This is in
response to Stuart Fields' letter justifying the stonewalling of President
Obama's potential replacement for Justice Scalia. I'd like to start by asking
what plan B is. If you don't re-take the White House, do you stonewall for
another 4 years? Do we go for over 5 years with 8 justices and a lot of 4 to 4
non-decisions? I really am curious.
Realistically, or
optimistically if you prefer, I expect Hillary Clinton to be the next
president. In addition, while I'm dreaming, the Democrats regain the Senate. In
part, Republican obstructionism will be the reason for this. If that happens,
Ms. Clinton has a clear mandate to choose a nominee as far to the left as she
likes. I suppose.
I also would like
to comment on the socialist "epithet." The president has been labeled
as such for over 7 years. That's in addition to cruder name-calling. The stock
markets have more than doubled since he took office. Unemployment has gone from
over 10% to under 5%. Because of Mr. Obama there are still automobile manufacturers
in the US. Republicans were willing to
let them die. More socialism please and less of whatever George Bush was.
I'm old. I
remember what things looked like in January 2009. Maybe this is the reason
Senator Sanders is doing so well despite the Democratic Socialist moniker he
himself has adopted. In plainspeak, that socialist dog don't hunt no more. And
we dirty hippies have won.
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