Posted on 01/28/2022 5:16:20 PM PST by Rummyfan
The Washington Post continues to maintain that Joe Biden has Republicans right where he wants them, thanks to his decision to appoint a black women to the Supreme Court. This article by Mike DeBonis is called (in the paper edition) “Supreme Court battle puts Republicans on the spot.” Dan Balz’s article is called “Breyer’s retirement gives Biden a fresh opportunity for a badly needed victory.”
But I continue to believe that, if anything, the political considerations here probably favor the GOP. A close reading of today’s Post supplies me with evidence.
For example, the big frontpage headline in the paper reads “Biden pledges to pick ‘a historic candidate.'” Notice that Biden isn’t saying “black female candidate” or “diverse candidate.” “Diverse” once was a useful euphemism, but no longer. Thus, the pick needs to be characterized as “historic.”
This packaging isn’t likely to fool anyone. It doesn’t obscure the fact that Biden has set aside a Supreme Court slot for a black female, thereby ruling out the vast majority of highly qualified candidates, including some Asian-American candidates whose credentials leap off the page (see below for one of them). This form of discrimination is unpopular.
Selecting an Asian-American candidate would be even more “historic” than selecting a black female. The Court already has a black Justice (and had another one before him). It already has three women. It has never had an Asian-American.
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Has anyone confirmed from Breyer he is retiring?
Commie-Rats never go for qualified, they always go for party-loyalist. Can someone name a Rat SCOTUS member who once on the Court became a justice that rules based on the original intent of the Constitution and the exact Law being discussed instead of what they want the law to be? Never happens.
If you pick people for high jobs because of their loyalty to the Democrat Party, then their loyalty will be to the Democrat Party and not the American people.
Same narrative is a game of Twister, always favoring the Democrats. Like how we need to move to the center to win a general election, but they can nominate Warnock. Our people have to be confirmable centrists for the SC, but they get to nominate lunatics.
One commie for another.
Bush League Republicans will be climbing over each other to confirm.
I’m guessing Breyer got an offer he couldn’t refuse...and at age 83 it’s not uncommon for a guy to pass away...
He got the message. Someone sent him a copy of the Pelican Brief.
Replace one liberal with another liberal and fight to do it. Makes sense.
Like Chuck Schumer, et al, are finding out: Democrats are kicking old Jews to the curb.
Yeah he stopped by my house and confirmed. Seriously there was a joint thing with Biden and Breyer. So yes it’s official.
They've served their purpose, now they want to get rid of them. Useful idiots....
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