Sure, our headline today is a little rude, but we cats are paragons of politeness next to the Republicans these days. Not only are they vile to one another (not that we watched), but we were shocked, shocked at how quickly they rushed to politicize yesterday's big news — and with Antonin'a body hardly cold! Tsk.
Meanwhile, here are some other Scalia-y thoughts we've had today.
It kinda says in Article II of the Constitution that the President will make nominations to the courts, Supreme and otherwise. If the Republicans and the teabags just lovelovelove the Constitution so much, why don't they want to follow it?
Who else was on this "hunting trip" with Scalia? Was Mrs. Scalia there? If not, what's Antonin doing, going on a trip on Valentine's Day weekend without the missus? Inquiring minds and all that.
Donald Trump missed a real opportunity last night by not pledging to appoint Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court. Then again, some of us have suggested that President Obama should appoint himself — with his resignation contingent upon his confirmation. LOL!
Finally, we cats are disgusted with the GOP pushback against our decisively elected (not once, but twice) Commander in Chief. Believe us, to no other President would this happen. Since election-year nominations have been made before — Anthony Kennedy (1988), William Brennan (1956) and Benjamin Cardozo (1932) — there's precedent, so we can only wonder: Hmmmmmm, what is it about Barack Obama that makes him different from his predecessors? Wait, it'll come to us.
But while Republicans do enjoy some leverage here, let us not forget that they're taking a gamble: If they stall a nominee, they could have a freshly elected, honeymoon-enjoying Hillary Rodham Clinton nominating a justice with a newly Democratic Senate — after we win races in Florida, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Missouri, Indiana, Arizona, Wisconsin and maybe even Kentucky. It could happen. We cats PURR.
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