Grassley open to lameduck SCOTUS appointment

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Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said the Senate could lift the blockade on confirming Garland for SCOTUS during the time after the Nov. 8 election if Clinton wins, and before the new Congress takes office in January. To that I say, fuck you Chuck. And I would hope Merrick Garland would have the grace to say "Thanks, but no thanks" and allow President Clinton to appoint the next justice. I feel almost certain that he would. Not only that, he should announce today that he'd no longer be a nominee after November 8th.

Tuesday Open Thread [8.30.2016]

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Olivia Nuzzi: “If you were a presidential candidate who polled low among women, who was on your third wife, who had a reputation for womanizing and a professional relationship with a man who’d recently been axed from his job for sexual harassment, would you respond to the latest Anthony Weiner scandal by A. Staying out of it; B. Changing the subject; or C. Attacking your opponent by making a dubious connection between Weiner’s behavior and her own?” “If you chose C, congratulations: This election has officially warped your sense of good judgment.” Yes, even though Weiner himself has no role in the Clinton campaign, Donald Trump attacked Hillary for allowing Weiner to have access to confidential national security information (what?!?), and the media spent all day yesterday equating Trump Campaign CEO Steve Bannon's domestic abuse charges and Weiner's sexting in an example of the media's devotion to BothSidism.