Come Monday

[tracker7]

I won't - almost can't - mourn the death of Antonin Scalia. The man was clearly intelligent and well-spoken, but as The Onion put it, he lost a 30-year battle with progress. This year's Presidential election has become even more important.

Because of course they are, the Party of No is insisting that no replacement nomination will even be considered until 2017, following the inauguration of Barry O's successor. Down in my unapolgetic leftist heart, I hope it plays out something like this: Obstruction happens, and the Clinton or Sanders campaign grabs hold of it. The Senate flips, and for my 45th birthday, I get to see the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Barack Obama.

A few of the cohort came over for the Super Bowl. Good time, a good game, and incredible playing by the Denver defensive line.

Saw another NS Heritage unit Friday evening - the Conrail one. Paced it for a few miles down US127, but couldn't get a good photo. That's five for me, I think - CofG, Southern, Jersey Central, NYC, and CR.

Comments

[tegyrius]

Bitch when the President does something "outside his strictly-defined authority," then bitch when it looks like he's going to do something that the Constitution explicitly sets forth as one of his powers. Republicans these days...

[q99.livejournal.com]

I will note that if they do hold off that long, it'd be easily the longest-delayed confirmation ever.

They're trying to cite 'in previous times there's been an opening the year before...', but the old rule-of-thumb was 6 months, not 11. There's a ton of time.

Oh, and the President *can* do recess appointments. Eisenhower did 3. Confirmation is not required.