The GOP's secret plan to stall _ANY_ SCOTUS nominee

Liberals have been warning President Obama for weeks that Republicans and conservative activists would fight and seek to delay confirmation of his Supreme Court nominee no matter whom he picked. Turns out they were right.

In an April 22 conference call with RNC members, which was recorded and passed my way by a source, activist Curt Levey, director of the conservative Committee for Justice, offered Republican operatives candid strategic advice, pressing them to put up a fight against even the most moderate of judges, and providing a glimpse of the GOP's playbook for obstructing Obama nominees.

The crux of the GOP's strategy is to use Obama's nominee to wedge vulnerable Democratic senators away from the party, and drag the confirmation fight out until the August congressional recess, to eat up precious time Democrats need to round out their agenda.

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"There's broader goals such as just distracting Obama from other items on his agenda," Levey added. "The tougher the fight the less capital and time and resources and floor time in the Senate there is to spend on immigration and climate change, etc." ...


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Listen to a portion of the audio here:
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/05/top-strategist-advises-gop-to-prolong-scotus-fight-to-block-obama-agenda.php?ref=fpa

.. so why not nominate a genuie FAR LEFT PROGRESSSIVE ... at least give the Repukes something to complain about and give the American people some hope that this friggin' right-wing nightmare will someday end..

I have always thought they should go this route. They are going to call you socialists and communists and whatever else and act like complete obstructionist pigs anyhow. Why not just recess appoint the whole board and make the appointees (including the Supreme Court Nominee) as progressively liberal as all get out.

It might convince them in the future that total obstructionism is a total waste of time and if they want some input into the choices they ought to act like responsible legislators.

Certainly Bush was no stranger to the idea of recess appointments.

If you have the other side's playbook, you shouldn't lose.

Honestly, the one thing the pukes have been very transparent about is their obstructionism. Oh wait, they haven't called press conferences when they put holds on things -- so I guess THAT'S the conspiracy.

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