So howcum nobody's suggested Michelle for...

[TreasonousBastard]

the Court? Or did I miss something?

She's a Harvard lawyer, damn smart, and a black woman who knows the streets-- the perfect fit, right?

And, it would make Orren Hatch's head explode.


Treasonous the Wiseass

[cali]

1. someone did. there was a thread on it.

it's absurd. can you spell conflict of interest?

[jobycom]

4. Absurd? In Washington?

No idea is too absurd for Washington!

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Of course it's absurd-- you mean somebody seriously...

proposed it?

Yikes!

Treasonous the Gobsmacked

[jobycom]

8. Umm, sense of humor is not allowed in GD or GD-P. Didn't you get the memo?

Many will get it, but enough won't that someone's feelings will get hurt before it's all over. I can show you the bruises.:)

[TreasonousBastard]

13. The dog ate the memo....

and I maintain I'm not responsible for someone else's lack of reading comprehension or humor gene, or them just having a bad day and pissing on my post because it's there.

Further, I should be given at least two ATTABOYS for having the superhuman self control to delete the part bemoaning that the only thing lacking to make her the perfect candidate is that she's not a lesbian.

Treasonous the Bewildered

[jobycom]

14. Now you're blaming pit bulls for your ignorance? Or is it ALL dogs?

Just, wow.

[TreasonousBastard]

15. It was that nasty little...

yappy rat terrier that did the damage. Crazy woman next door owns it, but the guy on the other side of her has a pit bull that drools and snarls whenever it sees the annoying little furball from hell.

I have to keep my cats inside because of that prowling beast-- it's already eaten all the local squirrels, two opossums, and a raccoon.

Treasonous the Animal Lover

[jobycom]

2. Making Hatch's head explode (figuratively) might be worth it.

:rofl:

I suspect there are other African American female judges with street experience, though, if those are the qualifications sought. I like her as First Mate, myself. Not that I'd complain one bit if she were named.

[frogcycle]

3. because most people aren't that stupid?

[jobycom]

7. Sure they are. How else do you explain Reagan, two Bushes, and Dane Cook?

[frogcycle]

9. I meant actual people

I wasn't talking about the subhumans who gave us those prizes

and you forgot Michelle Bachman

[jobycom]

10. Didn't forget her, but I just ate.

Now I've got to go sip some selzer...

[frogcycle]

11. augggghhh!

you used the word "ate" while I had an image of her in my head

I've got to go sip some listerine

[jobycom]

12. This is beginning to look like the story scene from "Stand by Me"

A complete barforama!

:rofl:

[rwheeler31]

6. She was recommended many times.

[Hekate]

16. Because that would be an unacceptable level of nepotism and conflict of interest.

[Honeycombe8]

17. She's not a judge. And does not have a particularly distinguished legal career of decades

behind her. She's not as qualified as Harriet Myers was...and you know what everyone thought about HER.

[avaistheone1]

23. Oh please stop. You are making too much sense.

[Honeycombe8]

30. LOL! nt

[emilyg]

18. You jest.

[Umbral]

19. If you just want to make Orrin Hatch go boom... How about Rocky Anderson.

[gauguin57]

20. I think we should suggest it, just to watch more freeper heads explode!

Hee heeeee!

[saracat]

21. No, really piss them off, Bill Clinton!

[TreasonousBastard]

22. Hillary! And Bill at State.

[AllentownJake]

26. President Clinton as a Justice would literally make the Republicans

go crazy.

It has precedent. Taft was a Chief Justice after leaving office.

[lunatica]

24. Conflict of interest, but the resulting boom as heads explode

would be worth the attempt

[AllentownJake]

25. Is that legal?

I thought a law was passed after Bobby was Jack's Attorney General that you can't appoint family members anymore.

[saltpoint]

27. I think support in the Senate for the SCOTUS nom matters enough that

President Obama would not presume to nominate his wife for the post.

Which is not to say that she is not every bit as impressive as you say she is. She's dynamite, in fact. She passed 'amazing' on the way up and is still airborne.

There are a good number of candidates for the appointment who will enjoy eventual, begrudging support of several GOP Senators, and a good number of those are female. I expect Pres. Obama to choose one of those for this pick.

[madmom]

28. I did....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8386314&mesg_id=8386591

[karynnj]

29. She has a pretty big job as First Lady and it would be a glaring conflict of interest

for President Obama.