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In reply to the discussion: Elizabeth Warren To Obama: Stop Nominating So Many Corporatists [View all]"This is the second time Warren has tried to put the blame on Pres Obama instead of the Senators..."
...despite the pitchforks aimed at Obama, Senator Warren's comments squarely put the blame on Republican obstruction.
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Elizabeth Warren To Obama: Stop Nominating So Many Corporatists [View all]
Jesus Malverde
Feb 2014
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So theres a plethora of non corporate conservative public interest candidates out there?
quakerboy
Feb 2014
#81
She is right. We need more public interest attorneys in our courts at both the state and federal
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#104
I wonder what EW thinks of the Sizemore, Hurley, Clinton stuff you posted yesterday?
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2014
#3
Elizabeth Warren is on the mark. President O, should ask her for some suggestions.
Sunlei
Feb 2014
#6
But she is NOT running for you-know-what, and has in fact already endorsed you-know-who.
Scuba
Feb 2014
#11
Sure, Senator from Mass has far more influence than the Oval Office. Yeah, that's the ticket.
Scuba
Feb 2014
#23
The best President would be one dragged kicking and screaming into the job..
SomethingFishy
Feb 2014
#41
I don't think Hillary can win, and I think we lose if she does win. I like Elizabeth a lot ....
Scuba
Feb 2014
#60
Even if Clinton wins against the GOP we lose when more legislation like the TPP passes...
cascadiance
Feb 2014
#85
Why hasn't the President tried appealing to the People? Why are his appointments mostly Repukes?
Scuba
Feb 2014
#128
Senator Warren seems not to have come to grips with the fact that those who will best represent
indepat
Feb 2014
#19
This is the second time Warren has tried to put the blame on Pres Obama instead of the Senators...
Tx4obama
Feb 2014
#35
Since the Senators give the President names, does that mean he has to accept them?
neverforget
Feb 2014
#43
Bush ignored the list once and all hell broke out. He withdrew the district judge nomination, and...
Tx4obama
Feb 2014
#47
Even though the confirmation 'cloture' rules have changed all the other rules have not...
Tx4obama
Feb 2014
#52
"Seventy-one percent of the judges he nominated primarily represented corporate interests."
morningfog
Feb 2014
#88
Blame the US Senators, they're the ones that submit the list of names to the president to pick from
Tx4obama
Feb 2014
#94
For each district court seat vacancy the two US senators from that state submit a list to ...
Tx4obama
Feb 2014
#98
My understanding is the WH has more control over Appellate level than that.
morningfog
Feb 2014
#102
Probably more control at the Circuit level, but not at the district court level...
Tx4obama
Feb 2014
#103
The president is a corporatist "Moderate Republican" in his words, and his second
Doctor_J
Feb 2014
#79
He is no republican. You do realize he is for the the minimum wage increase. He is also pro-choice
lostincalifornia
Feb 2014
#111
ok, thanks for the link. I don't agree with Obama on that characterization either though. Reagan
lostincalifornia
Feb 2014
#139
Also, DADT and DOMA are gone. But Republicans want gays to be purged from the GOP. See below
Tx4obama
Feb 2014
#147
Understood. They really should have gotten rid of the filibuster in his first term, but
lostincalifornia
Feb 2014
#112
Good point. The question is would he have appointed more progressives if he had a simple majority
lostincalifornia
Feb 2014
#115
It might have been suicidal, but that is not necessarily their perspective. In fact there was a
lostincalifornia
Feb 2014
#141
Obama oughta know, as he once worked for the NY Public Interest Research Group.
alp227
Feb 2014
#106
If people don't want corporate rule, perhaps they should stop helping them achieve it.
raouldukelives
Feb 2014
#133
AFJ: Tell your Senators: Please vote for all 29 pending judicial nominees NOW
ProSense
Feb 2014
#134