Posted on 02/05/2022 8:06:18 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 600 sitting senators have died or resigned from office since the first Congress met in 1789. That doesn’t mean another will happen soon, but it does underline the precarious position that President Joe Biden and Democrats’ reed-thin Senate majority are in following Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján’s stroke.
Luján, 49, should recover and return to the Capitol in four weeks to six weeks, barring setbacks, Democrats say. If that happens, Luján’s absence could have limited impact on his party’s priorities, including Biden’s pending nomination to fill a Supreme Court vacancy.
If the New Mexico senator’s recuperation takes longer or he has setbacks, Democrats’ agenda would confront serious problems. And with Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote all that gives them the 50-50 Senate’s majority, each day presents a small chance that Democrats could abruptly lose control if something happens to any of their senators.
Republicans could capture House and Senate control in November’s elections. That sound you hear is the dwindling days of 2022, when Democrats control the White House and Congress. The party wants accomplishments now — and definitely before autumn, when campaigning will be the priority and bipartisan cooperation will be nil.
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Appoint him as ambassador to Farknakistan! That’s the ticket!
It’s 35 weeks, more or less, to the election, with quite a number of those weeks spent in recess. In particular, the rats are going to want their length election year summer/fall recess to try to shore up their election prospects in their districts and states. If anything is to come out of Congress, every week counts. They were hoping to get some sort of stripped down BBB passed before SOTU early in March. Now that’s off the table
Could the Republicans force a vote to reorganize the Senate and be the majority for the next four to six weeks?
The Dems have nothing to worry about re: Biden’s SCOTUS pick.
Collins, Murkowski, Romney, and Graham (at the very least) will go along with it.
The (fill in the name of the black woman) will get at least 53 votes and probably more.
We live in interesting times.
If it became that critical, he would be given the hook and the governor would replace him. Perhaps with an understanding he would be the party’s candidate in the special election that followed.
Or Arkancide.
A stroke victim could succumb at any moment you know...
That would require courage from Zero’s bitch Mitch. He works for the Derp State, so Demonrat controlled it will stay.
How many strokes has Biden had?! Just askin’
If he isn’t back in six weeks, Democrat leadership will prescribe a regimen of fresh air and sunshine, preferably in Fort Marcie Park. Calling Nurse Hillary!
The idiot who wrote this doesn't seem to be aware that the Democrats could work with the Republicans on EVERY issue if they wanted to. All they need to do is simply walk across the isle, and say "Hey, let's get together on this". It must take an IQ less than 1 to become a journalist or editor these days, at least in the liberal outlets.
If they had to open the senator’s skull to relieve swelling, he’s not going to return the same guy he was, if at all.
Sadly, even if the stroke victim should perish, there will be those that will acquies because “that would be fair “. Morons in the middle.
If this were a conservative Republican incapacitated , the Democrat senators would be pushing all kinds of crap to the floor.
Always, times are interesting. Unfortunately, these current times are also pathetic.
Always, times are interesting. Unfortunately, these current times are also pathetic.
But Not double interesting.
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