Supreme Nominee: Who will Obama tyrannize us with?

[Jimmy Higgins]

How about a republican Governor from a swing state like Nevada's Brain Sandoval. the real kicker is that he's pro choice and he's made it through the senate before as a Bush nomination for a seat on the US district court on an 89 to 0 vote.

picking a Hispanic Republican who would likely be blocked by a Republican Senate would have starkly political consequences, especially in the months leading to a presidential election. Republicans are already on thin ice with Hispanic voters, who have voted increasingly for Democrats in recent years:

from: https://morningconsult.com/2016/02/obamas-supreme-court-legacy-choice/

I'd want to learn a bit more, but this idea is definitely intriguing. Unlike the Republicans, I'd like to have a Supreme Court we can trust and that means moderates. Though, honestly, I'd be more interested in his brother Brian.

The one thing I don't particular care about him, just from the surface is that he is a riser. Never really stays in the same position for more than 3 or 4 years. But he did get the Governorship for two terms.

 

[Deepak]

Difficult to pronounce name, but was confirmed by Senate 97-0.

Say it with me now - Sri ni va san

 

[Cheerful Charlie]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/16/obama-black-lesbian-judicial-nominee_n_4612412.html


WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama prides himself on the diversity of his judicial picks. But on Thursday, he charted new territory by nominating Staci Michelle Yandle, who, if confirmed, would become the second-ever out black lesbian federal judge.
Obama picked Yandle, who has been in private practice for 20 years and runs an Illinois firm, for a slot on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. She would fill a seat being vacated by Judge John Phil Gilbert, who is taking senior status on March 15.



????

 

[repoman]

Toonses, the cat who could be a Supreme Court judge.

It is spelled Toonces.

 

[Cheerful Charlie]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/16/obama-black-lesbian-judicial-nominee_n_4612412.html


WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama prides himself on the diversity of his judicial picks. But on Thursday, he charted new territory by nominating Staci Michelle Yandle, who, if confirmed, would become the second-ever out black lesbian federal judge.
Obama picked Yandle, who has been in private practice for 20 years and runs an Illinois firm, for a slot on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. She would fill a seat being vacated by Judge John Phil Gilbert, who is taking senior status on March 15.



????

Not for SC.

Emily Litella / Never mind! /

 

[bilby]

How about a republican Governor from a swing state like Nevada's Brain Sandoval. the real kicker is that he's pro choice and he's made it through the senate before as a Bush nomination for a seat on the US district court on an 89 to 0 vote.

That's Brian Sandoval. Republicans don't have Brains.

 

[ksen]

I don't want to jump the gun, but I keep getting calls with a Washington, D.C. area code.

 

[Keith&Co.]

How about Beyonce?
She's getting a lot of Republican attention right now....

 

[Nice Squirrel]

How about Beyonce?
She's getting a lot of Republican attention right now....

IDK, she upset them by announcing that Blahcks can go to Red Lobster.

 

[Derec]

How about Beyonce?
She's getting a lot of Republican attention right now....

IDK, she upset them by announcing that Blahcks can go to Red Lobster.

What do you mean "can"? They've been their major customer base forever. What we did not know is that Red Lobster was reward for great sex ...

 

[Tom Sawyer]

What we did not know is that Red Lobster was reward for great sex ...

See, I learned something today. I'd always thought that it was great sex which was the reward for taking her to Red Lobster.

 

[Jolly_Penguin]

I think Srinivasen. All the Republicans voted for him just a few years ago, so that plays into meme that the GOP are just being obstructionist for partisan purposes and he's a minority, so that plays into the meme about how the GOP are a bunch of racists. This nomination fight is gold for the Dems and he helps them play it up.

Also, he might be qualified for the job or something like that. That's really kind of tertiary.

Sad if both parties come at this in a partisan way instead of based on who is best for the job, but yes, I can totally see this happening, and it would work out very well for the democrats. I could see the republicans falling right into it, losing the election, but blocking this guy Obama nominated, and then Hillary or Bernie taking the presidency and right away nominating Obama himself and putting him on the bench

 

[Derec]

What we did not know is that Red Lobster was reward for great sex ...

See, I learned something today. I'd always thought that it was great sex which was the reward for taking her to Red Lobster.

