Supreme Court Nominees til 2016...............

[TheDebbieDee]

That's one reason why I'll be coming out to vote for President Obama in 2012!

(I'm putting on my flame retardant suit now!)

[Renew Deal]

1. Scalia and Kennedy are both 75 right now.

:think:

[Big Blue Marble]

5. And most likely will last at least another decade,

if just for spite. Supreme Court Justices do traditionally have amazing life spans.

Do you understand that the Supreme Court is lost for a generation. Thanks to the Dems for not filibustering Alito.
He is the lynchpin of this nightmare. And they folded. Do you think the Pubs would have, if the situation were
reversed and the deciding vote were stoppable. Not on your life.

This old dog doesn't hunt. Five four decisions will always hold up. And we will see a lot of them in the coming
Presidential term, all to the benefits of the corporations.

[Major Hogwash]

11. Impeach Thomas, and that's 3 new appointments right there!!

Bingo bango!!

[MineralMan]

2. An excellent reason, too.

Since no primary candidate on the Democratic side seems likely, it's going to either be President Obama for a second term or one of the Republicans. I don't really think any of the Republican candidates is going to appoint SCOTUS justices that will be appealing.

Besides, the real thing in 2012 is the Congress. That's going to be really, really important. More important than people seem to realize.

[LongTomH]

3. "You vote for the lesser of two evils - you get less evil!"

A remark that someone made at a Democracy for America meetup in KC last week. It's all too true!

[TheDebbieDee]

4. The Meet-ups for 2012 have started already?

And there was one in Kansas City last week? Damn. I missed it.

I need to sign into the Meet-up site and find out if there any progressive Meet-ups in my area.

[xmas74]

6. I need to look around too.

I had no idea there was one KC last week.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

7. And it's still voting for evil.

[MurrayDelph]

10. But isn't

1) partially evil better than totally evil

and b) partially evil still a little bit good?

[Major Hogwash]

8. Yup, and that 1 fact scares McConnell white as a sheet!!

Well, when he isn't wearing one anyway.

[Bonn1997]

9. It's one of the very few reasons left to vote for Obama.

[ZombieHorde]

12. Supreme Court appointments are extremely important.

I have been disappointed in many of President Obama's actions, but his Supreme Court appointments have been good.