Obama's belief in decorum and the process of handing over power kept him from helping the country from potentially years of problems. He should have made a recess appointment to the Supreme Court and filled all federal judicial vacancies with his people.
He should have put a person like Deval Patrick or Lawrence Tribe into the Supreme Court vacancy. They would have only lasted until about Xmas of 2017, but they could block whatever cases are being heard for the rest of this term and greatly impact what will be heard in fall/spring session starting next October.
This was critically important and should have been done.
The same would have been true for all the vacancies the Senate blocked.
Not doing the above was a critical and serious blunder.
He should have put a person like Deval Patrick or Lawrence Tribe into the Supreme Court vacancy. They would have only lasted until about Xmas of 2017, but they could block whatever cases are being heard for the rest of this term and greatly impact what will be heard in fall/spring session starting next October.
This was critically important and should have been done.
The same would have been true for all the vacancies the Senate blocked.
Not doing the above was a critical and serious blunder.