Posted on 02/03/2017 7:40:01 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Not gonna happen.
Master manipulation working hard tonight. Ted Cruz has all his cronies out seeking attention, by whatever means necessary.
Better duck, the lamebrains are gonna come after ya for saying “Cruz” again ;-)
Maybe they expect Bader-Ginsburg to retire.
So they decided to not fight over Gorsuch. Probably a sensible decision. They have to comfort themselves with something — maybe fight the next one...
Which, at this point, is why I do it. LOL
I don’t know what’s going to happen with that or not, but I’ve dropped any and all beefs with Ted Cruz, because he has stood with President Trump publicly, and I appreciate that.
It would be nice, if the damned Dems pass on Gorsuch; however, we may need the nuclear option for him, RIGHT NOW and ever after! The damned Dems ain't gonna "play nice" on ANYTHING!
Cruz would be the most help to DJT doing McConnell’s job, in the short run.
That seriously depends on the direction of the mid terms. If the dems lose more seats in the Senate, there wont be much they can do. If they win a couple of seats, then they will feel that they have “momentum” or something and that they can push a showdown and blame the Republicans.
Also factoring into this algebra is WHEN the next appointment becomes available. Before the mid-terms, then there is little that they can do other than try to “Bork” the nomination.
A distinct possibility is that there will be two additional openings if not in the next four years, within eight.
Cruz to loze.
Has anyone ever seen Allahpundit and Erick Erickson in the same room at the same time?
Nuke now. In fact, Trump needs to keep the Dims reeling with EOs so that they become even more exorcised and baited into filibuster. Michael Moore and his commie friends will push the Dim leadership into the extreme position. It’s better to strike hard and fast than to let things draw out.
Conservative SC nominees will have an easier ride later.
Fortune favors the bold. How many times have you read in history books where the general failed to exploit the victory and go for the rout.
Maybe they expect Bader-Ginsburg to retire.
I think she’s 83 or 84 years old. It’s questionable if she will serve out the next four years.
Anthony Kennedy is 80, I think?
Point is, the liberal group on the court, as a group, are older than the conservatives, so it’s more likely we’ll see some of them retire than conservatives.
In eight years, Obama was able to appoint enough judges in the lower federal courts, so that as of now, fully 1/3 of all federal court judges were appointed by Obama. The next four years of Trump can help turn that around. There are always vacancies occurring in the lower courts. But they don’t make the news very often. But we should all be aware that the president appoints those judges as well as Supreme Court justices.
I don’t think Ted wants to be on the high court. He’s got a different path mapped out for his future, which (in my view) is probably Senate Majority Leader, or possibly Governor somewhere.
Title, at link, does NOT say (Cruz)
Wishful thinking by a cRuzer.
cRuz’s ship sailed LONG ago.
Governor.....somewhere......
Bwahahahah! ;-)
There's no doubt that Ted is stepping up and doing the right thing where (and when) it counts, but I'd like to see a longer track record than just 39 days.
Let's see him stand firm with the President for at least two years. I want to see him become a full throated defender, and take all the slings and arrows the leftmedia can throw at him, before I fully accept him back into the camp.
I totally agree, and said as much upthread.
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