garyro soar log: March 2016

President Barack Obama has announced his pick for the U.S. Supreme Court—Merrick Garland, a distinguished appellate chief judge who received bipartisan support from the Senate for his appointment as judge and, again, when he was mentioned for an earlier Supreme Court vacancy.

The president has done his constitutional duty, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republican leaders are refusing to do their job. Right after the announcement, McConnell got on television to say Republican leaders will not hold a hearing or vote on Garland or any nominee Obama puts forth.

Click here now to call or dial 1-844-899-9913 to tell Senate Republican leaders to do their job and hold a hearing and vote on President Obama’s nominee.

Republicans are politicizing this issue, but the simple fact of the matter is that this isn’t about politics. It’s about doing the job they were elected to do.

Working people across the country aren’t fooled by these political games. A new poll shows that 63% of Americans want the Senate to hold a hearing on a Supreme Court nominee this year.

So not only are Republican leaders refusing to do their job, but they’re ignoring the will of the people. If you or I did that at our jobs, I’m sure there would be big consequences.

Demand Mitch McConnell and Senate Republican leaders get to work and move quickly on allowing hearings and a vote on a new Supreme Court justice.

In Solidarity,

Rich
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Richard Trumka
President, AFL-CIO

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note: I am not too thrilled at this pick, but obama has the right to nominate

Trump’s arch-nemesis strikes back: Megyn Kelly goes for the jugular in absolutely bizarre GOP debate

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Megyn Kelly, Donald Trump (Credit: AP/John Minchillo/Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

“Hi! How ya doin’?”

That was how Megyn Kelly greeted Donald Trump at Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate. The Fox News anchor and the GOP frontrunner hadn’t encountered each other since their notorious clash way back in August of last year. (Yes, think about how long ago that was and weep.) Their reunion came midway through the debate. Things felt like they had somewhat recovered from the segment about Trump’s penis size—which was so surreal that it virtually obliterated the next half hour from the collective consciousness—and Kelly looked like she was ready to get into it with her former tormentor. She promptly did.

Here’s where I add the normal Kelly caveats: She can stir up a lot of nasty, racist stuff when she feels like it. But she takes her role as one of the vetters-in-chief for the Republican establishment very seriously, and she makes sure that she does her homework when she decides she’s going to go for blood. Judging from her handling of Trump, she was hungry.

note: old photo of megan. debate was free for all and got nasty. great viewing for adults and politicos