You remember that guy, right? The one who was with us on everything but the Iraq war, and Obamacare, and being an actual, you know, Democrat? Well, he's sort of back along with another guy who people talked about as somebody once upon a time, John Huntsman. They have a group they call No Labels in which they go around labeling people who like to play "both sides do it" as Problem Solvers. But right now they have a sad because they can't label any Republican senators with their No Label Problem Solver badge because of the Supreme Court. And because—believe it or not—both sides are doing it.
“Our country — and our Constitution — deserve better,” former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) and former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) wrote in a Time op-ed. "And it doesn’t have to be this way."
“At a time when we’re seeing increasingly bitter and troubling divisions in our country, it’s high time for the president and the Senate to show the American people that we can still lay down our partisan arms, bridge our divisions and come together for the good of the nation,” they continued.
"There is no modern precedent for the blockade that Senate Republicans have put in place.“Leaving the current blockade in place could leave a seat on the Court vacant for the remainder of this term and perhaps the next as well, which could leave major cases in limbo until 2018. This is simply not acceptable. We cannot let today’s crisis of leadership turn into a full-blown constitutional crisis.” […]“ We have been heartened to see Americans of all political stripes come forward and echo our call for both sides to live up to their responsibility to ensure that we have a fully-functioning Supreme Court,” they said.
Yes, why doesn't the president lead harder and make Senate Republicans not be assholes? Clearly he's not trying hard enough. Apparently President Obama living up to his responsibility means doing something more than nominating a qualified judge to fill a vacancy on the court.
Meanwhile, where are all of Lieberman's Problem Solvers? There's a little problem there. They don't exist.