Before even knowing where Justice Scalia would be interred, Republicans spat on his intellectual grave. Scalia shaped GOP judicial philosophy. The Constitution must be read literally. If interpretation is required, it should be based on the founder's intent.
No clause in the Constitution restricts the right of judicial appointment during the President's last year in office. The Senate has the right to advise and consent, not to screw you. Justice Scalia would understand the politics, but abhor the attack on the document he held sacred. Unlike Mitch McConnell, and the gang of six, Scalia was intellectually honest.
For the press, the semblance of evenhandedness, can hide the truth. Too long we have suffered the homily that the President and the GOP are both responsible for partisan gridlock. Chatting up Republicans in Congress would have no impact. Obama is trying to govern, not get a date.
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