“I intend to make this decision and get it to my colleagues by the end of the month — that's my hope,” Biden repeats in his Oval meeting with Grassley and Durbin on the US Supreme Court vacancy. https://t.co/fJufvDtG8s
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 1, 2022
Biden didn't discuss individual names for possible US Supreme Court picks with @SenatorDurbin and @ChuckGrassley in Oval today, the senators say–he just chatted about his hope that the process can be wrapped up in within about 40 days after the White House sends the nomination.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 1, 2022
Former Senator Doug Jones will be the "sherpa" who will guide President Biden's Supreme Court nominee through the Senate, according to a person familiar, confirming @katierogers reporting. Biden had considered Jones for AG.
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) February 1, 2022
Psaki: Just over a year ago, the previous President also promised to select a woman for the Supreme Court. Not only were there no complaints for choosing a nominee from a specific demographic but there was widespread praise.. *reads statements from Ted Cruz* pic.twitter.com/r6qeSi5dSt
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 1, 2022
If I was a Louisiana voter I’d want a Senator who isn’t a total embarrassment https://t.co/LJRBUueQrh
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) February 2, 2022
(Cuz Michelle Obama shopped at J. Crew, according to twitter-chatter, in case you thought Kennedy wasn’t race-baiting enough…)
woman who held 130 campaign events in NH and got 3% of NH primary vote is lecturing folks abt competence https://t.co/b9a6p2vKZa
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) February 1, 2022
WaterGirl
I hope they consider everyone. //
*For everyone who wants that, who is “everyone”?
All attorneys? All rich white males who attended Yale or Harvard. Thanks, guys, for helping to bring down the esteemed reputation of those places.
Only Catholic crazy people, even if they have little relevant experience?
japa21
@WaterGirl: Except Gabbard.
dmsilev
How exactly has Harris been “a disaster” as VP? Gabbard and her fellow travelers keep asserting that, but they seem to be strangely unable to provide concrete examples. Did Harris show up to a solemn event wearing completely inappropriate clothing or something?
Baud
It’s always interesting to see who is hollaring when our people get a chance.
Kay
People are just incredibly rational about money :)
HinTN
Tulsei Gabbard is a tool.
Math Guy
Biden is introducing a different perspective to the court and that is what the Republicans and other establishment voices object to.
JPL
@dmsilev: They protest too much.
Brachiator
Senator Kennedy is an ass wipe. But there’s also this, from Wikipedia.
BTW. I don’t know if these kinds of questions are useful, or just grandstanding. But I expect to see the senator do this with a Biden nominee.
HinTN
@Kay: People don’t know shit. But the MSM goes to great lengths to find and report their thots.
Baud
@Brachiator:
Hmm. IIRC, Katsas is actually qualified and not a hack. Something else was going on there.
Bex
Tulsi who?
Kay
@HinTN:
I wonder what I would say though. “Are you very concerned about rising prices?”
I might say yes. Maybe they think it’s in a general sense :)
sab
Crack of dawn here. Vt Country Store order just arrived( !?) Couple of aprons, lamps and some excellenr gumdrops. Spouse and I are arguing about who should hide gumdrops because sinfully delicious, and we both have dental fillings.
I know these guys must be RWNJ because rural Vermont, but please don’t tell me so
ETA As always with them, expensive but worth it.
SpaceUnit
Why will this court pick need a sherpa? I don’t recall other nominees having handlers, but maybe I just didn’t notice.
HinTN
@Brachiator: And I expect the nominee to give a detailed, articulate and factually correct response.
Baud
@sab:
Vermont is pretty Democratic despite being rural so you might luck out.
HinTN
@Kay: “In what context” is a great way to begin your answer.
different-church-lady
Why am I not surprised so many Bernie folk had Tulsi as their second choice?
Kay
@HinTN:
I used to get polled a lot when Ohio was a swing state and I had a land line. I would answer the questions. Probably went on too long, really. “Well, I have mixed feelings on that…”
sab
@WaterGirl: The crazy Catholics without experience has worked well for them last few times, so why not? They are the Court, so who cares if people respect them?
