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White House says Obama ‘regrets’ filibuster against Alito nomination in 2006
The Washington Times ^
| February 17, 2017
| Dave Boyer
Posted on 02/17/2016 11:08:57 AM PST by jazusamo
The White House said Wednesday that President Obama "regrets" his filibuster against Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito in 2006, but insisted the situation was different than Republicans' current vow to block any nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
"These are two different things," said White House press secretary Josh Earnest. "The president's objections to then-President Bush's nominee were based in substance."
In 2006, then-Sen. Obama and 23 other Democrats -- including Hillary Clinton -- tried to filibuster Justice Alito's nomination. He was confirmed for the high court anyway.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alito; antoninscalia; democrats; earnest; filibuster; hypocrite; joshearnest; joshnotearnest; justicescalia; obama; obamaliar; scotus; ussc
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To: jazusamo
"The president's objections to then-President Bush's nominee were based in substance."BULL!!! It was based on the fear of letting allowing a Latino on the court that was appointed by a Republican...because the disgusting race baiting narrative of the left needs constant protection from reality.
To: Vic S
Who was the last POTUS that skipped a funeral for a Supreme Court Justice?
To: jazusamo
Ill be he does regret that !! Ha!!
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02/17/2016 11:17:59 AM PST
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WENDLE
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02/17/2016 11:17:59 AM PST
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jazusamo
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To: jazusamo
Liar. He regrets nothing about it except that it failed.
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02/17/2016 11:18:26 AM PST
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SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
To: VanDeKoik
I’ve got news for Obama: he ain’t Otter, and I ain’t Flounder.
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02/17/2016 11:18:27 AM PST
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Night Hides Not
(Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi! My vote is going to Cruz.)
To: jazusamo; All
“White House says Obama âregretsâ filibuster against Alito nomination in 2006”
Aaaahhhhaaaahhhhaaaaaa, hey obamadork, ain’t life a MF’er...all the history and recorded record of stuff. OMG he is a F’n idiot — And the takers elected his dumb a$$ twice...how pathetic.
Don’t worry, the Senate Republicans can “regret” their filibuster against your POS nominee too...
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02/17/2016 11:18:33 AM PST
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areukiddingme1
(areukiddingme1 is a synonym for a Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and tired of liberal BS.))
To: A CA Guy
To: jazusamo
"These are two different things," said White House press secretary Josh Earnest. "Die grosse Luge" von Joseph Goebbels
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02/17/2016 11:19:14 AM PST
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Seaplaner
(Never give in. Never give in. Never...except for convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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02/17/2016 11:19:37 AM PST
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DoughtyOne
(Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
To: jazusamo
What the Republicans need to do is ask themselves “What would the dems do in our position?”
Then they’ll know what to do.
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02/17/2016 11:20:11 AM PST
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aquila48
To: jazusamo
OH, well all is healed between us then.
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02/17/2016 11:20:15 AM PST
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struggle
To: jazusamo
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02/17/2016 11:21:05 AM PST
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ealgeone
To: A CA Guy
The DemocRAT Party is a crime syndicate!!! The Repubs are cowards and afraid for their lives.
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02/17/2016 11:21:20 AM PST
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stubernx98
(cranky, but reasonable)
To: Vic S
But he's already announced he won't attend.I hadn't heard that. That'll be a new low for the gutter scum.
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02/17/2016 11:22:08 AM PST
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To: jazusamo
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02/17/2016 11:23:18 AM PST
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Vic S
To: jazusamo
Hoist on his own petard. Goosed by his own gander. Confronted with his hideous visage in the mirrah.
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02/17/2016 11:23:26 AM PST
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PhilDragoo
(Onambla: Marxist-Muslim crack-smoking closet queen Exp 1-20-17)
I’ll bet he does- enjoy the current filibuster buster
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02/17/2016 11:23:28 AM PST
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Bob434
To: jazusamo
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02/17/2016 11:23:40 AM PST
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VerySadAmerican
(Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. - Sam Adams)
To: jazusamo
Well of course hypocrite 0bama regrets his filibuster now, the shoe's on the other foot. The reason why the Alito filibuster went nowhere was because there were more than enough Democrats who said they would not vote to uphold it. So will the Democrats try and turn it around now and say that since they worked in a bipartisan fashion to bring Alito's nomination to a vote, the Republicans should do the same for Obama's nominee?
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