E. Warren on Morning Joe was oddly silent when Mika started talking Supreme Court justice

Warren! usually, Elizabeth has a lot to say and all of it good, but she just set a half smile on her face and kept quiet, while Mika and Joe started talking her up as the next nominee to the Court. Mika remarked on her silence. Elizabeth just smiled more...

Hmmm, maybe there is more to this rumor than I thought...she may be under REAL consideration by the White House...

Joe was obnoxious, of course, saying "Put her in a black robe!" The jerk.

And BTW, Elizabeth was just wonderful as always, talking about how the banks are backing out of the deal they made when they got the TARP money and not helping the ordinary homeowner keep from foreclosure...What a breath of fresh air in that fetid swamp...

It's a mystery. :shrug:

Dem watches is for guests like HER. I mute or switch to the mindlessness of GMA or just play music when the obnoxious guests go on. I get information also.

Don't worry, I know when to switch them OFF and I'm highly suspicious of any claims any of the regulars make...plus I read as widely as I can in the left wing press and in the NYT and Newsweek...I am always dubious and looking out for RW influences...

And we cover the whole spectrum of Obama Hate.

You might as well watch Bill O'Reilly, but since it is on the "liberal" network it is okay, I guess.

What else is there by way of morning shows? CNN's American Morning is fit only to put viewers back to sleep; Fox & Friends is just a shout-and-holler kidz show; Morning Express is utterly vapid.

Elizabeth Warren would be a genius pick: Republicans are spoiling for a knock-down-drag-out fight over a Supreme Court nominee, and the issues where Warren holds positions unaccetable to them--regulating abusive big finance--are ones where Democrats take the more popular side (unlike, say, some culture war issues where Republicans hold a popular advantage, or where it's a wash). At the same time, Republicans would have to defend their sponsors in big finance, and Democrats could use their unpopular position to beat them. If Warren sharpened the differences by making really tough statements in her hearings, Republicans would likely filibuster, furnishing Democrats with the perfect excuse to confirm her via the nuclear option, thus getting a good justice on the Supreme Court and dealing a fatal blow to the filibuster at the same time. Killing the filibuster is a key goal for progressives, but the scenario in which Democrats kill it has to be carefully chosen--it has to look necessary to the public--not like mere hunger for power. Doing it to get Warren through and subject big finance to serious regulation would obviously be an earnest motive, and in the public interest.

and would be very pleased of all the speculation turned out to be correct.

in the details of the mortgage crisis and that resolving it is vitally important. I took that to mean that she wouldn't leave that task unless a) it was done b) she was convinced that it would be satisfactorily dealt with by someone else after she left or c) she was convinced that she'd reached a point where she personally couldn't affect the outcome, no matter what she did. I got the impression that she takes the whole mortgage disaster very seriously, but would like to be a Justice. Perhaps if not now, when another opportunity presents itself?

by miles. I admire her many skills, including her verbal and press abilities. I wish there were about 5 of her, one for each job I'd like her to have.

One to replace Timmy the Elf, and the other to replace $ummers.

...by Pelosi and Reid.

made me think again...but you could be right and she's just being circumspect...

are doing all of this to try to bring "down" the Obama presidency. Some of us do have a long memory and will not forget this.

Earl Warren..Warren Court...

From Wikipedia:

The Warren Court refers to the Supreme Court of the United States between 1953 and 1969, when Earl Warren served as Chief Justice. Marking some of the most dramatic changes in judicial power and philosophy in the history of the American judiciary, the Court expanded civil rights and liberties, judicial power, and the federal power in dramatic ways.

Bodes well! Although, I do like her in the financial reg venue...

I LOVE ELIZABETH WARREN!

from her TARP efforts. She's the only honest voice in the process, near as I can tell. Still, a new "Warren court" could be a great thing.

I think they'd be afraid of her! If would be, if I were them!

I am surprised she was even on TV at all. Probably means she is not on THE LIST.

Rachel's show yesterday and Morning Joe today. It was perfectly kosher for her to talk about this as it is her "job." She chatted a little more with Rachel on her show -- and maybe got into a little hot water for it since her mouth stayed decidedly closed on the SC thing. Not that she said anything "bad" on Rachel's show, IMO. I dunno what to make of it, but the idea that she could be Obama's nominee just gave me a thrill...I get like that every once and awhile...:7

It all about even the hint of appearing to campaign for the job. My view is that if she want the job.. she was stupid to go on air. She could have sent a surrogate. Basically, even if she demurs on the SCOUTS stuff, it still gives the WH problems in dealing with the egos involved (Candidates and vetters alike)

profile in the press and electronic media...she is a forceful speaker. Sending a surrogate might make people speculate even MORE that she is a SC candidate...but, what do I know :shrug:

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