As Dan Savage says, "fuck first".

 

[Tom Sawyer]

I think Srinivasen. All the Republicans voted for him just a few years ago, so that plays into meme that the GOP are just being obstructionist for partisan purposes and he's a minority, so that plays into the meme about how the GOP are a bunch of racists. This nomination fight is gold for the Dems and he helps them play it up.

Also, he might be qualified for the job or something like that. That's really kind of tertiary.

Sad if both parties come at this in a partisan way instead of based on who is best for the job, but yes, I can totally see this happening, and it would work out very well for the democrats. I could see the republicans falling right into it, losing the election, but blocking this guy Obama nominated, and then Hillary or Bernie taking the presidency and right away nominating Obama himself and putting him on the bench

Well, all of the potential nominees are qualified for the job. The short list consists of people who could all succeed in the role pretty much exactly as well as anyone else on the list. While all of the particular arguments for or against any of them being the one chosen are based entirely on how it would play to whatever partisan point the one doing the arguing wants to make, you're not going to get a poor Justice out of the deal regardless of who gets the nod.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

I think Srinivasen. All the Republicans voted for him just a few years ago, so that plays into meme that the GOP are just being obstructionist for partisan purposes and he's a minority, so that plays into the meme about how the GOP are a bunch of racists. This nomination fight is gold for the Dems and he helps them play it up.

Also, he might be qualified for the job or something like that. That's really kind of tertiary.

Sad if both parties come at this in a partisan way instead of based on who is best for the job, but yes, I can totally see this happening, and it would work out very well for the democrats. I could see the republicans falling right into it, losing the election, but blocking this guy Obama nominated, and then Hillary or Bernie taking the presidency and right away nominating Obama himself and putting him on the bench

Not certain how the Democrats take this in a partisan matter. They don't have much control other than selecting a candidate. The question is, do they try to put in a moderate candidate with an R next to their name that'd be good for the job, a liberal candidate that was recently approved by a good margin who'd be good for the job, a whacky liberal candidate (Dennis Kuccinich) just for the heck of it, or just a nominee that'd be good for the job.

 

[jonatha]

For reasons I do not understand, no-one has yet noted that Jane Kelly is from Iowa, the same state that one Charles Grassley, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, represents.

 

[Sarpedon]

Just out of curiosity, why would Klobuchar be on this list? I've not heard her mentioned anywhere. Is this just more of your Minnesota promoting?

 

[Tom Sawyer]

For reasons I do not understand, no-one has yet noted that Jane Kelly is from Iowa, the same state that one Charles Grassley, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, represents.

Ya, because blocking a nominee from his own state may drop his chances for re-election down to 99.6% from its current 99.8%. He can't take that sort of chance, so that information is totally important and relevant.

 

[Nice Squirrel]

Just out of curiosity, why would Klobuchar be on this list? I've not heard her mentioned anywhere. Is this just more of your Minnesota promoting?

I've heard it repeatedly in local news over the years, but I only put her in because she was listed in both national sources as one of the top four candidates. I personally don't think she is viable.

 

[SLD]

Interesting point of polling here. Sri Srinavasan is the top choice and he's at the top of the list. Really? How many people know anything about him? I didn't until Scalia died. I think he'd be an interesting choice, but unlikely given that he has not distinguished himself on the bench yet. I choose Merrick Garland because I do know something about him, and from all indications he'd make a great choice. He's also a great political choice - hard for the Repubs to throw out without looking like they're being obstructionist. But I don't know if BO is thinking that way. He will likely pick who he thinks will be a great justice, regardless of the political consequences, and I suspect that will be Loretta Lynch. However, if he is really devious, he'd pick Garland and then wait for them to reject the nominee. If they do so, they look bad. Then on January 3, he nominates Loretta Lynch. At that point the Dems control the senate, and they invoke the nuclear option and voila she's on the bench and the Republicans can scream bloody murder all they want. They will lose. She will be on the bench and then they can all go to hell. I hope he does that. I really, really hope he does that. Just to fuck with the fucking bastards. Nothing would piss off Scalia's ghost than to see himself replaced by a liberal black female. Oh, if only this had happened a year ago!

SLD