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Come back, Barack (Original Post) DesertRat Mar 2020 OP
Yes! Come back!! KT2000 Mar 2020 #1
There's always SCOTUS. Joe will see to it. brush Mar 2020 #2
god i hope so DesertRat Mar 2020 #3
Why would Obama want to do that? maxsolomon Mar 2020 #6
For the country, and some balance on the court. RBG won't live forever. brush Mar 2020 #7
There are plenty of other qualified jurors. maxsolomon Mar 2020 #8
If he would do it out of duty, why not. brush Mar 2020 #9
Why not is maybe he doesn't want to. maxsolomon Mar 2020 #10
You don't know how he feels about duty to country. brush Mar 2020 #12
True. maxsolomon Mar 2020 #13
Let's just drop it. Neither of our feelings factor in. brush Mar 2020 #14
Can he run again? SCOTUS would be neat also... mitch96 Mar 2020 #4
I appreciate the fact that Bernie and Biden are still in the race. zanana1 Mar 2020 #5
It must take quite a lot of willpower RussBLib Mar 2020 #11
Oh, he's still here... 2naSalit Mar 2020 #15

maxsolomon

(33,400 posts)
8. There are plenty of other qualified jurors.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 12:43 PM
Mar 2020

If he was Chief Justice, maybe. But that's already taken.

maxsolomon

(33,400 posts)
10. Why not is maybe he doesn't want to.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 01:02 PM
Mar 2020

It's a tough job and you have to deal with republican assholes every day.

He's done his duty.

maxsolomon

(33,400 posts)
13. True.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 01:17 PM
Mar 2020

Neither do you.

I feel it is unnecessary and a burden he should not be asked to bear, when there are many others for whom that job is the fulfillment of a life's effort.

zanana1

(6,132 posts)
5. I appreciate the fact that Bernie and Biden are still in the race.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:55 AM
Mar 2020

The incredible mess they'll inherit will take steel gonads.

RussBLib

(9,038 posts)
11. It must take quite a lot of willpower
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 01:12 PM
Mar 2020

for him to remain silent and not eviscerate this fat orange fuckoff.

2naSalit

(86,817 posts)
15. Oh, he's still here...
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 02:54 PM
Mar 2020

just not in the spotlight. Don't think a certain governor would be running for the Senate if Obama hadn't said something recently.

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