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Tom Coburn, Ex-Senator, Says Merrick Garland Should Get a Vote
The New York Times ^ | 04/27/2016 | Emmarie Huetteman

Posted on 04/27/2016 1:10:57 PM PDT by Cyberman

Dr. No seems to have become Dr. Yes. Kind of.

Tom Coburn, the former Republican senator from Oklahoma known for his often contrarian views, said Wednesday that Judge Merrick B. Garland should get a vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee, going against his old colleagues who have staunchly opposed even considering President Obama's Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year....

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: 114th; bhoscotus; coburn; crazyuncle; garland; scotus; supremecourt
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Anybody want to start a betting pool on when the vote will be scheduled?
1 posted on 04/27/2016 1:10:57 PM PDT by Cyberman
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To: Cyberman

So give him a vote. Just vote No!


2 posted on 04/27/2016 1:13:06 PM PDT by Twotone (Truth is hate to those who hate truth.)
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To: Cyberman

Only one vote.

No.

Hearings are an exercise in futility at this point.

So don’t even waste time or emotion on holding the hearing.

Biden Rule applies.


3 posted on 04/27/2016 1:13:46 PM PDT by alloysteel (Je suis Curt Schilling.)
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To: Cyberman

I still want an autopsy on Scalia. Tinfoil or not.

And I want it done by somebody we can trust with no leftist political bent.


4 posted on 04/27/2016 1:14:02 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Cyberman

Who gives a shit what he wants?


5 posted on 04/27/2016 1:14:11 PM PDT by steel_resolve (And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm)
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To: Cyberman; null and void

I can see these scumballs (those still in Congress) voting him in just after an election where DT wins.

But then, I’m part of the Conspiracy ping list.


6 posted on 04/27/2016 1:15:27 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Cyberman

Thank you Sen Coburn. The BINGO game is at 200pm, and Waterobics is at 400pm.

Shuffleboard league is at 700pm.


7 posted on 04/27/2016 1:15:38 PM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: SaveFerris

What a traitorous Rat Ba$tard.


8 posted on 04/27/2016 1:16:23 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: SaveFerris

He was cremated. It’s hard to do an autopsy on a container of ashes.


9 posted on 04/27/2016 1:19:27 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

In Dallas, a 16-year-old girl used a chemical to kill her 38-year-old father with a fake heart attack.

The coroner didn’t have the expensive equipment, nor apparently the knowledge to test for what she used. Now they have additional equipment to test for it. Yes, long after they’re dead.

She almost got away with it; in fact she did. But told one of her classmates, who turned her in.

And they let her out (OF TEXAS), she changed her name (new one unknown to me), got married and she’s out there, somewhere.

Sleep well. I hope her new hubby has a loaded pistol. And watch out for the food she prepares; that’s how she killed Daddy.


10 posted on 04/27/2016 1:20:11 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Publius

[He was cremated.]

Well, of course he was. Great.

And without an autopsy, no samples kept from an original autopsy, which are sometimes used later.

Great. Thanks, didn’t know that.

Hello Uniparty Garland.


11 posted on 04/27/2016 1:21:35 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: SaveFerris

There are only a couple of ways to kill a pig, but an infinite number of ways to kill a himan.


12 posted on 04/27/2016 1:22:06 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Cyberman

Coburn has gotten worse and worse since he left


13 posted on 04/27/2016 1:24:32 PM PDT by montag813
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To: stephenjohnbanker; Publius; SkyPilot

I guess we’ll never know.

It doesn’t surprise me this is how it played out.

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3303024/posts


14 posted on 04/27/2016 1:24:51 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Cyberman

The day or week after the election! Especially if a Republican wins


15 posted on 04/27/2016 1:28:37 PM PDT by craigski63
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To: craigski63

Cruz Supporter


16 posted on 04/27/2016 1:30:45 PM PDT by scooby321
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To: Cyberman

Once a RINO, always a RINO.


17 posted on 04/27/2016 1:31:29 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: Cyberman

Don’t worry, Tom, I’m sure Garland will be confirmed right after Trump secures the nomination.


18 posted on 04/27/2016 1:35:53 PM PDT by chris37 (heartless)
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To: steel_resolve

I do remember he came out for Marco Rubio for President earlier this year along with other established and still in office GOP politicians.


19 posted on 04/27/2016 1:42:36 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: steel_resolve

“Who gives a shit what he wants?”


I second that.

First of all, Coburn is an EX-Senator...which means that his opinion counts as much as mine, which is to say that it matters as much as a gnat’s fart in a hurricane.

Second, he might be right...in a fair world. But we don’t live in that world, we live in the world with Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, the Clintons and Obama - and NONE of them play fair, they play to win. It is time to give them back some of what they dealt out in the past - and to THEN have a dialog about doing what is fair and right going forward. But they HAVE TO KNOW that the Republicans WILL ALWAYS play tit-for-tat in order to be brought back to the civilized table. Otherwise, why should they bother?

Coburn, you’re not teaching a college class, you’re living in the real world. Time to act like it.


20 posted on 04/27/2016 1:45:01 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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