Dear Senator Portman,
Really, what where you thinking ?
You were thinking that a strong, electable leader would emerge from the Republican field race, and would then be elected as next President of the United States, and then you could control who would become the next addition to the Supreme Court.
Well, we see how this is playing out.
Only two possible outcomes seem possible at this point :
Your (or perhaps Senator McConnell's) misplaced hubris is going to result in a next appointment to the Supreme Court that is more extreme than the current nominee of President Obama. How's that for hubris once again providing us a teachable moment about that which is and is not within our control ?
The ancient gods of Greece and Rome are enjoying the moment. I hope that you are as well.
So, as your Republican starship races towards self-immolation later this fall .... please re-read Article II, Sec 2 of the Constitution, and recall the oath to which you pledged in January of this year, to assess whether your strategy to control the next appointment to the Supreme Court is still headed in the direction that you intended .... and then please #doyourjob, or do the honorable thing : resign.
Sincerely,
P.S. : This, and several of my previous letters to you, can now be viewed on-line at www.do-your-job-rob.blogspot.com. Feel free to check it out, if you want to leave any comments there.
Really, what where you thinking ?
You were thinking that a strong, electable leader would emerge from the Republican field race, and would then be elected as next President of the United States, and then you could control who would become the next addition to the Supreme Court.
Well, we see how this is playing out.
Only two possible outcomes seem possible at this point :
- Most likely scenario : Hillary Clinton (or much less likely Bernie Sanders) will be elected the next President of the United States. If she has an opportunity to nominate someone to replace Justice Scalia, she has no motivation to select a reasonably moderate candidate, because she will have four years to fill that position or,
- Least Likely Scenario : Donald Trump could be elected as next President. Who knows what he will do. But, he will not likely take any input from current Republican leaders in selecting his nominee, should Justice Scalia's position still be vacant.
Genius.
Your (or perhaps Senator McConnell's) misplaced hubris is going to result in a next appointment to the Supreme Court that is more extreme than the current nominee of President Obama. How's that for hubris once again providing us a teachable moment about that which is and is not within our control ?
The ancient gods of Greece and Rome are enjoying the moment. I hope that you are as well.
“But who names a starship the Icarus? What kind of man possess that much hubris, that he dares it to fall?”
So, as your Republican starship races towards self-immolation later this fall .... please re-read Article II, Sec 2 of the Constitution, and recall the oath to which you pledged in January of this year, to assess whether your strategy to control the next appointment to the Supreme Court is still headed in the direction that you intended .... and then please #doyourjob, or do the honorable thing : resign.
Sincerely,
P.S. : This, and several of my previous letters to you, can now be viewed on-line at www.do-your-job-rob.blogspot.com. Feel free to check it out, if you want to leave any comments there.
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