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6. Nope. TACO falls under the McConnell rule: lame ducks don't get to name Justices. If it was good enough ...

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 10:30 AM

23 hrs ago

... for Barrack Obama, it's good enough for the sack of pig shit currently in the White House.

https://www.npr.org/2016/03/16/470664561/mcconnell-blocking-supreme-court-nomination-about-a-principle-not-a-person

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"I believe the overwhelming view of the Republican Conference in the Senate is that this nomination should not be filled, this vacancy should not be filled by this lame duck president," McConnell said.

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Aileen Cannon is about to collect. n/t CousinIT 23 hrs ago #1

He's looking at Carnival Cruz, who was in the same Harvard Law class as Ketanji Brown Jackson BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #7

I honestly feel like I am living in "hillbillyville". walkingman 23 hrs ago #2

"Before midterms" I like that because tells me bluestarone 23 hrs ago #3

Let the people decide! Blues Heron 23 hrs ago #4

As a Texan, I wouldn't wish Ted Cruz on anyone. walkingman 23 hrs ago #5

Nope. TACO falls under the McConnell rule: lame ducks don't get to name Justices. If it was good enough ... marble falls 23 hrs ago #6

"TACO falls under the McConnell rule: lame ducks don't get to name Justices." BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #9

The worst that happens is they replace two shitheads with two lesser shitheads. This isn't over. ... marble falls 23 hrs ago #12

For sure he would do this BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #13

The worst that happens is they replace two shitheads with two younger shitheads. This isn't over. ... rampartd 20 hrs ago #27

He absolutely, positively, cannot be allowed to put another fanatic in there, Bayard 19 hrs ago #33

Carnival Cruz's name has come up and he would be a shoo-in BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #37

The only way his name should come up is if someone yacks it up Bayard 8 hrs ago #40

45 was the one who brought his name up BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago #41

There better not be a single Democrat voting for anyone he nominates. Scrivener7 23 hrs ago #8

Unfortunately Fetterman will vote for one his insane nominees kimbutgar 21 hrs ago #22

Trump is a disaster the country wont recover from Johonny 23 hrs ago #10

How long can you fillibuster that SSJVegeta 23 hrs ago #11

Not much BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #16

So basically we gotta take 66 senate seats and 290 house seats SSJVegeta 22 hrs ago #19

Yup. BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #30

There are enough senate seats to do that SSJVegeta 19 hrs ago #36

There are 33 seats up BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #38

Oh yeah. Realistically its an uphill battle at best. SSJVegeta 9 hrs ago #39

Like crawling uphill over broken glass. Omnipresent 19 hrs ago #32

I always think, could anyone be worse that Thomas or Alito? jgmiller 23 hrs ago #14

At this point he would nominate a horse. Dave Bowman 23 hrs ago #15

He does remind me of a certain Roman emperor... intheflow 22 hrs ago #18

No way Bayard 19 hrs ago #34

If after the midterms, hopefully we control the Senate and can stonewall nominees like McConnell did. dutch777 22 hrs ago #17

That won't work until January, when the next Congress is sworn in. cab67 22 hrs ago #21

Yes they would. WestMichRad 20 hrs ago #28

They'll absolutely retire if Democrats take the Senate in November. cab67 22 hrs ago #20

It sickens me to think that this asshole radicalleft 21 hrs ago #23

Nauseating thought. Solly Mack 20 hrs ago #24

This is news? mdbl 20 hrs ago #25

Yeah, kind of like 'and in other news, water is wet!' ToxMarz 20 hrs ago #26

Don't hold your breath waiting for Thomas to Retire eringer 19 hrs ago #29

The next Democratic nominee should expand the SC to 13 ouija 19 hrs ago #31

Clarence gets no comment. underpants 19 hrs ago #35