The ninth Justice

[ColemanMaskell]

38. Hillary has stated that she is not asking Obama to withdraw Garland's nomination

but that if Garland is not approved before the election, and she is elected, then she has indicated she may consider someone more progressive.

The Republicans may approve Garland in the lame duck session.

Of course their refusal even to hold hearings, and well before now, is an insult and an outrage. How is that even a question?

Sadly we have been faced with far too many insults and outrages from the right. I mean, who thought it was okay to shout out "Liar!" at the President? How does that even pass for thinking? and asking him to show his birth certificate, as if he was a teenager trying to buy beer with a fake id? There is no excuse possible for the disgraceful behavior that has been shown to both the person and the office of the President.

Obama has met it all with grace, composure, compassion, selflessness, intellect, and statesmanship. He will go down in history as one of the great presidents.

You know the rationale behind "Love your Enemy" once given by the Dalai Lama? He said that your enemy gives you chances your friends cannot, chances to demonstrate strength of character and indeed to strengthen oneself in that way by practicing the good qualities of character that enable you to overcome the assaults. Obama has been given the opportunity to rise above the low behavior of his opposition, and to shine like a bright light above the muck in which the right wing has mired itself, and into which they try to drag the rest of the country down. He has cast a light of hope and inspiration that all can see and that will continue to inspire us into the future.

So, use your outrage to energize yourself to work to get out the vote. We need a landslide. We need a Senate majority. We need to take back the House. Look to Obama's example as inspiration to draw strength for the fight we need to continue.

GET OUT THE VOTE