We just had a few primaries that have shown that this race is far from over….now the media will speculate their butts off until the next round of votes comes in.
Now Obama has made it another speculation bonanza for the media by picking his man for the Supreme Court…..we already know that the Senate will play a game wioth this for as long as they can and the media will have something to use for those lag times between primaries.
So sports fans meet the man pegged with the enviousness job of dealing with the US Senate…..and the “reporting” is already flying…..
President Obama announced his choice to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court: Merrick Garland, chief judge of the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC. He’s “one of America’s sharpest legal minds” and is “uniquely qualified,” said Obama at the White House Wednesday morning. Some coverage:
- At 63, Garland is relatively old for a nominee, which may have factored into why he was selected, reports Think Progress.
- At SCOTUSblog, Tom Goldstein writes that Garland “would not be among the Court’s most liberal Justices.” In his detailed handicapping of the leading choices, he adds that Garland is “very deeply respected.”
- NBC News has a bio, noting that Garland is seen as a “moderate.”
- Garland worked in the Justice Department for becoming a judge, and his leading role in the Oklahoma City bombing case “helped shape” his career, reports the New York Times. He also oversaw the Unabomber case.
- Garland and his wife have two daughters, notes ABC in its “everything you need to know” file.
- The Washington Post digs into some of the political pros and cons of picking Garland, noting that foes have 20 years of decisions to pore over.
- Garland stood out even as a student back in 1970, notes this tweet of an old newspaper blurb.
- Garland was confirmed to the DC court in 1997 with the support of seven current GOP senators, notes the AP. But Senate Republicans have vowed to not even allow hearings on any nominee in this election year.
- Democrats were tying the GOP’s opposition to a bill on late-term abortion, reports Politico
Why worthless? NO one American cares at this point. But that will not stop the endless mind numbing speculation that the MSM excels at giving the American public.
Me? I’m going to go sit in the garden and think of better days.
I vaguely recall a time when the “news” actually contained news. Nowadays, they just sit around endlessly speculating about shit and reading comments from the Twit Zone about “who said what about who”. And those are the “good” media outlets!
As for this Supreme appointee, of course Obama would chose a “moderate”, a prosecutor of terror, a guy who once ruled in favour of Gitmo against detainees….whose closure has been “within the year” for 7 years & counting.
I didn’t even have to read those articles. I just expected it. Obama, disappointing right up until the final minute.
I think he is hoping for a hearing….but I think he has deluded himself
Maybe appointing a Republican friendly candidate is some Passive-Aggressive thing…Cause God knows he doesn’t have a drop of Aggressive-Aggression in him!
I would remind everyone we are talking here about a lawyer. I really don’t see any reason to suspect he is NOT corrupt, having already proven so many times, as he pursued his lawyerly career, calmly and dispassionately screwing the poor at every turn, taking advantage of other people’s misery for his own aggrandizement.
And, that’s Obama I’m describing…. his nominee is even more of a lawyer than the prez….
gigoid, the dubious
Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
….. on another note!!
Thanx my friend