[You Dirty Rats]

According to the article I read on the nomination, FDR did it to get back at the Senate for rejecting the court-packing plan. Black was not popular at all with Southern Senators; in fact, they hated the pick. Even papers that supported the President and the New Deal excoriated the pick because Black had no real judicial experience and he was known to be extremely partisan. FDR wanted an activist on the Court; he knew Black would be such an activist; he also knew that the Southern Senators would never vote against a fellow Senator from the Deep South (Alabama).

Partly because of this strategery, I think that if the President can't get a Conservative approved as a replacement for Stevens or Ginsberg due to a filibuster then he should nominate Jeff Sessions. That would effectively nuke the Senate by forcing the 'Rat Senators to choose between alienating their base or causing a complete meltdown of comity and cooperation.

[ConservativeDude]

"Partly because of this strategery, I think that if the President can't get a Conservative approved as a replacement for Stevens or Ginsberg due to a filibuster then he should nominate Jeff Sessions. That would effectively nuke the Senate by forcing the 'Rat Senators to choose between alienating their base or causing a complete meltdown of comity and cooperation."

DAMN! I love it! Now THAT'S thinking!

Did you know that Sessions would be on the C of A except he was blocked by George Mitchell??? So....this would be the most awesome piece of poetic justice in a long time!

You know, FDR was a freaking communist. But he understood power and he knew how to wield it. In that sense, putting Black on the court and doing it with a one finger salute to the Senate is truly masterful...brilliantly confrontational, really legendary.

I love it....wish you were Prez!

Alas, though, I think it is going to be the moderate woman with the beautiful hair cut....