The Votes Are In!
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View Winners → Opinion Sep 28, 2020
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The sun rises behind the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, before a private ceremony and public viewing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg, 87, died of cancer on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Finally, grown-ups in the Democratic Party are cautioning Democrats to stop having temper tantrums over the appointment of a new Supreme Court justice to fill the seat vacated by the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ironically, the “get a grip” admonition came from President Obama’s former chief of staff and Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, who barked, “The idea of talking about impeachment as somehow retribution, that is what is corrosive to our political system … That somehow we have to one-up them.” His comments were made following days of Democratic angst and foot stomping. Within hours of Ginsburg’s death, crowds gathered outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home to warn him about moving forward procedurally. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested she had arrows in her quiver and could endlessly impeach the president. Former United States Attorney General Eric Holder joined Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Massachusetts, in threatening to “pack” the courts if Republicans confirmed a successor. Added to the threats […]