Last year, Senate Republicans played a dangerous game with the Supreme Court. This year, it seems to have paid off in more ways than one. They’re getting the pick they wanted — and they’re aggravating their liberal colleagues in the process.
When Antonin Scalia unexpectedly passed last year, the bench faced a predicament it had avoided for decades. For the first time in several administrations, the White House had the opportunity to upend the ideological balance of the nation’s highest court.
Or, they thought they did, anyway.
Republicans refused to hold hearings for Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland. Instead, they argued that the next president — whoever that may be — should be the one to fill the vacancy. The GOP leadership were betting that the polls were wrong and that Donald Trump would stage an incredible come-from-behind victory.
When he did, all eyes turned to Trump — whose conservative credentials were questioned by many mainstream Republicans for the duration of the campaign.
But if you need proof that Trump nominated a capable constitutionalist to the court, watch him take down California Senator Dianne Feinstein on the next page:
The outcome when an idiot tries to smear a just and fair person.
As usual Dems are looking like fools.
thnk even the sheep that elected her know that
Feinstein needs to take her billions and retire. NOW.
This was far from a slam dunk. Had the Republicans not used the Nuclear Option Gorsuch would not have been confirmed. Be that as it may, and I am a Democrat, I still think he is a good choice. Let me address Rick Carr’s comments, if you think Diane Feinstein is an embarrassment, try reading your comment. I have counted three stupid spelling errors and horrendous grammar.
The embarrassment is that Merrick Garland was never given a hearing and the Republicans have set precedent for the Democrats to do the same thing once they take control of the Senate, meaning the Nuclear Option. Garland should have been given the consideration first, then, if not confirmed, Trump could have nominated Gorsuch.
She looked like an unprepared novice student of law in front of the Judge.
(ALL SEN DEMOCRATES NEED TO RESIGN)
Time for the Granny to retire. Senile old goat!
LOL BAM!!!
A total mental mismatch.