“Chuck Schumer is many things, but he’s not a stupid politician, and he knows how to count and evaluate things just as I have noted here.
Though I do wonder, why Schumer chose the Gorsuch nomination to filibuster? All he did, was trigger the “nuclear option”, so that the filibuster option is gone for Supreme Court nominees. If that filibuster was still in place now, he might actually have had some leverge to manuever on this nomination of Kavanaugh.”
Dilbert, don’t you think your comments above are talking at crossed purposes with one another? If, as you say, Schumer IS a “smart politician,” how do you square that comment with him triggering the “nuclear option?”
Because now, when it begins to be more important than ever ( can you say Ruthie’s replacement), Schmucky Chucky has given away his hole card.
Trump will likely replace four (or perhaps more if Thomas decides to call it a day, or the Wise Latrina has to drop out due to her Type 1 diabetes) Justices.
The only person we have to worry about now is McScrotumneck!
You are right. On further review, I give Schumer too much credit for being a smart politician. It was a major blunder on his part, to trigger the filibuster battle on the Gorsuch nomination.
So I take it back, Schumer is not so smart. He would have been wiser to not fight it on the Gorsuch nomination, in order to preserve that rule for another battle.
Placing Gorsuch on the Supreme Court did not tip the balance of the court, since one conservative replaced another. But the Kavanaugh nomination threatens to tip that balance, as the wishy washy Kennedy will be replaced by a strong conservative. In retrospect, Schumer would have been smarter to save the filibuster fight for this nomination, rather than the Gorsuch nomination.
Your snide insult is beneath FR. MM has gotten judges confirmed at a record pace.
I get sick of you yahoos trying to split our forces, try it at DU.