Obama inviting rethugs to the White House to discuss Supreme Court nominee

[bigdarryl]

Are you fucking kidding me hear we go again with this White House more worried about what the rethugs think.I never heard of a White House bringing in the opposite party on there thoughts on the Supreme Court nominee.Just heard this on the news on XM Radio

[Cha]

1. Don't jump to conclusions..

it's obviously a strategy to help get his nominee confirmed.

The stupid gops are in full repeal everything mode..Pres Obama cares about getting the job done right..only.

[ericgtr]

2. Just like he did for HCR, it's a stragegic move that will pay off

He invites them in, they say NO NO NO, and Obama shows that he tried. This strategy has been working out well for him and the Republicans are in a corner because they look like assholes if they do show or if they don't show.

[T Wolf]

9. And we will wind up with a SC justice as useful and beneficial as the corporate bailout

of the insurance companies.

It is easy to "win" the middle when you abandon any pretense of considering the left and go almost as far right as Georgie did.

In reality, it gives Obama cover to say that they influenced him to sell out everything of value and they still would not support it. But he will do it again and again until we replace him with a real Democrat.

[Cha]

13. Bullcrap, President Obama is a "real Democrat". What

udder sloppy Hogwash.

Go peddle your sewage elsewhere.

[dionysus]

15. best of luck running whatever loser you choose for '12

:hi:

[Oregone]

17. Its all about 'winning' after all

[dionysus]

21. no, whoever you guys get will in many ways, be a loser.that is, if you can

convince some sucker to make a fool of themselves.

[Oregone]

24. "you guys"

Oh my, you sound so angy. So confused.

[dionysus]

25. oh, you know exactly what i mean. yes, "you guys"

you're good at that projection.

what are you guys down to now, larouche and mckinney?

:rofl:

[Oregone]

27. Ah, its time to get out the tin foil hats!

Its a big conspiracy to stop the 3D chess match. My, oh my, we gotta smoke out these conspirators. Lets start pickin em off by their post count

[dionysus]

29. it's not tin foil to think you'd support some clown's vanity run.

:hi:

[Oregone]

30. First, us guys are convincing a sucker to run, and now us guys are supporting a vanity run?

As long as you don't get abducted and probed again, this reality is working out well for you.

[cali]

18. you mean like Sotomayor?

some of you ignore reality so consistently it's impressive.

[dionysus]

26. she's a horrible RW corporatist. didn't you read it here? pro-life too.

;)

[WI_DEM]

23. Who is your "real democrat?" Obama is a democrat in the JFK mold

and there were those who thought that JFK was too much of a moderate too.

[Oregone]

16. Pay off?

If your idea of a payoff was the latest health insurance reform, no thanks

[salguine]

33. How does mandatory enslavement to insurance cartels "pay off", pray tell? For whom?

[phleshdef]

3. I say GOOD. Everytime they show that they will obstruct, he should do this.

[Cha]

11. Exactly! Show them up for the craven obstructionists

they are. Part of this President's job is dealing with ignorance to nth degree.

[tblue]

4. He feels compelled to show he's trying to reach out to them.

He wants to maintain that 'crosses party lines' image. But Obama usually gives them what they want or something close, unfortunately. If Obama nominates a liberal, I will eat my shoe.

[eleny]

5. Don't worry, he's just threatening them with appointing Hillary

:rofl:

We'll know for sure if they emerge with ashen faces.

[thereismore]

6. Good one. nt

[thereismore]

7. Or Gore. nt

[eleny]

10. Even better!

That might even cause fat Tony to keel.

[vaberella]

8. What's your point on this though?

Didn't he talk to repubs and dems the last time to hear out nominees?! They all give him names and suggest people. I figured this was normal.

[NYC Liberal]

12. You've never heard of it? Even Bush met with Democrats.

It doesn't mean they're picking the nominee.

[Uzybone]

31. I know. Don't people remember anything past last week?

I remember Bush meeting Senate Dems before picking both of his assholes.

[dionysus]

14. shall i fetch you a new pamper from the closet?

[kjackson227]

19. This is what our lawmakers were elected to do...

work TOGETHER to legislate for the people. Just so happens that the Repugnants have forgotten who they work for. Don't blame the President because he's trying to do the job the right way.

[Dr Morbius]

20. This is a step in the process.

The President wants to touch every base. There is no indication he's going to allow the GOP to dictate his choice. However, if he skipped this base, and didn't even meet with the GOP, they have something to use against him: a break from protocol, and it would indicate Obama doesn't really mean it when he claims to want bipartisanship.

It's a process. Take a breath, folks. This is no reason to be concerned. I think Mr. Obama really does know what he's doing.

[WI_DEM]

22. Well it worked during HCR--by making the GOP look like idiots.

[golfguru]

28. That is a smart move....it will avoid filibusters eom

[zulchzulu]

32. Maybe you haven't figured out that he is putting them under his spell

After all, isn't that what the AntiChrist does?


:sarcasm:

[4lbs]

34. He did the same thing last year, before nominating Sotomayor.

Jeez, give this a rest already.

[FrenchieCat]

35. It will get worse before it gets better around here.....

as you know, things are looking up for the Dems,
and for some, that's not good news.

[Perky]

36. They always get input from the opposition It is SOP

what is different is that it is a a public invitation.