Yeah, it's an opportunity for people to buttonhole the GOP and say "But *what* don't you like about him? Lots of SCOTUS justices have been appointed in an election year."
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Mar 16, 2016 5:47:26 am PDT #17638 of 30003
brillig
Sparky1 - Mar 16, 2016 5:48:17 am PDT #17639 of 30003
Librarian Warlord
Garland is middle of the road, but educated guessing leads people to believe he would vote more often with the liberal justices. Make no mistake, I'd like to clone RBG, but the GOP will just not be able to make Merrick Garland scary to the electorate. And, apparently, he's also willing to go through the process -- nominating someone like Srinivasan and having him smeared would have ruined him for a later nomination.
Steph L. - Mar 16, 2016 5:51:59 am PDT #17640 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Now John Boehner has endorsed Paul Ryan for president.
I don't know what to say about that.
Boy, I envision serious shenanigans happening at the GOP convention.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 16, 2016 5:55:58 am PDT #17641 of 30003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
When was the last time you saw the Republican leadership put country over party politics?
The last time I can recall was in 2008 when McCain called for his supporters to abandon personal attacks and treat his opponent with the respect appropriate for a Presidential election. Alas, he was like the last T-Rex looking around wondering where all the other dinosaurs went.
hippocampus - Mar 16, 2016 6:14:17 am PDT #17642 of 30003
not your mom's socks.
Jesse - would love to see you!
Reading Sparky and Twitter on SCOTUS. Spoiler: Sparky is smarter.
hippocampus - Mar 16, 2016 6:14:52 am PDT #17643 of 30003
not your mom's socks.
Separately, continuing ~ma for Consuela
tommyrot - Mar 16, 2016 6:41:00 am PDT #17644 of 30003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Boy, I envision serious shenanigans happening at the GOP convention.
Shenanigan-planning is going on as we speak.
Perhaps time to invest in popcorn futures?
Kalshane - Mar 16, 2016 6:47:04 am PDT #17645 of 30003
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
The Chicago Tribune had an opinion piece this morning whose author was claiming to give a reasonable view of the current conservative mindset, but I stopped reading a third of the way through because it was the typical fear-mongering "liberals are destroying the country" BS.
Maybe that's how a lot of them are feeling right now, but the argument that it's reasonable and all the liberals' fault (rather than the conservative media echo chamber) falls flat.
I saw a Politico blurb last night that GOP party leaders are supposedly planning to meet this week to discuss the feasibility of a third party bid if Trump gets the nomination. No clue how reliable that actually is.
Jesse - Mar 16, 2016 6:47:33 am PDT #17646 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse - would love to see you!
Same! I'm basically free after mid-afternoon on Saturday?
tommyrot - Mar 16, 2016 7:09:46 am PDT #17647 of 30003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Trump says that if he has the most delegates and the GOP doesn't give him the nomination, "I think you'd have riots."
Great.