp Roberts has hinted that the court really does need a ninth justice.

I bet Iago is Roger Adultery.

I read one of those unnamed sources stories which claimed that Roberts was not a happy man.

Am I crazy or hasn't the current slate of 8 SC justices generally proven to work against the GOP's favor thus far?

It's true that in the 1860s membership fluctuated, but SCOTUS justices also rode circuit. The course load is different. Constitutional cases are impossible to wipe from the slate if lower court rulings get affirmed.

xp Each 4-4 tie results in the reinstatement of Circuit Court ruling on the case, so it becomes more of a lottery for the GOP whether the earlier ruling was from a conservative court, than if the SCOTUS had a 5-4 working liberal majority and set a constitutional precedent.

January 2017: "I understand that the previous Senate did not wish to even have a vote on my predecessor's nominee, Merrick Garland. They said they wanted the people to speak first. I disagree with their choice, but that was their chosen path, and they were within their rights to do so under the Constitution."

"Now that the election is over and the people have spoken, it's time to revisit the vacancy. Rather than re-litigate the previous fight, however, I will put forward my own, totally different, nominee: distinguished jurist Garlick Merrand. I call upon the Senate to swiftly hold confirmation hearings."

I'd love for Hillary to nominate Merrick Garland just to put a spotlight on the stupidity.

― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, October 17, 2016 2:46 PM (eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

oh yes great lets do this again

will shakey wet himself again at the nth dimensional chess involved in such a move, how it's sure to swing election results in favor of dems, or is that fawning reserved for obama

where do senate predictions stand right now, is a D senate likely

Has been for weeks, and the numbers keep rising.

oh the D is rising alright

Eew.