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Democrats worry Feinstein can’t handle Supreme Court battle
Yahoo/Politico ^ | September 23, 2020 | John Bresnahan and Marianne LeVine

Posted on 09/24/2020 2:53:06 AM PDT by Golden Eagle

As the Senate prepares for yet another brutal Supreme Court nomination fight, one particularly sensitive issue is creating apprehension among Democrats: what to do with 87-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee.

Feinstein, the oldest member of the Senate, is widely respected by senators in both parties, but she has noticeably slowed in recent years. Interviews with more than a dozen Democratic senators and aides show widespread concern over whether the California Democrat is capable of leading the aggressive effort Democrats need against whoever President Donald Trump picks to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. ... Feinstein sometimes gets confused by reporters’ questions, or will offer different answers to the same question depending on where or when she’s asked. Her appearance is frail. And Feinstein's genteel demeanor, which seems like it belongs to a bygone Senate era, can lead to trouble with an increasingly hard-line Democratic base uninterested in collegiality or bipartisan platitudes. ... Feinstein sometimes gets confused by reporters’ questions, or will offer different answers to the same question depending on where or when she’s asked. Her appearance is frail. And Feinstein's genteel demeanor, which seems like it belongs to a bygone Senate era, can lead to trouble with an increasingly hard-line Democratic base uninterested in collegiality or bipartisan platitudes.

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KEYWORDS: california; diannefeinstein; feinstein
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Even wacko Feinstein isn’t kooky enough for the Democrats and lamestream press these days. Wonder who’s next on the menu as they continue the inevitable process of eating their own? Hopefully Schumer once they see him responsible for their continued string of losses.
1 posted on 09/24/2020 2:53:06 AM PDT by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle

The Democrats are the Soviet Union. Old and decrepit and on the wrong side of history.

AOC gets attention, not because she’s good, but because she’s young. That makes her stand out. Which says a lot.


2 posted on 09/24/2020 2:57:01 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: Golden Eagle

There should not be a confirmation hearing, just a vote.

And then we will see how crazy they all are...


3 posted on 09/24/2020 3:00:52 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something)
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To: Golden Eagle

I give Feinstein a hardy thumbs down... Way down.


4 posted on 09/24/2020 3:02:02 AM PDT by Bullish (CNN is what happens when 8th graders run a cable network.)
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To: Golden Eagle
The more the Democrat party is represented by octogenarians the better. She emphasizes advanced age and decrepitude of the candidate at the head of the ticket every time her aging voice cracks.

The Democrats will make charges against Amy Conan Bryant concerning her religion, but the Republicans will already have put Feinstein on the defensive over her remarks during the hearing for Bryan's appointment to the appellate court. Rather than the nominee on the defensive as a religious zealot, the ringleader of the Democrats will be defending charges of religious bigotry.

Finally, Feinstein is an old yenta whom the cameras will revealed to be what she is.

All of this is ammunition in the war for suburban women.


5 posted on 09/24/2020 3:09:56 AM PDT by nathanbedford (attack, repeat, attack! Bull Halsey)
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To: Golden Eagle

DiFi PSYCHOPATH ALERT! Face - Words - Deeds

2020 See Clearly


6 posted on 09/24/2020 3:11:49 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Golden Eagle

If she isn’t capable of performing her job, why is she still in office?


7 posted on 09/24/2020 3:12:11 AM PDT by motor_racer (Who will bell the cat?)
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To: Bullish

Diane Frankenstein was instrumental in the fake smear of Kavanaugh. She’s an old commie that needs to be retired.


8 posted on 09/24/2020 3:12:53 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: teeman8r

I don’t think they can avoid the zero-question part of this ‘game’. I do agree...it ought to be shorten to just a 8-hour day of questions, and have the committee meeting vote at the conclusion of that...pushing the whole thing to the Senate floor.

I’m also of the mind that the West Virginia Democratic Senator (Manchin)....might be leaning to supporting the vote. He’s up for 2024, and how he votes here...might hurt him in the next election.


9 posted on 09/24/2020 3:14:16 AM PDT by pepsionice
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There is no “battle” although the media and democrat party keep saying there is one. There are 2 activities:

1. POTUS nominates candidate. Democrats cannot stop this.
2. Senate votes to confirm. Democrats cannot stop this.

In between there are democrat mud slinging displays, euphemistically called “hearings.” They are meaningless theater.

Nothing to “battle.”


10 posted on 09/24/2020 3:14:26 AM PDT by freedumb2003 ("Do not mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
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To: nathanbedford

Speak softly and the Democrats will have to have everything repeated over and over again.


11 posted on 09/24/2020 3:16:50 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: Golden Eagle

the dogma lives loudly in you



It sounds like something Darth Vader. "I find your lack of faith disturbing.

12 posted on 09/24/2020 3:18:17 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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https://duckduckgo.com/?q=diane+feinstein&t=osx&iax=images&ia=images

LOOK at her. LISTEN to her words. EXAMINE her deeds. She has the trifecta.


13 posted on 09/24/2020 3:21:17 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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When Ruth Ginsburg passed, many tributes last weekend I noticed emphasized how "brave" she was for remaining true to her faith as a practicing Jew.

But if you are a devout Catholic, you can expected to be publicly ridiculed and insulted.

Thanks, Rats.

14 posted on 09/24/2020 3:23:26 AM PDT by 4Liberty (As a conservative college professor I'll pro'ly be fired soon & then killed. Been nice knowing you!)
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To: HighSierra5

It’s hard to be the biggest A-hole in the democrat party because of all the stiff competition, but Feinsten’s always been in the running.


15 posted on 09/24/2020 3:23:27 AM PDT by Bullish (CNN is what happens when 8th graders run a cable network.)
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To: All

What would be your 1st clue/”tell” to Charlie Manson’s thought processes?

Helter Skelter?


16 posted on 09/24/2020 3:29:58 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Golden Eagle

DiFi is just as vigorous as RBG. Why are democrats worried?


17 posted on 09/24/2020 3:35:42 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Golden Eagle

87, she should have been retired decades ago. Term limits anyone ?


18 posted on 09/24/2020 3:39:31 AM PDT by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: Golden Eagle

Being ANTI-CHRISTIAN isn’t ENOUGH for Di SWI??


19 posted on 09/24/2020 3:48:25 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: pepsionice

Manchin is a FRAUD!! His HERO is LUCY!!


20 posted on 09/24/2020 3:49:20 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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