Today’s another big political day here in the US — lots of primaries, including some that look like they’ll be pretty close. So have a thread to talk politics. Feel free to keep discussing Der Trump in the Trump threads, or here, it’s all good. And feel free to discuss non-US politics here as well. But please, no one use the phrase “Feel the Bern.”
@Sparkalipoo:
That’s entirely true. I’m hoping that since Republicans traditionally do poorly during presidential-year congressional elections, the further damage done by the Trump nomination could be enough to tip the balance in congress. I might be being overly hopeful here.
katz:
😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
(I get the reference, yes.) I think it looks like an eagle about to take off from its nest.
EJ (The Other One):
I’ll just usher you to check out all the gorgeous nebulas in Sagittarius area; I mean, come on, Lagoon Nebula beats Crab any day 😉
I’m partial to the Tarantula Nebula, myself. Mostly because of its name, but still.
@brooked
I am definitely more disappointed with the Republicans for refusing to consider Garland than with Obama for nominating him, even though he isn’t particularly liberal, he seems like he makes his ruling pretty fairly and he is very qualified for the job
@EJ
I definitely hope you’re right, but I don’t have a whole lot of trust in the American people at this point
brooked: I don’t care for Garland (his rulings on law enforcement and security issues rankle me), but he’s a smart choice in terms of showing just how obstructionist the Republicans are. I wish I knew more of his stance on social justice issues otherwise, but I suppose if I did, the GOP would, too.
Souter’s definitely a good example of someone who slipped through by being completely unobjectionable at the time of his nomination. In fact, I remember that the political left was pretty convinced he was a crypto-neocon, ready to undo every liberal ruling the Court had ever made. (And a lot of Republicans were dismayed to discover that the left was wrong on that one.)