Monday, April 03, 2017

The Gorsuch Vote

Very annoyed with Democrats opposing Neil Gorsuch, especially if they lead the Republicans to invoke the nuclear option:
  • They'll only get a worse candidate if it were to go back to the drawing board.
  • I understand they're probably appealing to their base. This is why I think independents are the way to go. Then their only base is their home area.
  • Yes, what Repubs did to Garland was frustrating, but they got away with it. 
  • Repub hypocrisy is equally frustrating, like the reason Reid did away with the filibuster wasn't because the Repubs obstructed everything and shut down the government. There is a chart that shows that the Repubs filibustered more than twice as much as any previous president in just Obama's first term.
  • In short, it would be smart for four more Dems to vote for Gorsuch, to avoid the nuclear option.