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Trump delivers somber SCOTUS nomination and even liberal media offer reluctant praise
Fox News Opinion ^ | January 31, 2017 | Dan Gainor

Posted on 01/31/2017 7:36:40 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

It wasn’t flashy or sensational. Instead, President Donald Trump delivered a somber and solemn Supreme Court nomination is less time than it takes to drive a few blocks in D.C. during rush hour. And most of the media ate it up. Even US Weekly was paying attention.

Damon Linker, senior correspondent for The Week, summed up what for many was reluctant praise: “That was the most presidential seven minutes of Donald Trump's presidency so far, and most normal.” Politico called the pick “Antonin Scalia 2.0,” hardly a phrasing designed to appease the left....

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TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: gorsuch; scotus; supremecourt; trump
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To: dasboot

They may not get the chance. Barrelfuls of ordure and they may have to keep it under their coats.


21 posted on 01/31/2017 8:18:45 PM PST by arthurus
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To: JAKraig

“I realize people will throw rocks at me but, we have Mitch McConnell to thank for this night. Mitch doesn’t seem to get much right lately but he stuck his neck out the right way on this one.”

Agreed. I didn’t see your post or would have responded to yours.


22 posted on 01/31/2017 8:19:46 PM PST by fungoking (Tis a pleasure to live in the 0zarks)
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To: arthurus

[NYT says he is an okay pick]

Honest reporting. :)
They don’t want to go the way of CNN.


23 posted on 01/31/2017 8:20:14 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Excellent choice.


24 posted on 01/31/2017 8:28:53 PM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They keep harping on how Hardiman got a raw deal. The way it went down tells me that Hardiman will be the next Trump pick... one way or the other.


25 posted on 01/31/2017 9:08:31 PM PST by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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