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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: dutch508 on February 25, 2016, 10:03:41 AM
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rhett o rick (51,252 posts) http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027638051
Why I am not surprised that Obama would choose a Republicon for SCOTUS
“The White House is considering the 52-year-old Sandoval (Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval for the Supreme Court vacancy), two people familiar with the process said Wednesday. “
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/possible-choice-of-nevada-governor-a-test-for-senate-gop/
It's really no surprise that Pres Obama is considering the nomination of a Republican. Since elected most ofl his nominations/appointments have been Republicons or Conservative Democrats.
Here is a partial list:
Tim Geitner, Lawrence Summers, Ben Bernanke, William M. Daley, Jeff Immelt, Dave Cote, Jeb Bush, Robert Gates, Gen Stanley McChrystal, Jacob Lew, Jeremiah Norton, Gen Petraeus, John Brennen, Chuck Hegal, Michael Taylor, James Comey, James R. Clapper, Robert Gates, Leon Panette, Robert Mueller, Michele Leonhart, Lois Lerner, Arnie Duncan , Rahm Emanuel, Penny Pritzker, Michael Froman, Republican Senator Judd Gregg, Kenneth Salazar, Tom Wheeler, Charles Ramsey
Barry is part of the VRWC.
Star Member thereismore (11,240 posts)
1. I think there is a risk that the President is undercutting his own legacy with this choice. nt
brush (6,077 posts)
31. Hold up, folks. A leak of a name is NOT a nomination.
IMO the president has no intention of nominating Sandoval. You'll notice his name, out of several being considered, is the only one leaked.
He's putting extreme pressure on the repugs refusal to even hold a hearing with this leak. It's to show the hypocrisy, dereliction of duty and blatant obstructionism of the senate repugs to the nation.
Sandoval is also a Latino so it won't go over well in the Latino community if the repugs keep it up with the "no hearing for any nominee" obstructionism, thus guaranteeing even more Latino votes for dems in the November general election.
The president is no dummy. Too many here don't seem to notice, or maybe just ignore, that second-term Obama learned his lesson well and no longer tries for bi-partisanship with the repugs. In the last couple of years, with executive actions, he's time again demonstrated that he doesn't give a damn what they think.
Again, a leaked name is not a nomination.
True. **** Barry and the Dems.
droidamus2 (1,584 posts)
3. The problem is...
The problem is that President Obama thinks meeting the Republicans halfway is compromising when he is the only one moving.
:???:
GoneFishin (4,360 posts)
10. I believe that is how he rolls. Rahm Emanuel was his friggin' Chief Of Staff. He was faking his progressive leanings.
::)
ananda (15,543 posts)
13. No, he was always center-right. That's what "progressive" really means to the Reeps who joined the Democratic party since the Republicans when soooo far right.
:thatsright:
Star Member LonePirate (3,087 posts)
38. Obama is not going to select a Republican for the Supreme Court. See link for inside.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_56cdf699e4b0ec6725e4c4bf
People need to recognize a PR stunt when it happens and this one is a highly successful one. Of course pre-existing opinions would need to be abandoned first.
:fuelfire:
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If Obama nominated Governor Sandoval, he is not nominating anything close to a conservative. Sandoval is a classic RINO.
That being said, Obama could set a trap, for the GOP and nominate someone palatable to them and they could schedule hearings on that nominee. Obama could then easily withdraw that nomination and throw in the most liberal candidate he could find.
The GOP would then be left looking like not holding a hearing on that candidate was pure politics.
They are better off refusing to hold hearing on any Obama nominee.
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Given some of our own outcomes he might as well. :banghead:
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They are better off refusing to hold hearing on any Obama nominee.
That is what I think too. They can drone on about how its just because 'they oppose the black man in the white house', but that hand is way overplayed, and nobody but DUmmies care about that angle anymore. Making them stick to it, and denying obozo any new angles, seems the best possible alternative to me.
CMD
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After we see the Hildebeast's nominees, and if elected she'll likely get two or three more, we will wish we had Sandoval.
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After we see the Hildebeast's nominees, and if elected she'll likely get two or three more, we will wish we had Sandoval.
Sandoval would be another Roberts. "I'm a conservative, until I'm blackmailed, then I'm not". (See Jugearscare).
Not only is his name being floated, every wart in his background is being investigated too.
I'm convinced jugears isn't done dishing dirt, even IF a Republican is elected, to sway SC decisions.
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Seems Sandoval put the kibosh on that.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3464419/Count-says-Republican-governor-mooted-Obama-Supreme-Court-nominee-bid-disrupt-GOP-blockade-Scalia-replacement.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3464419/Count-says-Republican-governor-mooted-Obama-Supreme-Court-nominee-bid-disrupt-GOP-blockade-Scalia-replacement.html)