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Flake Holds Up Judicial Nominee, Won’t Say Why
rollcall.com ^ | 6/19/18 | Todd Ruger and Niels Lesniewski

Posted on 06/19/2018 3:54:45 PM PDT by cotton1706

Arizona Republican Jeff Flake halted an appeals court nominee last week and he’s not publicly saying why, a behind-the-scenes move that takes aim at one of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s top priorities this year. The Senate Judiciary Committee scuttled a planned vote June 14 on the nomination of Britt Grant, a pick from Georgia for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Flake’s hold throws a cog in what has been the Senate GOP’s smoothly operating judicial confirmation machine. “Oh, it’s just something I’m working out,” Flake said Tuesday, without offering any more details. The typically media-friendly senator did say his reason didn’t have anything to do with Grant herself.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: draintheswamp; elections; jeffflake; nevertrumper; rumpranger
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To: cotton1706

Flake luvs the good press he gets from being a boil on Trump’s a$$.


21 posted on 06/19/2018 4:33:40 PM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: cotton1706

McCain probably told him to do it!


22 posted on 06/19/2018 4:35:15 PM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: cotton1706

They said “Arizona Republican Jeff Flake”, but they misspelled Democrat.


23 posted on 06/19/2018 4:38:00 PM PDT by savedbygrace
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To: Architect of Avalon

Flake holds up judicial nominee, won’t say why.


It’s because Flake is a flake.

That’s admirable that you censored anything of questionable taste here on FR. Keep FR classy.


24 posted on 06/19/2018 4:39:44 PM PDT by frank ballenger (End non-citizen voting ,vote fraud & leftist media news censorship or "we're finished.)
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To: Architect of Avalon

Flake holds up judicial nominee, won’t say why.


It’s because Flake is a flake.

That’s admirable that you censored anything of questionable taste here on FR. Keep FR classy.


25 posted on 06/19/2018 4:39:45 PM PDT by frank ballenger (End non-citizen voting ,vote fraud & leftist media news censorship or "we're finished.)
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To: cotton1706

Flake is a hardcore leftist. Always has been. He lied, just like McCain, to get elected in AZ. It’s also why he has a 2% approval rating in AZ among republicans.


26 posted on 06/19/2018 4:41:35 PM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is the Mental/Moral Equivalent of End Stage Cancer)
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To: Boomer

Unfortunately the AZ GOP is grooming Martha “McCain,” another leftist, to succeed him. She is worthless.


27 posted on 06/19/2018 4:44:44 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: cotton1706

With such a close vote margin in the Senate, every hack thinks he or she
has a thiefdom.
The Turdle had better straighten his a$$ out.


28 posted on 06/19/2018 4:50:21 PM PDT by tennmountainman ("Trust Sessions" Yeah Right.)
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To: cotton1706

Jerry Doyle: “Jeff appropriately named Flake”

I miss Jerry Doyle’s Radio Show, Rest in Peace Mr. Garibaldi!


29 posted on 06/19/2018 4:54:24 PM PDT by GraceG ("Q is dead, been dead a for a while...")
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To: cotton1706

Did he do the “thumbs down” thing like his senatorial partner - who shall be nameless?


30 posted on 06/19/2018 4:54:46 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: cotton1706

Menstrual cramps.


31 posted on 06/19/2018 5:35:49 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: cotton1706
Flake Holds Up Judicial Nominee, Won’t Say Why

Because he's the south bound end of a north bound horse

32 posted on 06/19/2018 5:39:14 PM PDT by llevrok (Established 1950.)
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To: cotton1706
One of the things we've come to learn in recently years about the so-called World's Greatest Deliberative Body is just how exalted they consider themselves above the commoners. It seems that the Lords have instituted all manner of individual prerogative actions like the one Flake is employing to inflate their already substantial egos that the entire Senate is forced to come to one Senator as they are coming now to Flake. You would think the rest would want to stop it, but no, then they wouldn't be able to wield the power and the prestige so the privileges continue unabated. They should just be done with the pretense and start wearing powdered wigs.
33 posted on 06/19/2018 5:43:28 PM PDT by Dahoser
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To: cotton1706

Because he’s an obstructionist ahole, doing everything possible to thwart PDJT’s successful presidency.


34 posted on 06/19/2018 5:53:21 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: cotton1706

Open border Mitt Romney. Needs to be said to turn their attacks into our victory


35 posted on 06/19/2018 5:54:53 PM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: Luke21

I see that too. McSally has learned from her mentors McCain and Flake on what to say and how to say to get elected then do whatever leftist thing is in her heart or what her owners tell her.

I’m so sick of RINO’s. I just want to drop-kick them out of my country.


36 posted on 06/19/2018 5:55:05 PM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is the Mental/Moral Equivalent of End Stage Cancer)
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To: Boomer

Every so-called conservative publication treats her like she is already nominated. Believe it or not, it would be better to have Sinema than any more of these.

We always get to choose between Judas Iscariot and Karl Marx.


37 posted on 06/19/2018 7:39:35 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: Luke21

Keli Ward has my vote.


38 posted on 06/19/2018 7:51:35 PM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is the Mental/Moral Equivalent of End Stage Cancer)
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To: cotton1706

Petty, pathetic, childish spite......


39 posted on 06/20/2018 2:51:16 AM PDT by trebb (Too many "Conservatives" who think their opinions outweigh reality these days...)
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