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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
The democrats would be doing the exact same thing as the republicans right now if the shoe was on the other foot. People have such short memories.
What did democratic Senator Chuck Schumer say back in 2007? Here was his quote:
“With respect to the Supreme Court at least, I will recommend to my colleagues that we should not confirm any Bush nominee to the Supreme Court except in extraordinary circumstances.”
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Except isn't not for the same reasons. Schumer was saying that Bush was appointing ideologues, so he was opposed to confirming any Bush nominee because he felt the SC was right-wing enough already.
McConnell, et al, are spinning a song and dance about the Constitution and the will of the voters (which, the voters expressed their will in 2008 and 2012), rather than just being honest and saying they only want a right-winger on the SC.
It's a false comparison. Schumer, at least, was being honest. The GOP is not.
And they're just morons in how they handled this. Here's how they could have done it:
"Absolutely, he should nominate whoever he sees fit. He is the President, after all."
(Then, just vote down any candidate, with whatever reason they come up with. Now, they've already shown their hand and they look obstructionist, as usual)