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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
Garland is an interesting choice. Clearly liberal and activist BUT at same time historically supported by Republicans and the bigger point, oldest nominee in almost 50 years so it is a diplomatic olive branch of "hey give us a liberal justice but as a compromise he want there for more than a few years" sort of like a Pope Francis kind of caretaker. Not exactly a hamstrung lameduck BUT neither a long arc generational change.
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A very shrewd choice by Obama, using Utah Nazi Hatch's past praise of Garland as a cudgel. And now UNH doesn't even want the Senate to consider the nomination. The GOP is fucked any way it goes: (1) refuse to consider the nomination and be even further exposed as obstructionist reactionaries; (2) conduct perfunctory hearings and not ratify the nomination, with the same result as (1), or (3) ratify Garland and get a justice who might not be a 100% leftist on everything but who will clearly tip the balance of power to the liberal faction on the Court. I love it!