President Trump just handed the Democrats a lose-lose decision point by nominating Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court vacancy created by the untimely death of Justice Scalia. It is a political masterstroke. And not just because Gorsuch looks like a Central Casting version of a justice, and not because he is smart, articulate, and supremely qualified.
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Stopping Gosuch: Dems darned if they do and darned if they don’t
February 1, 2017
Posted in Donald Trump, GOSSIP!, politics, Uncategorized, Vast Left Wing Stupidity, Vast Right Wing Conspiracy! |
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