Senate confirms Loretta Lynch as next U.S. Attorney General

Los Angeles Times ^ | 04/23/2015 | TIMOTHY M. PHELPS

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Loretta Lynch, after being kept waiting in the wings by the Senate for five and a half months, was confirmed Thursday as the first African American woman to serve as Attorney General.

Lynch was approved 56-43, one of the narrowest margins in history for an attorney general nominee.

The vote ended an unusually partisan episode in modern Senate confirmation history, in which a largely uncontroversial nominee to one of the top cabinet posts was kept out of office for a lengthy period over issues extraneous to her job.

[ealgeone]

She shoulda been “Borked”.

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At least six Republican have said they will vote for her — Sens. Jeff Flake of Arizona, Orrin Hatch of Utah, Mark Kirk of Illinois, Susan Collins of Maine, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.

[thesharkboy]

largely uncontroversial nominee

No bias there.

[Principled]

i just threw up a little bit in my mouth

[Resolute Conservative]

E’ffing traitors. I hope the first shots fired in the revolution or the dirty bomb goes off under their dome.

[dp0622]

which Republican senate candidates do we get to scratch off the list, as if they weren't already. Don't need to ask about Cruz. No way he voted for her.

[stephenjohnbanker]

D.C. Republican leadership is guilty of treason.

This woman told the whole Senate that POTUS is above the Constitution, and they confirmed her.

[JRandomFreeper]

I want to see the votes on this one.

/johnny

[smokingfrog]

the GOP is dead to me

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SOURCE: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/23/senate-confirms-loretta-lynch-attorney-general-record-delay

Ted Cruz, missed the vote after making a speech against Lynch on the Senate floor Thursday morning.

[Darksheare]

What idiots.

[conservativejoy]

“over issues extraneous to her job”. Like Enforcing the Frickin’ LAW!???

[Gefn]

According to headline news via Twitter, Ted Cruz was the lone senator who skipped the confirmation vote.

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Sold up the river.

[Genoa]

The vote ended an unusually partisan episode in modern Senate confirmation history, in which a largely uncontroversial nominee to one of the top cabinet posts was kept out of office for a lengthy period over issues extraneous to her job.

The LA Times makes me ill (still).

[Olog-hai]

Ted’s not going to have an easy time over that and other matters in the Judgment.

[upchuck]

More fodder for the “what’s the difference between a Senate controlled by Democrats or Republicans” grist.

[WayneS]

Claire McCaskill is deranged.

[Liberty Valance]

And Eric Holder laughs all the way to the Supreme Court.