Posted on 09/23/2020 7:52:03 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Total victory is upon us, folks. And some Republicans have managed to get on a path towards redemption with conservatives. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) said he wouldn’t block the nominee. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is a ‘no,’ but as we’ve said before—Maine is an oddball state. She gets a pass. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a runner up in the biggest pain in the a** contest among the GOP, did initially say that she’s opposed to filling the Supreme Court vacancy left by Ruth Bade Ginsburg, but is now changing her tune. The last justice passed away last Friday making the 2020 election even more interesting. And now, Murkowski is changing her tune (via Alaska Public Media):
If Democrats were counting on Lisa Murkowski to vote against President Trump’s next nominee to the Supreme Court, they should think again.
Sen. Murkowski said Tuesday she could not rule out that she would vote to confirm a Trump nominee if the Judiciary Committee approves one before the November election.
“I know everybody wants to ask the question, ‘will you confirm the nominee?’” she said outside the Capitol, as her Republican colleagues were gathering for their weekly policy lunch. “We don’t have a nominee yet. You and I don’t know who that is. And so I can’t confirm whether or not I can confirm a nominee when I don’t know who the nominee is.”
Sen. Mitt Romney took a similar position Tuesday, so it looks nearly impossible for Democrats to block Trump from seating his third Supreme Court justice.
The other possible wild cards, Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Pat Toomey (R-PA), and Cory Gardner (R-CO), all said they’re backing the move to fill the seat.
That’s the ballgame.
And on the Democratic side, there could be a curveball hurled by Sen Joe Manchin (D-WV). Manchin voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, which was one of the most vicious Supreme Court fights in recent memory. This battle will make the Kavanaugh hearings look like Sesame Street. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said that liberals must make Mitch McConnell know he’s “playing with fire” with RBG’s seat. Mitch isn’t afraid of AOC. AOC is not in the Senate; stay in your lane, lady. You don’t get a say. As for Chuck Schumer, well, he’s threatening to use all the things to block this nomination, saying all options are on the table regarding retaliation. Many have come to see this as a court-packing threat. AOC even hurled impeachment threats against Trump and Attorney General William Barr in an effort to gum up the works. Nancy Pelosi has also said similar things (via Fox News):
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday would not rule out impeachment as an option to stop President Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court pick from being confirmed to the bench, saying Democrats will “use every arrow in our quiver” to block the eventual nominee.
Again, these clowns can rant. They can whine. They can say the vilest, nastiest things against us. But when they’re done. We’re going to fill this vacancy. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said they have the votes to get this out of committee. Mitch McConnell said there will be a floor vote. Romney is onboard. Murkowski is now a maybe. There are no loose ends. We have the votes and we’re going to get this done and there is nothing they can do to stop Trump from filling this seat. The Washington Post aptly noted that Democrats are pretty much “powerless” to stop this train:
Senate Democrats and their liberal allies confronted the grim reality Monday that they have no path to blocking President Trump’s pending Supreme Court nomination other than a political pressure campaign that peels away a minimum of four GOP votes.
Deep into their sixth year in the minority, Democrats can use some procedural tactics that might briefly slow the confirmation process, but if at least 50 Republicans approve of Trump’s pick to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, that nominee is certain to be seated.
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“We’re in a situation where Mitch McConnell is the only person in this building that can decide when and whether and how to move the nomination forward. My hope is that there will be enough Republicans to stop it, but I don’t think the likelihood of that is high,” Sen. Michael F. Bennet (D-Colo.) said.
Elections have consequences. We won. You lost, so prepared to be owned again.
Also, this will certainly help Senate Republicans running for re-election. Nothing unites the base more than a SCOTUS fight.
Oh, and please, Democrats, impeach Trump for doing his duty in appointing judges to fill a vacancy. I can’t wait to see how that quickly blows up in your face.
Do it! Please!
I double-dog dare you.
At least one Utahn does.
With all the losing the Dems are doing, added to a morose candidate with no enthusiastic support, I have to believe their turnout will be low.
There are the hard working residents, and then there is the elite summer vacation house crowd from all up and down the east coast.
And their hoped for methods to gin up GOTV efforts, like race wars and mass Covid deaths and economic depressions are all falling by the wayside. In fact, the Biden riots are flipping the White educated suburban female vote back to Trump.
Moocow must be getting some heat from her constituents
Trump made a phone call. Support us or ur toast.
I lived in Maine and will state that the “Mainiacs,” as we called them, were not bad but they certainly are different.
Honestly, I would have thought Maine folks would be huge Trump supporters. Other than the usual liberal types in Ogunquit and Portland.
Stopped clock syndrome.
Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont are suffering the effects of those idiots who are moving from Taxachusetts and bringing with them them the plague of marxism (still voting for the same types of candidates whose policies they are trying to escape). You just can’t fix stupid.
The check cleared?
Wow, is that a threatening gesture by Feinstein! That is a bully move and intolerable.
If anyone did that while talking to me, they would have a very sore arm, as soon as it went to the wall.
She could be drunk and need a wall to steady herself, but I sincerely doubt it.
Manchin is already a no. As I said watch Jones and Peters. If it’s before the election and the GOP already has a lock they might vote yes. A Hail Mary for Jones and Peters is unprincipled scumbag who will do anything to win and he’s in a tight race in Mi.
“Yeah, dems.. attack Barrett’s faith, then try and impeach Trump.”
There is no way the Democrats are going to go after Barrett. If they attack her Catholic faith, the Rats lose the Catholic vote.
Collins will change her vote depending on the 'goods' promised to be included in future bills..........
She is just working the system of Vote Negotiations.
Skeletor is as vile as hirono and scummer. The pubs should kick her out of the party. They don’t need her friggen vote.
Mitch gave her that seat. He’s responsible for that garbage. This is the least he could do.
Under Schumer's two hour rule, the commttees have to adjourn by 2 p.m. if they are able to meet at all. Next move will be dem senators not showing up other than one and that Senator halting business by calling for a quorum. Republicans will have to be on the floor constantly to answer endless quorum calls. This will drag on until after the election.
Massholes.
If Mitt has the courage to do something right it may inspire Murkowski to sort of, in a way, possibly do something right.
Maybe.
How do her constituents like her wishy washy squishiness?
Maybe just fine as our country degenerates by the day. They probably look up to Kasich.
Is Murkowski up for re election this year?
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