Posted on 03/21/2015 11:20:47 AM PDT by Steelfish
Obama Uses Weekly Address To Push Loretta Lynch Vote, Says Its Purely About Politics
By Colby Itkowitz March 21
President Obama and Democrats are losing patience with the Republican-controlled Senate's refusal to bring his attorney general nominee up for a vote, using interviews, social media and now the president's weekly address to express their mounting frustration.
The president on Saturday morning reiterated comments he made in an interview with the Huffington Post that Loretta Lynch, who was nominated in early November, is qualified and deserves a yes-or-no vote on her confirmation.
"Republicans promised that Congress would function smoothly with them in charge," Obama said in his weekly address. "Heres a small chance for them to prove it. Congress should stop playing politics with law enforcement and national security."
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If anyone knows the, Purely About Politics it’s Obama
Obama has played politics on Keystone, on spending and on Israel.
And he appeals to bi-partisanship?
Heck, he’s the most divisive figure in America. Let him twist slowly in the wind.
Like the Dems have never done the same thing...That’s life Obuma.
Being a whiny bitch and legislating via executive orders is not the recipe for success.
How many Republicans have said they are voting for Lynch? Orrin Hatch, and perhaps Susan Collins? They need four Republicans to support her for the nomination to be confirmed.
The liberals have said that the administration is still studying the Keystone pipeline, in spite of Obama’s veto.
I’ve been confused all along on this. They have been studying this pipeline for many years. We won World War II in less time than it takes to study a proposed pipeline project. What the heck???
Sure, like all those times you gave Bush's nominees a "yes-or-no vote" on their confirmation, right President Obama? It would certainly be news to Miguel Estrada.
They need four Republicans to support her for the nomination to succeed. 4 GOP positive votes would bring it to a 50-50 tie vote in the Senate, and then Joe Biden would cast the tie breaking vote in favor. Is the GOP unified enough on this to reject her? We’ll soon see.
Question is, if Lynch is rejected, will Obama nominate anyone more reasonable? Or still try to force a radical liberal through???
His little speech is probably all it will take for Bonehead Boehner and Pinky McConnell to approve his AG candidate with a majority of Republicans.
Another day WITHOUT LEADERSHIP.
Yo......Democrats....no one is listening to you deadbeats and your Kenyon, “traitor” so-called leader, Caligula Nero Hitler Obama!!! I hope McConnell never brings the Lynch vote foward for an up and down vote until you start legislating!!!
What isn’t about politics?
This female Holder’s selection to be the nominee was purely about politics.
What a crybaby!
He should have thought about this when he did various nefarious things that caused the populace to put Republicans in charge of the Senate and allowed them to keep control of the House.
Elections have consequences. Suck it up nobama.
Democrats just keep throwing their poop up against the wall to see if any of it sticks.
Yesterday we were lectured by democrats that the Lynch vote was about racism.
Today it’s purely about politics.
Tomorrow it will be about gender equality.
Hillary already said something about the delay on the vote on Lynch’s nomination being part of the war on women.
Lynch is a racist. If she were white, she would not have been nominated by the Putz In Chief.
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