Anne Laurie
Nope, it’s standard practice. From the NYTimes article:
Brachiator
@Baud:
This was interesting…
Roger Moore
@HinTN:
The kind found in the discount bin at Harbor Freight.
sab
@sab: Also one of the lamps was interesting. Giant page size (8″”x11″) magnifying glass with LED lights, so dad in nursing home can read without remembering where his magnifying glass is (dementia plus cataracts.) Plus lights. Will report back how it works. Seems amazing at first view.
SpaceUnit
@Anne Laurie:
Thanks. I learned something new today.
I figured the nominee would just show up in the Senate, take their seat, and try not to roll their eyes as the republicans do their Beavis and Butthead impressions.
trollhattan
@Brachiator:
“Now then, Judge Black Lady, please explain in concise terms the offside rule in soccer.”
followed by
“How many chukkers in a game of polo and how long is each chukker?”
Roger Moore
@Brachiator:
My impression is that these are the kinds of questions that you should be able to answer if you were awake through law school. Asking them is a theatrical way of showing just how incompetent someone is. If a judicial nominee really has trouble answering them, they deserve to be publicly roasted.
Jinchi
How is the nomination process going to work in this case? Breyer plans to fill out the remainder of the term (ending in July).
Are they going to have the nomination and vote for his successor months before that happens?
Roger Moore
@trollhattan:
Damn. I remembered that a chukker is 7 1/2 minutes, but for some reason I thought there were 8 in a game.
Anne Laurie
The plan — why Breyer announced his retirement in advance — is to have a nominee fully vetted (an exacting process, except in GOP years) and ready to be voted in as soon as the current SCOTUS term ends.
trollhattan
@Roger Moore:
And here I sit, unable to remember my bank account password. That, I remember. Why? I’ve never seen polo in person.
Somebody needs to tell us how to organize the file drawers in our brains. Socks, I’ve got handled.
dm
@Jinchi: Breyer said when resigning that he expected his successor to have been already named and confirmed by the time he resigned.
trollhattan
From the “No, we’re not kidding about this” files, consequences.
Baud
@SpaceUnit:
I’ll never be a judge.
matt the somewhat reasonable
@different-church-lady: I worked with a guy who was a huge Tulsi fan. Also a huge Putin fan.
sab
@sab: Jeez just woke from nap. And I am 12 hours off. Thought I was early tomorrow when I am late the day before. Same time, but pm not am, and one day earlier. So no dawn delivery, just late evenimg the night before.
ETA 8 pm is hardly even night yet, except very dark already.
Brachiator
@trollhattan:
Ha! OT BTW, I saw a story that Trinity Rodman just signed a fat contract for whichever soccer team she plays for.
Ha, again!
The only thing I know about polo is a scene from the movie Pretty Woman.
NotMax
FYI.
raven
@Brachiator: USA v Honduras in ST PAUL MINNESOTA, 2-0 USA at the half and it’s ZERO outside!
Gin & Tonic
@raven: Seems like it might be slightly better conditions for USians than Hondurans.
raven
@Gin & Tonic: They all look pretty cold!
BQuimby
NEW INVESTIGATION: Joe Manchin received over $1 million from corporate-tied PACs last year as he blocked Build Back Better. But Manchin’s corruption is even more brazen. He repeatedly timed his key attacks on Biden’s agenda to occur at events with his largest corporate donors.
WATCH: https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1488286606133977090?
James E Powell
@trollhattan:
No doubt that will be a “Democrats hate the troops!” story for the cable & Sunday shows.
Omnes Omnibus
@James E Powell: MilTwitter sees it differently. No sympathy at all for refusers.
WaterGirl
@trollhattan: They have to do that if they don’t want the concept of military discipline to be a joke.
WaterGirl
@BQuimby: Disgusting.