Scalia found dead at West Texas Ranch

[grumbler]

Pshaw, he was saying the exact same thing that Republicans now are saying. The funny part is that there was no reason for him to say anything whatsoever on the subject.

No, he wasn't, but there's no sense arguing about it because all I have is evidence (like the fact that Biden was not, in fact, speaking about a vacancy at all, since there was no vacancy on the court).  I don't think mere facts will persuade you, so let's drop it.

[Eddie Teach]

It was a hypothetical. 

And how many people supported his hypothetical idea? Has anybody besides Biden in 1992 suggested this be a thing?

You mean any Democrats, I assume. I think most had the good sense not to open their mouths when there was no vacancy to fill and the argument could just as easily be turned around on them.

[Eddie Teach]

No, he wasn't, but there's no sense arguing about it because all I have is evidence (like the fact that Biden was not, in fact, speaking about a vacancy at all, since there was no vacancy on the court).  I don't think mere facts will persuade you, so let's drop it.

Stop being dense. "If a Supreme court justice were to resign tomorrow or in the next several weeks..." He was discussing what he thought should happen if there was a vacancy.

[grumbler]

Stop being dense. "If a Supreme court justice were to resign tomorrow or in the next several weeks..." He was discussing what he thought should happen if there was a vacancy.

Stop being dense.  What he said was NOT "the exact same thing that Republicans now are saying."   You are now even admitting it.  You cannot have MY position. The Republicans are talking about an actual vacancy, not a hypothetical, and they are saying what action they plan to take, not what their personal preferences would be.

[derspiess]

There should be a different standard for a Supreme Court vacancy that would occur in the full throes of an election year. The president should follow the example of a majority of his predecessors and delay naming a replacement. If he goes forward before then, the Senate should wait to consider the nomination.

Some will criticize such a decision and say that it was nothing more than an attempt to save a seat on the court in hopes that a Republican will be permitted to fill it, but that would not be the Senate Republicans' intention.  It would be their pragmatic conclusion that once the political season is underway, and it is, action on a Supreme Court nomination must be put off until after the election campaign is over.

  The Onion, right?

Even better-- The Biden! 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/us/politics/joe-biden-argued-for-delaying-supreme-court-picks-in-1992.html?_r=0

[Valmy]

Awesome.

You got me there Spicey 

[derspiess]

Awesome.

You got me there Spicey 

Very small consolation for Texas sweeping WVU in basketball this year

[The Minsky Moment]

Not the highest bar to find something stupid said by Joe Biden.
Of course it is also safe to say the same GOP usual suspects active then and now took differing positions as well.

[Valmy]

Awesome.

You got me there Spicey 

Very small consolation for Texas sweeping WVU in basketball this year

That was nice wasn't it?

I lost my shit last night watching Texas play Kansas State. Even the bottom feeders in this league are damn good.

[Martinus]

There should be a different standard for a Supreme Court vacancy that would occur in the full throes of an election year. The president should follow the example of a majority of his predecessors and delay naming a replacement. If he goes forward before then, the Senate should wait to consider the nomination.

Some will criticize such a decision and say that it was nothing more than an attempt to save a seat on the court in hopes that a Republican will be permitted to fill it, but that would not be the Senate Republicans' intention.  It would be their pragmatic conclusion that once the political season is underway, and it is, action on a Supreme Court nomination must be put off until after the election campaign is over.

  The Onion, right?

Even better-- The Biden! 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/us/politics/joe-biden-argued-for-delaying-supreme-court-picks-in-1992.html?_r=0

Well played. 

[Valmy]

Well played. 

He has done that before with Obama. I should have been ticked off that Spicey would never say something that stupid and figured it must have been a politician

[Eddie Teach]

Stop being dense. "If a Supreme court justice were to resign tomorrow or in the next several weeks..." He was discussing what he thought should happen if there was a vacancy.

Stop being dense.  What he said was NOT "the exact same thing that Republicans now are saying."   You are now even admitting it.  You cannot have MY position. The Republicans are talking about an actual vacancy, not a hypothetical, and they are saying what action they plan to take, not what their personal preferences would be.

[grumbler]

There should be a different standard for a Supreme Court vacancy that would occur in the full throes of an election year. The president should follow the example of a majority of his predecessors and delay naming a replacement. If he goes forward before then, the Senate should wait to consider the nomination.

Some will criticize such a decision and say that it was nothing more than an attempt to save a seat on the court in hopes that a Republican will be permitted to fill it, but that would not be the Senate Republicans' intention.  It would be their pragmatic conclusion that once the political season is underway, and it is, action on a Supreme Court nomination must be put off until after the election campaign is over.

  The Onion, right?

Even better-- The Biden! 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/us/politics/joe-biden-argued-for-delaying-supreme-court-picks-in-1992.html?_r=0

Even better!  Was this before, or after, he was born in a small mining village in Wales?

[grumbler]

Stop being dense. "If a Supreme court justice were to resign tomorrow or in the next several weeks..." He was discussing what he thought should happen if there was a vacancy.

Stop being dense.  What he said was NOT "the exact same thing that Republicans now are saying."   You are now even admitting it.  You cannot have MY position. The Republicans are talking about an actual vacancy, not a hypothetical, and they are saying what action they plan to take, not what their personal preferences would be.

  I told you that I knew it was useless to argue facts with you.  You think "if you touch my sister, I will kill you" and "you touched my sister, so now I'm going to just kill you" are "the exact same thing" because that fits your narrative.  Facts can't overcome determined ignorance.

[Barrister]

GOP confirms - no vote, and no hearings, on any Obama USSC nominee.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/senate-gop-supreme-court-219661