Obama & McConnell detail required nominee qualifications

Obama & McConnell detail required nominee qualifications

President Barack Obama: "A sterling record. A deep respect for the judiciary’s role. An understanding of the way the world really works. That’s what I’m considering as I fulfill my constitutional duty to appoint a judge to our highest court." Mitch McConnell: "Someone not nominated by the black guy."
Any Carper or Coons statements on this shit?

Any Carper or Coons statements on this shit?

It is official, and it is sickening in its contempt for the office of the President, and the man currently serving in that office. Has anyone heard any reaction from Carper or Coons?
Key Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee emerged from a closed door meeting in Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office Tuesday united in their determination not to consider any nominee to replace Antonin Scalia until the next president takes office.
Why do we know so little about the Kalamazoo mass shooter?

Why do we know so little about the Kalamazoo mass shooter?

He shot and killed six people on Saturday. Do you know his name? It is Jason Dalton. I had to look it up. Basically, we don't know squat about the guy other than the fact that he was an Uber driver. Can it be because he is "lone wolf" white guy? I mean, even if you are the kind of person who resists seeing things through the prism of race, you have to admit that we'd know a whole hell of a lot more about this guy by now if his name was موقع الشخصي لميد.
Are Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski totally in the tank for Trump?

Are Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski totally in the tank for Trump?

Listen to this audio obtained by comedian and radio host Harry Shearer. It starts around the 20 minute mark. If the chummy ass kissing of Trump doesn't make you sick, just wait for the part when Trump asks for "easy questions", and gets them. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/248201243" params="color=ff5500" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]
“Sunset my ass”

“Sunset my ass”

That should have been the be subject line of Copeland's angry email. It would have been more honest. Instead he went with:
GOP Statement On Democrats Proposed 'Temporary' Gas Tax Increase
When I read that headline I was left wondering if Copeland's statement was going to be the typical "Grrr!! TAXES BAD!!" nonsense the issues from the ass end of the DEGOP every once in a while, or was it going to offer some Republican alternative? Needless to say, I wasn't wondering for long.
DL GOP Fantasy Pool Update – Placeholder edition

DL GOP Fantasy Pool Update – Placeholder edition

First thoughts: jeb! was over on the day he started back in June. Not to pat myself on the back too hard, but I laid it all out here. The upshot is that now it is a two man race. Jeb is out, and Cruz appears to be tanking thanks to a bunch of "Christians" in South Carolina who decided that torture and genocide fits in with their reading of the Gospels. [If there is one good thing about the rise of Trump, it is how pissed off and confused Ted Cruz is by it. Trump is literally stealing "the year of the insane person" right from under him. It was Ted Cruz who worked so hard to make this "the year of the insane person", not Trump...the nerve!]

Grifters gotta grift

Booman on Carson not dropping out: I said Carson’s only job was to avoid finishing in last place. He failed. I said that I didn’t really see how it mattered…