Wrong. Obama has every right to nominate someone, and the Senate has every -- JMHoo 02/17/2016 10:03AM
BO needs to recommend a SCJ as he should and of his choice - But also, -- Mr Wahoo 02/16/2016 8:45PM
Yes, the process should play out as usual. ** -- SixerHoo 02/17/2016 07:31AM
Hoo said any nomination should get a pass? I haven't seen even the hardest -- Hoodafan 02/16/2016 9:41PM
Nailed it ** -- TpkeHoo 02/16/2016 10:06PM
For the most part, but I take McConnell's position as a -- Doug 02/17/2016 08:45AM
I think you understand the term trail balloon:) ** -- Shenhoo 02/16/2016 9:55PM
Pretty much dead on. And if there was to be a trail balloon, -- Shenhoo 02/16/2016 9:54PM
I disagreed with his vote against Roberts, but it was a symbolic vote. -- WahooRQ 02/16/2016 8:53PM
What about the filibuster vs Alito? - ** -- Mr Wahoo 02/16/2016 9:22PM
No one filibustered Alito. ** -- WahooRQ 02/17/2016 06:54AM
Technically true. But 25 Dems voted for one, including Obama and Biden -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 02/17/2016 09:41AM
Honest question: do you know what a filibuster is? -- WahooRQ 02/17/2016 10:08AM
Nowadays it means blocking cloture with 41 votes (no Mr. Smiths anymore) ** -- Sabremetrician 02/17/2016 10:32AM
Sure I know why they didn't go through with it -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 02/17/2016 10:31AM
Yes, but of course. Thank you for taking the Democratic position. ** -- Shenhoo 02/16/2016 8:50PM
Talk about a red herring. Who has said they should give his choice a pass -- VAGentleman05 02/16/2016 8:48PM
They don't have to, they can wait. It's kind of a no win for them, though. -- Exhoolate 02/16/2016 8:56PM
It'll be more than that. It will translate to votes. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/16/2016 9:42PM
For both sides ** -- Exhoolate 02/16/2016 10:06PM
But mostly Democrats. Assuming the appointment is a moderate. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/17/2016 01:39AM
A moderate what? Roberts is a "moderate" and given his record, I -- Exhoolate 02/17/2016 06:50AM
Roberts is a conservative who cares about the integrity of the court. -- WahooRQ 02/17/2016 07:36AM
It's unprecedented to declare a law unconstitutional? ** -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 02/17/2016 09:35AM
On the ground they would have struck it down? Yes. -- WahooRQ 02/17/2016 09:53AM
Of course the nature of the Supreme Court requires them to do unprecedented -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 02/17/2016 10:23AM
Sorry, but you don't seem to get the issue. The conservatives are the -- WahooRQ 02/17/2016 10:32AM
You don't seem to have a clue how conservatives think -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 02/17/2016 10:39AM
I don't really care how you think. I'm talking judicial conservatives. ** -- WahooRQ 02/17/2016 10:41AM
If their feelings are hurt by pissing and moaning, they're in the wrong -- VAGentleman05 02/16/2016 9:05PM