"Senate Democrats, grow a spine. Buck up! Fight like your lives depend on it..."

[DemocratSinceBirth]

So the “president,” who was “elected” under the fog of Russian interference (now under investigation by both houses of Congress) and with a boost from the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (now under investigation by the Justice Department’s inspector general), has just made a nomination to the Supreme Court: Judge Neil Gorsuch of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, in Denver.

Pundits have been applauding like a pod of trained seals in the hours since the announcement, gushing about how brilliant Donald Trump’s rollout of Gorsuch was, how immensely qualified he is and how difficult it would be for Democrats to block his nomination if they chose to do so.

Let’s tackle each of these individually, but let’s do so under the umbrella of this ultimatum that I believe the liberal base is sending to the Democratic Party: Fight this, tooth and nail. Never give up and never give in.

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At any rate, Democrats should look at Gorsuch as an instrument of the enemy. Some say that Democrats should not have acquiesced to voting for Trump’s cabinet appointees. While I agree, at least they’ll leave when this administration comes to an end. But we would be stuck with Gorsuch, who is just 49, for generations, probably long after Trump is dead.

Senate Democrats, grow a spine. Buck up! Fight like your lives depend on it, because in the end, the lives of your children, and ours, just might.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/fruit-of-a-poison-tree.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region&region=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region

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1. Never has their ever been a bigger no-brainer than opposing this president.

He lost the popular vote.
He's starting his first term with record disapproval and the lowest approval rating imagineable.

THe only people who support him are the dead end buffoons who would support a turkey sandwich if it had an R after their name (personally I'd prefer the turkey sandwich to Trump).

So what in the fucking fuck are any Democrats afraid of? Why are any of them (and I'm including Bernie and Warren) voting for any of his cabinet appointments let alone the number of Dems that are supporting ALL of them? His appointments will get through even without them voting for any of them. And unfortunately it looks like Gorsuch may as well. So why get any of their fingerprints on this shit show?

If any Democrat supports Gorsuch getting through I don't give a shit how many other issues they vote with Democrats on. They are enabling fascism and normalizing racism and bigotry.

Yes, I know, big tent and all that other bullshit. But if we can't draw a line in the sand here and now, on this, against this president then I don't want to hear about supporting or not primarying anyone who would be a party to this horror.

[Nay]

2. Agreed. If Dems won't oppose all of these horror-show nominees, then they are

dead to us. We are in a fight for our country and our lives, and these guys are still trying to figure things out? ENOUGH.