02-02-2017, 09:54 PM
Quote:Given how rapidly he's been making good on his promises, I figured it was likely he'd nominate someone in the mold of Scalia as promised.
It's good politics on his part, especially if in return for conceding these sorts of issues to traditional Republicans he gets similar concessions on things he actually cares about, like trade, infrastructure, and immigration.
Quote: I do still think it's a good sign he's not just nominating someone who will just rubber stamp his initiatives, as Obama did.
I don't think that's quite fair, I think they're all actually true believers in progressivism. So any confluence between their beliefs and their interests is just a further sign that "reality has a liberal bias".