He personified one of the big problems I see with the Republican Party. He would never, never discuss why the Republicans were better; he could only say, over and over, that the Democrats were wrong.
I fault him for that. If he truly believed what the Republicans stand for, he would be able to advocate for those ideals, again and again, despite it being a room mostly of progressives.

All he seemed to have was hate and greed and maybe, in hindsight, that’s what he did advocate for; over, over and over again. So maybe he was being true to his values and the values of the Republican Party.

John Roberts…age 57
Antonin Scalia…age 76
Anthony Kennedy…age 76
Clarence Thomas…age 74
Ruth Bader Ginsberg…age 79
Stephen Breyer…age 74
Samuel Alito…age 62
Sonia Sotomayor…age 58
Elena Kagan…age 52

Gee, I dunno. Ruth Bader Ginsbert is the oldest on the bench. And Steven Brer is the same age as Thomas – age 74. Besides, it’s not that unsusual for a Supreme Court Justice to stay on the bench into their 80’s, as long as they are basically healthy.

The four highlighted Republican appointees in their 70’s won’t leave the court in the next four years unless they have no other choice (simply can’t get out of bed, or taken out feet-first). The figure they can hold on for another years, and hope a Republican is elected in 2016.

If a Democrat is elected in 2016, however, that changes the dynamics. The Republican-nominated justices may have to face the prospect of at least four, maybe eight more years of work. Granted, there are worse jobs than being a Supreme Court Justice. But at some point they may begin to ask – “Do I really have to get out of bed this morning and put on that silly robe and go to work?”

Glad to see you sticking around, at least so far. I was convinced for a while that you were someone who was being paid to post on multiple websites the Republican message for the day. I hope that by remaining here, you might prove me wrong, as I expect those operations to have closed up shop by midnight last night.

Looking at the electoral map, I’d say probably everyone but the New-World-Order-theo-fascist-the-south-will-rise-again types. The GOP really needs to come up with a plan to put them back in their cage and once again come off as a party that represents the right of center and not just the far right. If they don’t find a way to change course towards center, they’ll be increasingly irrelevant with each election cycle. It’s really not for the GOP that they need to do this, as at this point I’d have to say that it’s for the sake of the nation.

So I don’t think the Republican projections leading up to this election are entirely grand-standing. I think they are simply ignoring evidence which contradicts their view of the country. After all, if every member of their country club thinks just like them, doesn’t that indicate that it’s the polls which are in error?

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@213

You know, I have a good life, and like most of the people on HA I’m going to be OK regardless of the election outcome. I learned a lot from a lot of the commenters on here, and certainly from Darryl’s posts. It’s really why I’m here – so that I don’t spend all my time around like-minded individuals.

Although thinking back, Gman, I’m pretty sure I learned nothing from you.
11/07/2012 at 7:44 am

Me too, fuckwad.

Me and Nate Silver!!

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@ 223

Hillary might get to appoint a few, too!

Was anyone a bigger winner last night than Bill Clinton?
11/07/2012 at 8:43 am

Yeah asshole…

Barack Hussein Obama, 44th President of the United States of America, Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces!!!