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Why Did Two Republicans Just Save Biden’s ATF Nominee?
Townhall ^ | 7/12/22 | Spencer Brown

Posted on 07/13/2022 11:51:54 AM PDT by DeathBeforeDishonor1

Yet again, Republican members of the U.S. Senate pitched in to deliver a victory for President Joe Biden and Democrats on Tuesday by helping their across-the-aisle colleagues confirm the president's pick for ATF director.

The U.S. Senate is more of a mess than usual this week as Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is out with COVID, as is Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). Sen. Patrick Leahy is still recovering from a fall that necessitated a hip replacement for the 82-year old Democrat from Vermont. The three sidelined Democrats showed how precarious the majority for Biden's party has become.

The tight math meant that the planned confirmation vote for Biden's second pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Steve Dettelbach — was in jeopardy. Reliably, Republicans stepped up to hand Joe Biden a victory and confirm his nominee — the first Senate-approved ATF director in years.

The final vote came down 48-46, with two Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Rob Portman of Ohio — voting with all the Democrats present to confirm Dettelbach as the ATF's director.

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KEYWORDS: assistantdemocrats; atf; badtimesahead; banglist; batfe; collaborators; dettelbach; gungrabberincharge; portman; rinos; robportman; susancollins; uniparty
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1 posted on 07/13/2022 11:51:54 AM PDT by DeathBeforeDishonor1
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

The Uniparty strikes. Deformed McConnell secretly happy.


2 posted on 07/13/2022 11:53:48 AM PDT by WMarshal (Neocons and leftists are the same species of vicious rat.)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Collins isn’t up for reelection for four more years, and Portman won’t run for reelection. There are too many RINOs.


3 posted on 07/13/2022 11:57:02 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Bush League Republicans ARE Assistant Democrats.


4 posted on 07/13/2022 11:57:31 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Because...they aren’t Republicans? Nah, it can’t be! /s


5 posted on 07/13/2022 11:58:09 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Dr. Franklin

McConnell, Thune, Barrasso, Blunt, Ernst, Scott, Scott, Lee, Crapo, Grassley, Shelby, Murkowski, Sullivan, Boozman, Rubio, Risch, Young, Braun, Moran, Cassidy, Collins, Hyde-Smith, Daines, Fischer, Sasse, Burr, Tillis, Hoeven, Cramer, Portman, Inhofe, Lankford, Toomey, Grahamnesty, Rounds, Cornyn, Romney, Capito, Lummis are all Bush League Republicans.

We have a LOT of work to do.


6 posted on 07/13/2022 11:59:15 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Once again the assistant Democrats come to the rescue.


7 posted on 07/13/2022 11:59:48 AM PDT by GaryCrow
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To: WMarshal

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The GOP have passed all his legislation and Spending (except one), passed all his Appointments, and supported his Judges.

They passed his Gun Legislation.

Only woefully uninformed people realize the GOP protected Hunter, Brother James, and Joe for 1,460 days.

They love Joe - and eat up that Free Spending- No Accountability.

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8 posted on 07/13/2022 12:00:55 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad at Joe Biden)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Thr Deep State’s senior sponsor is Congre$$ better known as the DC Swamp.


9 posted on 07/13/2022 12:02:14 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Is there a photo of her? /s


10 posted on 07/13/2022 12:02:57 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
If you are paying attention the GOP is helping Biden get everything he want (except Build Back Better). His entire agenda and all his nominees, they haven't even tried to stop any of it and they have, when needed, provided direct support either in the form of pushing things through committee or voting for them on the floor whenever needed.

Stark contrast to the bupkis they helped Trump with.

11 posted on 07/13/2022 12:05:10 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: PROCON

Troubled times ahead.


12 posted on 07/13/2022 12:06:13 PM PDT by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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This was 2015 or 2016, I think 2016 - the Blackmail.

Nothing has been done in 6 years!

While the Dems churn out subpoenas!



13 posted on 07/13/2022 12:06:28 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad at Joe Biden)
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To: Dr. Franklin

There are too many RINOs.

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Unabashed RINOs, closet RINOs and RINOs in the making.


14 posted on 07/13/2022 12:07:14 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Thinking “republican” is the (in)operative word here.


15 posted on 07/13/2022 12:07:59 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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16 posted on 07/13/2022 12:08:26 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad at Joe Biden)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

We have a LOT of work to do.

*************

It seems the RINOs pop up faster than we can remove like.

Its like Whack-A-Mole.


17 posted on 07/13/2022 12:10:36 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

These GOPee people are so stupid. You’d think they would know better when Romney and Murkowski indicated they were against him.


18 posted on 07/13/2022 12:10:59 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Bus No. 2525)
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19 posted on 07/13/2022 12:12:23 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad at Joe Biden)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

They do it because there have never been consequences.

Most of us who supported the Trump policies are the real RINO. McConnell and crew are the same Wall Street supporting blood thirsty neo-cons they have always been and the joke has been on anyone wondering why this happens….Repeal and Replace anyone..


20 posted on 07/13/2022 12:21:26 PM PDT by ALX
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