Posted on 10/04/2018 4:29:53 PM PDT by RevelationDavid
U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R) says he needs to be in Montana this weekend for his daughter's wedding, throwing Saturday's vote on Kavanaugh in doubt - NBCMT
Being a US Senator isn't a 9 to 5 job. When the Senate is this close to a crucial vote, everyone clears their calendars, and makes damn sure their hiney is seated when the final vote is taken.
There is NO room for this kind of personal stuff when the votes to confirm are so razor thin!
Daines should be telling a brother or a cousin to get ready to fill in for him, now.
Again...he will be voting.........
Trump Jr says Gaines is a go! They worked it out!!
Again...he will be voting.........
Trump Jr says Daines is a go! They worked it out!!
Again...he will be voting.........
Trump Jr says Daines is a go! They worked it out!!
That's great news, if true.
Rather hear it from Daines himself, though.
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Thanks Upchuck... that is a very good Idea. Look like this thread is no longer useful....news is that Don Jr. has secured Senator Daines vote on Saturday.
Best to you.
you miss the point. The wedding was scheduled and the vote could have been today, friday, sunday., monday, last night. you know mcconnell is the manager. but you don’t want him to be accountable. If my daughter was getting married, i won’t be there. The voters can judge me.
Got A LINK to the AP source?
Look at all the FReepers fighting on this thread simply because it was posted with no LINK and no SOURCE. Shameful.
Absolutely..his job is to vote!
Exactly
I love it
Good thing you're not a US Senator, whose solitary vote could very well steer the course of history for hundreds of millions of people.
It's Daines' constitutional duty to stay the course and serve the interests of the nation, before his own. It's not like he needs to rush home and donate a kidney to save his daughter's life.
In closing, Mitch McConnell is an absolute master at corralling his people and pushing through Trump's nominees to the federal bench. Say what you will about the man, but on that score, he has been more effective than any Senate leader I've ever seen.
There is no way that he would put up with this sort of juvenile lack of discipline and commitment, if he had any say in it. It's tantamount to a battalion commander suddenly rushing home on the eve of a critical military battle.
It cannot be tolerated.
Sure, send us a link for corroboration
We need to modernize congress so they don’t remained tied down to DC swamp. They should be allowed to vote via web conference so long as there are security measures to confirm that they are not under duress.
McNamara has LOTS of blood (American and Vietnamese) he’s going to have to answer for.
I heard this morning that Daines will be able to fly back to Washington and cast his vote early on Sunday morning.
Surely, he had made McConnell aware of his situation, and his priority.
There is NOTHING, short of war, that would keep me from my daughter's wedding. Kavanaugh's nomination is important. Very important. But, the country would survive a "No" vote.
He puts up with poor planning and incompetent staff. My family is the most important thing in my life. If the voters
Don’t
Like that they can vote accordingly
Shhh we don’t want the clintons to know
You're obviously not cut out for public service.
Those who choose to serve either in the military or elected office, often make personal sacrifices to do their jobs. My dad was one such person throughout my childhood and into my mid twenties. When his country called, he went, no matter what was on the family calendar.
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