"The easiest way to make that happen is to tank the economy."
I thought exactly that thought when I first heard his statement. Yes, the Republicans have the purse strings (re: the House). But if all incumbents lose in 2012, they'll be better off.
They'll have the executive, and they'll have the Senate.
Which means, they'll have their judges.
Which will then, as we've seen Alito/Scalia/Roberts/Thomas do (depressingly well) recently, give them the ultimate rubber stamp to whatever they want. They'll gladly give up the house for that *permanent* power.
And this has nothing to do with abortion but everything to do with rubber stamping warrantless wiretapping, permanent rendition without charges, the end of any form of campaign finance reform, the end of any restrictions on the FCC controlling internet censorship, the end of any chance of getting religion out of our military or laws at the most basic level, then end of all of it.
Reid is weak. He and Leahy *never* should have caved on letting the Republicans control the nomination (non-)process like they have. Because just like the budget "crisis" that isn't, the judicial crisis created by the vacuum the Republicans are creating today will reach the fore in 4 years to where whomever is in the Senate will have no choice but to accept the then President's nominations.
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Date: 2011-04-06 03:09 am (UTC)I thought exactly that thought when I first heard his statement. Yes, the Republicans have the purse strings (re: the House). But if all incumbents lose in 2012, they'll be better off.
They'll have the executive, and they'll have the Senate.
Which means, they'll have their judges.
Which will then, as we've seen Alito/Scalia/Roberts/Thomas do (depressingly well) recently, give them the ultimate rubber stamp to whatever they want. They'll gladly give up the house for that *permanent* power.
And this has nothing to do with abortion but everything to do with rubber stamping warrantless wiretapping, permanent rendition without charges, the end of any form of campaign finance reform, the end of any restrictions on the FCC controlling internet censorship, the end of any chance of getting religion out of our military or laws at the most basic level, then end of all of it.
Reid is weak. He and Leahy *never* should have caved on letting the Republicans control the nomination (non-)process like they have. Because just like the budget "crisis" that isn't, the judicial crisis created by the vacuum the Republicans are creating today will reach the fore in 4 years to where whomever is in the Senate will have no choice but to accept the then President's nominations.