Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring from SCOTUS.

Timing has nothing to do with midterms later this year...

Trapper Gus wrote:Well based on the past performance of the Conservatives Biden should nominate and have someone confirmed by Valentine's Day.

AOC perhaps. /s

Unfortunately its 52/48 in the senate and the Koch brothers have been on the phone with Manuchin and Sinima all morning. I hear they'll both be breaking ground in new mansions on the French Riveria soon.

I'd love to see Hillary get an appointment but she's got a few years on her.

Supreme Court Justice Barack Hussein Obama has a nice ring to it.. but I suspect he's got more important things to do.

Republicans are going to push for no confirmation until after the next presidential election.

DWags wrote:

Trapper Gus wrote:Well based on the past performance of the Conservatives Biden should nominate and have someone confirmed by Valentine's Day.

AOC perhaps. /s

Unfortunately its 52/48 in the senate and the Koch brothers have been on the phone with Manuchin and Sinima all morning. I hear they'll both be breaking ground in new mansions on the French Riveria soon.

I think we're down to one Koch brother.

Thanks for not staining your legacy Breyer

I suspect McConnell will stall as long as he can.

It’s fish or cut bait for Manchin and Sinema.

Whoever Biden nominates I hope they make sure they bring their hand written calendar that proves you don’t sexually assault women.l

Justice Greta Thunberg has a nice ring to it.

It’ll be a black woman. (If Biden wants to keep his word)

kingstonlake wrote:It’ll be a black woman. (If Biden wants to keep his word)

that would be awesome and it would be pretty sweet watching the collective republican racist/misogynist heads explode.

kingstonlake wrote:It’ll be a black woman. (If Biden wants to keep his word)

He could appoint Harris and get a new Veep.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

kingstonlake wrote:It’ll be a black woman. (If Biden wants to keep his word)

He could appoint Harris and get a new Veep.

That's not the craziest idea I've ever heard.... Solves a big problem for Joe in a nice way.

Bredo Morstoel wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:

He could appoint Harris and get a new Veep.

That's not the craziest idea I've ever heard.... Solves a big problem for Joe in a nice way.

And then run on the Biden/Cheney ticket in 2024.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Thanks for not staining your legacy Breyer

Breyer > Ginsberg

Robert J Sakimano wrote:Supreme Court Justice Barack Hussein Obama has a nice ring to it.. but I suspect he's got more important things to do.

Like what? Did he and Michelle get a new Netflix show I haven't heard about?

Cameron wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:Supreme Court Justice Barack Hussein Obama has a nice ring to it.. but I suspect he's got more important things to do.

Like what? Did he and Michelle get a new Netflix show I haven't heard about?

Like...nothing. He deserves it.

Cameron wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:Supreme Court Justice Barack Hussein Obama has a nice ring to it.. but I suspect he's got more important things to do.

Like what? Did he and Michelle get a new Netflix show I haven't heard about?

I don't know.

I can think of a bunch of things I'd rather do than be on the Supreme Court.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Cameron wrote:

Like what? Did he and Michelle get a new Netflix show I haven't heard about?

I don't know.

I can think of a bunch of things I'd rather do than be on the Supreme Court.

Go up north/serve on the Supreme Court….. you can only pick one, Bob. Keep in mind you’ll be out numbered by knuckle dragging reds in both instances.

kingstonlake wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
I don't know.

I can think of a bunch of things I'd rather do than be on the Supreme Court.

Go up north/serve on the Supreme Court….. you can only pick one, Bob. Keep in mind you’ll be out numbered by knuckle dragging reds in both instances.

I didn't realize that my choice was binary.

Can't I just stay in East Lansing and workout, drink, listen to music and take naps?

Biden confirms he'll be nominating a black female.

That sound you hear is the collective heads of racist, misogynistic republicans exploding simultaneously.

Not sure on the wiseness of saying things like “I’m going to nominate a black female” over and over again, though I understand that he had to do it resuscitate his fledging campaign at the time.

Seems to me that you’d be better off just nominating a black female without announcing that you’re doing that ahead of time.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Not sure on the wiseness of saying things like “I’m going to nominate a black female” over and over again, though I understand that he had to do it resuscitate his fledging campaign at the time.

Seems to me that you’d be better off just nominating a black female without announcing that you’re doing that ahead of time.

it helps to identify the racists.

(Not that it's a difficult task).

That’s actually my point. They were going to identify themselves no matter what. By telegraphing it, when they say “she’s only there because she’s black” other idiots might recognize that as making a point. If you don’t telegraph it, then it’s just racist nonsense.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:That’s actually my point. They were going to identify themselves no matter what. By telegraphing it, when they say “she’s only there because she’s black” other idiots might recognize that as making a point. If you don’t telegraph it, then it’s just racist nonsense.

meh - they're gonna whine about everything.. might as well give them a head start.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:That’s actually my point. They were going to identify themselves no matter what. By telegraphing it, when they say “she’s only there because she’s black” other idiots might recognize that as making a point. If you don’t telegraph it, then it’s just racist nonsense.

If I were the nominee I'd be a little pissed.  I'd like to think, and I'd like others to think, that I was nominated as, after a long and detailed search, I was found to be the best candidate for the job.  But with Uncle Joe's words, everyone will now know that I was the best minority candidate without a dick.

Dumb move on Joe's part.

I mean it wasn’t a dumb move in the sense that he didn’t say this last week, he said it two years ago when he was getting his ass kicked in the primary. And maybe it was part of what helped turn things around for him, who knows.

But yeah, it isn’t great for a whole host of reasons

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I mean it wasn’t a dumb move in the sense that he didn’t say this last week, he said it two years ago when he was getting his ass kicked in the primary. And maybe it was part of what helped turn things around for him, who knows.

But yeah, it isn’t great for a whole host of reasons

didn't he say on the campaign trail that he was gonna nominate a {gasp} black female?

this shouldn't be news but, given the perpetual outrage of the racist misogynistic GOP and their accomplices in the mainstream media, it is.

oh well - Big Bird.. Carhart.. M&M's.. scary black woman being nominated to SCOTUS.. (enter next manufactured outrage here).. it's what we've come to expect.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I mean it wasn’t a dumb move in the sense that he didn’t say this last week, he said it two years ago when he was getting his ass kicked in the primary. And maybe it was part of what helped turn things around for him, who knows.

But yeah, it isn’t great for a whole host of reasons

didn't he say on the campaign trail that he was gonna nominate a {gasp} black female?

this shouldn't be news but, given the perpetual outrage of the racist misogynistic GOP and their accomplices in the mainstream media, it is.

oh well - Big Bird.. Carhart.. M&M's.. scary black woman being nominated to SCOTUS.. (enter next manufactured outrage here).. it's what we've come to expect.

Yes, he did. And I don’t think it’s great to make blanket statements like that. Great to nominate a black female. Less ideal to be making it seem like you’re doing it just for the sake of doing it.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote: didn't he say on the campaign trail that he was gonna nominate a {gasp} black female?

this shouldn't be news but, given the perpetual outrage of the racist misogynistic GOP and their accomplices in the mainstream media, it is.

oh well - Big Bird.. Carhart.. M&M's.. scary black woman being nominated to SCOTUS.. (enter next manufactured outrage here).. it's what we've come to expect.

Yes, he did. And I don’t think it’s great to make blanket statements like that. Great to nominate a black female. Less ideal to be making it seem like you’re doing it just for the sake of doing it.

It's cool that you do, but I genuinely don't care.

Yes, we know.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Yes, we know.

I want the black female to be as young or nearly as young as Coney Barret.