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Cairycat

(1,760 posts)
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 12:03 PM Mar 2016

Did you guys see that Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland, is Braindead's 2nd cousin? [View all]

In 1997, Braindead wrote Grassley for "support and assistance" in the confirmation of Merrick Garland for a U.S. Court of Appeals post:

https://twitter.com/jasonnobleDMR/status/710113524173946882

TB's mother's birth name was Garland, so it must be his cousin on his mother's side.

It will be interesting to see what Chuckles and the other Rs do with this nomination.

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