http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre

And this was before the ill fated SCOTUS nomination by Reagan in 1987 of a man who pissed on the Constitution in 1973 at the behest of Richard Nixon.

n2doc

(47,953 posts)

4. Well at least they can't nominate him for the Supreme court any more n/t

Reply to meegbear (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:16 AM

Dec 2012

FSogol

(45,493 posts)

9. And he can no longer advise Romney on judicial nominations.

Reply to n2doc (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:36 AM

Dec 2012

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

5. His name lives on as a verb

Reply to meegbear (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:19 AM

Dec 2012

Damn, the massive paper jam totally borked my printer.

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

6. And only 40 years too late. n/t

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Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:21 AM

Dec 2012

Renew Deal

(81,866 posts)

7. Inouye, Bork....

Reply to meegbear (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:23 AM

Dec 2012

Who will be the third?

russspeakeasy

(6,539 posts)

8. I'm rooting for lyin john mccain.

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:34 AM

Dec 2012

monmouth3

(3,871 posts)

17. GHW Bush comes to mind..

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:58 AM

Dec 2012

Renew Deal

(81,866 posts)

19. Is he out of the hospital?

Reply to monmouth3 (Reply #17)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 12:32 PM

Dec 2012

monmouth3

(3,871 posts)

20. I don't think so....n/t

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #19)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 01:43 PM

Dec 2012

MiniMe

(21,718 posts)

21. Maybe Bob Dole

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 04:03 PM

Dec 2012

After the Senate shit on him on the disability treaty.

HERVEPA

(6,107 posts)

10. That's a (Seinfeld) shame

Reply to meegbear (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:37 AM

Dec 2012

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)

11. See ya later, dork

Reply to meegbear (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:40 AM

Dec 2012

Hope Satan has nice plans involving eggplants.

cali

(114,904 posts)

12. this thread reminds me of something. Oh, yeah. Freepers.

Reply to meegbear (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:43 AM

Dec 2012

duffyduff

(3,251 posts)

15. I was surprised he was that old

Reply to meegbear (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:48 AM

Dec 2012

Then again, time has gone very, very fast in the past 25 years when he was up for the USSC nomination.

I well remember his role in the "Saturday Night Massacre" back in 1973. That action alone disqualified him from any kind of high court position.