Posted on 09/24/2020 7:37:02 AM PDT by jazusamo
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have escalated their rhetorical war, with Schumer hammering McConnell over the alleged "fiction" precedent Republicans say they are following on Supreme Court nominations while McConnell called Schumer "uniquely non-credible" on the topic of judicial nominations, citing comments Schumer made while George W. Bush was president.
The verbal barbs are just the beginning of what is likely to be one of the nastiest political fights in recent American history over Republicans' plans to confirm a successor to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the presidential election. After a slew of moderates and electorally vulnerable members of their caucus came out to say they support moving ahead with a nomination, Republicans appear to hold the advantage in the brewing confirmation fight -- especially after Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, softened her position on potentially voting to confirm a Trump nominee on Wednesday.
"As we await the hurricane of misrepresentations and bad-faith attacks that seem almost guaranteed to pour out, we need to understand, in clear terms, why our colleague from New York is a uniquely non-credible messenger when it comes to the Senate’s role in judicial confirmations," McConnell said Tuesday. "[Modern judicial nomination] acrimony really got going in the early 2000s, when a group of Senate Democrats took the almost-never-used tactic of filibustering nominations and turned it into a constant routine for the first time ever."
McConnell said it was Schumer who was "the driving force behind those tactics." He said he was reading from 2003 New York newspaper clippings as he quoted the minority leader: "‘I am the leader (of the filibuster movement), and you know, I’m proud of it,’ said the senator from Brooklyn.’"
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Scheckie Chewsmore is a rotting pile of lying dogsqueezins.
Dem: “Why do you want to kill women?”
Barrett: “I don't want -”
Dem: “Reclaiming my time!”
Mitch - *gavel* “Let's have a vote - 11-10, we hereby move this nomination to the full Senate. Committee is adjourned.”
I do not see the slightest reason to do anything but to bulldoze the nomination and confirmation through. We are dealing with brazen partisans who will do anything to get their way. We either have a constitution, or we have a party - wide tantrum.
After what the Dems did with the Mueller fake investigation, the impeachment and the Kavanaugh hearings, I would support moving ACB to an immediate full vote in the Senate. But for political purposes, let her chat with Senators, have 2 days of Committee Hearings, and then a vote by mid October.
Does the Senate have an ethics committee? Schumer went to the Supreme Court steps and addressed a leftist rally. He overtly threatened Justice Kavanaugh if Kavanaugh voted the wrong way according to Schumer. Is this public behavior appropriate for a US Senator? Schumer needs to be severely disciplined.
He's already being punished. God only gave him half a brain.
Ivanka needs to run for Schumer’s seat.......and beat the heck out of him.
I couldn’t agree more.
Mitch and Lindsey should make this confirmation short and sweet, it’ll tick off the Rats even more.
Chuckies behavior has always been inappropriate, he’s a lowlife and always will be.
In the first place, Dems and RINOs dont have ethics. So an ethics committee is moot
Bump! How sweet that would be.
Amongst the Democraps and RIINOs , he is gifted!
Take it to the floor . ..vote. Enough of the WDC BS.
We should have a Confirmation and then Party like it’s 1776.
A dark, cold rain cloud always seems to be hovering above Schmuckie’s head.
Thank goodness McConnell has a sense of humor to keep him sane throughout all of this partisan crap.
“Uniquely non-credible” is probably the nicest way of describing Schumer and his tactics that I have seen. Really is an interesting thing to watch Schumer, the defender of globalist bankers and all around unapologetic oppressor of average people, go that extra mile to try to get our country sold off at a fire sale.
That is an interesting idea. It really is. I think she would have a shot. She is known to be a Liberal influence so she might actually win. Schmukee is an obnoxious fool and l think she could beat him.
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