Joan McCarter is Senior Political Writer and regular front page contributor to Daily Kos. Joan writes about national legislative developments.  Follow @joanmccarter http://www.dailykos.com/blog/Joan%20McCarter

Veteran journalist, editor, and progressive activist Isaiah Poole has been the editor of OurFuture.org since 2007, over 25 years, Isaiah worked for Congressional Quarterly, where he covered congressional leadership and tracked major bills through Congress. . He also served as a founding member of the Washington Association of Black Journalists and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. Follow @ijpoole

We discuss post-nomination unity for the Democrats, GOP gridlock in the House and the sustainability of an 8 justice Supreme Court.