The president is playing a clever game: he’s trying to embarrass Senate majority leader Mitch McConnellIt seems illogical for Barack Obama to nominate Republican candidates for Justice Scalia’s seat on the US supreme court – most recently,rumors floated that he considered nominating Brian Sandoval, the Republican governor of Nevada. But it makes sense that the president would reportedly consider the likes of Sandoval (who declined the opportunity) and Sri Srinivasan whether his picks are viewed as a giant game of chicken with the Senate majority leader, and Mitch McConnell. That is,we should think approximately what kind of reaction he expected from Republicans, which to date has been obstruction. Related: Brian Sandoval withdraws name from being considered for supreme court seat Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com