Quote:I found this quite interesting.  A nomination like this would be tough for the republicans to refuse to vote on, or outright vote down.  I admit, I don't know much about him, but I can certainly live with his stance on certain issues.

 

From the article:

 

If Obama nominates a Mexican-American Republican to the Supreme Court, a guy I have seen described as the most popular Mexican American politician in the country, and Republicans block it, that could play right into the Democrats' hands in November, because you know Hillary Clinton will hammer them on denying a Supreme Court spot to a Mexican American.  

 

For gosh sakes, this guy ran for re-election as Governor of Nevada and won 70% of the vote!  

 

Dang.  McConnell says, "We aren't going to approve any of your judicial nominations,"  and Obama says, "Oh, yeah?  How about this guy?  You going to turn down the most popular Mexican American in the country, a guy who was nominated to a federal judgeship by George W. Bush, you going to turn down this guy???" 

 

Man, what a throw down that would be.  

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