[quote=SK in CV][quote=bearishgurl]
When Justice Scalia died on February 13, 2016, Pres. Obama had 341 days or 11 months, 5 days left of his term (less than one year). Are you sure the reason our current Republican Senate won’t confirm any of Pres Obama’s supreme court picks in his last year of office are because he’s Black (or half-Black … as the case may be)?[/quote]

or half-black? really? why is that even worth mentioning? Has any other president ever been required to provide his birth certificate to prove he wasn’t born in Kenya? I didn’t read anything you posted except for the last paragraph. Here’s the deal. No supreme court vacancy occurring in the first 6 months of the last year of any presidents last term in office has ever not been filled by that sitting president. Even McConnell acknowledges that it’s purely political. No former president has ever been treated as poorly as this president has. None has been accused of being a liar DURING a state of the union address. None has ever been denied a hearing on a supreme court nominee.

Have you heard the tea partiers claim “I want my country back”? You know what they’re saying, right?

Yes. I’m sure.[/quote]

And these are the reasons why our political system and our politics suck so bad.

It’s never been this bad because even in the past, the government did what was needed to at least do their jobs “a little” and try to improve everyone’s / countries lives.

Now, on both sides, Republican and Democrats, it’s to shut down the country, block everything, etc etc etc…

I think both sides are just as bad as each other and they are doing this because this is just the state of our country and our politics.

Even elder Bush had to go back on his word of no more taxes and loss re-election because of it…

I honestly don’t think Dems would do any different since they aren’t any different on both sides.