Obama the Obstructionist

As we detail in the above video, Obama used to think it was appropriate for senators (including himself) to block judicial nominees

Katrina Trinko, --February 18, 2016

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What a shock.
Now that he’s at the White House—and facing GOP opposition to appointing a new Supreme Court justice in the mere months before a new president is elected—President Barack Obama seems to have changed his tune a decade after serving as a U.S. senator. As we detail in the above video, Obama used to think it was appropriate for senators (including himself) to block judicial nominees. In fact, he filibustered Justice Samuel Alito’s confirmation to the Supreme Court along with circuit court nominees Janice Rogers Brown, William Pryor, and Leslie Southwick. More...

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