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Totenberg: Obama Got 'Backchannels' GOP Will Move SCOTUS Nomination After Election
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Posted on 03/16/2016 6:14:18 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

On today's With All Due Respect, NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg broke some news, saying she thought President Obama "got a message from Republicans via backchannels that they would probably move this [Supreme Court] nomination after the presidential election."

Let's game-plan this out. If it means that Senate Republicans would move to confirm President Obama's pick of Merrick Garland even if a Republican were elected president, it would be a huge backstab of the Republican base. But if Republicans would only move Garland if a Dem wins, thus depriving Hillary or whomever of the chance to nominate an unreconstruced radical, then it could be a crafty maneuver. Totenberg added that once Obama got such a concession, Dems would "work very hard" to get other concessions, forcing a hearing and a vote.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: merrickgarland; ninatotenber; republicans; scotus; scotusgope; scotusnominee; totenberg
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To: JBW1949
Why would the Senate be strongly democrat if Trump is at the head of the republican ticket????

Firstly, because Trump is the least likely Republican to win the general election. In most head-to-head match-ups, he loses to Hillary.

Secondly, the Republican Senate is not especially beloved by the Republican voters.

41 posted on 03/16/2016 7:05:25 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: dragonblustar
More like Ryan’s back channel.....

The House has nothing to do with confirmation of federal judges.

42 posted on 03/16/2016 7:07:58 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
All these people so willing to pick up a gun over this when all that is needed is to already in the Constitution : Article V
43 posted on 03/16/2016 7:21:03 PM PDT by Nateman (If liberals are not screaming you are doing it wrong!)
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To: elcid1970

I really hope Fonda isn’t cremated. I’m also hoping she passes before me so I can anoint her grave.


44 posted on 03/16/2016 7:21:29 PM PDT by meatloaf
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
I don't know if this has been brought up, but it struck me when I heard it today, and Wikipedia confirms it, and I believe it means Obama has zero intention or hope that Garland would ever ever ever be selected. Rather, it's a pure political play to start lining up nominees for the Republicans to shoot down.

They guy is 63. Are you REALLY going to nominate a guy that old? Look at past nominations.

A B C D E F G H I J K L
1
2
Nominee President Replacing Nomination
3
Nominee
Age
President
Party
Justice
Seat
Submitted
to Senate
Result
Vote
Date of
Result
Days
4
43 None
Inaugural
CJ PA 9/24/1789
confirmed
voice 9/26/1789 2
5
50 None
Inaugural
1 PA 9/24/1789
confirmed
voice 9/26/1789 2
6
57 None
Inaugural
2 PA 9/24/1789
confirmed
voice 9/26/1789 2
7
44 None
Inaugural
5 PA 9/24/1789
declined
9/26/1789 2
8
47 None
Inaugural
3 PA 9/24/1789
confirmed
voice 9/26/1789 2
9
57 None
Inaugural
4 PA 9/24/1789
confirmed
voice 9/26/1789 2
10
38 None
Inaugural
5 PA 2/8/1790
confirmed
voice 2/10/1790 2
11
Thomas Johnson[2]
57 None
Rutledge
1 PA 11/1/1791
confirmed
voice 11/7/1791 6
12
47 None
Johnson
1 PA 2/27/1793
withdrawn
2/28/1793 1
13
47 None
Johnson
1 PA 3/4/1793
confirmed
voice 3/4/1793 0
14
John Rutledge[1]
56 None Jay CJ Fed 12/10/1795
rejected
10–14
12/15/1795 5
15
William Cushing[3]
63 None
Rutledge
CJ Fed 1/26/1796
declined
1/27/1796 1
16
55 None Blair 4 Fed 1/26/1796
confirmed
voice 1/27/1796 1
17
51 None
Rutledge
CJ Fed 3/3/1796
confirmed
21–1 3/4/1796 1
18
36 Fed
Wilson
3 Fed 12/19/1798
confirmed
voice 12/20/1798 1
19
44 Fed
Iredell
5 Fed 12/4/1799
confirmed
voice 12/10/1799 6
20
55 Fed
Ellsworth
CJ Fed 12/18/1800
declined
12/19/1800 1
21
45 Fed
Ellsworth
CJ Fed 1/20/1801
confirmed
voice 1/27/1801 7
22
32 D-R
Moore
5 D-R 3/22/1804
confirmed
voice 3/24/1804 2
23
49 D-R
Paterson
1 D-R 12/13/1806
confirmed
voice 12/17/1806 4
24
42 D-R
Inaugural
6 D-R 2/28/1807
confirmed
voice 3/2/1807 2
25
61 D-R
Cushing
2 D-R 1/2/1811
declined
1/3/1811 1
26
52 D-R
Cushing
2 D-R 2/4/1811
rejected
9–24 2/13/1811 9
27
43 D-R
Cushing
2 D-R 2/21/1811
declined
2/22/1811 1
28
32 D-R
Cushing
2 D-R 11/15/1811
confirmed
voice 11/18/1811 3
29
58 D-R
Chase
4 D-R 11/15/1811
confirmed
voice 11/18/1811 3
30
Smith Thompson[1]
55 D-R
Livingston
1 D-R 12/5/1823
confirmed
voice 12/9/1823 4
31
49 D-R Todd 6 D-R 4/11/1826
confirmed
27–5 5/9/1826 28
32
41 D-R
Trimble
6 D-R 12/17/1828
postponed
23–17
2/12/1829 57
33
43 Dem
Trimble
6 Dem 3/6/1829
confirmed
voice 3/7/1829 1
34
49 Dem
Washington
3 Dem 1/4/1830
confirmed
41–2 1/6/1830 2
35
44 Dem
Johnson
5 NR 1/6/1835
confirmed
voice 1/9/1835 3
36
57 Dem
Duvall
4 NR 1/15/1835
postponed
24–21
3/3/1835 47
37
58 Dem
Marshall
CJ Dem 12/28/1835
confirmed
29–15
3/15/1836 78
38
52 Dem
Duvall
4 Dem 12/28/1835
confirmed
30–11
3/15/1836 78
39
74 Dem
Inaugural
7 Dem 3/3/1837
declined
23–18
3/8/1837 5
40
51 Dem
Inaugural
7 Dem 3/3/1837
confirmed
28–15
3/8/1837 5
41
57 Dem
Inaugural
8 Dem 9/18/1837
confirmed
voice 9/25/1837 7
42
56 Dem
Barbour
4 Dem 2/26/1841
confirmed
25–5 3/2/1841 4
43
56 Tyler None
Thompson
1 Whig 1/9/1844
rejected
21–26
1/31/1844 22
44
55 Tyler None
Thompson
1 Whig 3/13/1844
withdrawn
6/17/1844 4
45
50 Tyler None
Baldwin
3 Whig 6/5/1844
postponed
29–18
6/15/1844 10
46
56 Tyler None
Thompson
1 Whig 6/17/1844
withdrawn
6/17/1844 0
47
55 Tyler None
Thompson
1 Whig 6/17/1844
no action
0
48
50 Tyler None
Baldwin
3 Whig 12/4/1844
withdrawn
2/7/1845 65
49
56 Tyler None
Thompson
1 Whig 12/4/1844
withdrawn
2/4/1845 62
50
52 Tyler None
Thompson
1 Whig 2/4/1845
confirmed
voice 2/14/1845 10
51
47 Tyler None
Baldwin
3 Whig 2/7/1845
no action
0
52
36 Polk Dem
Baldwin
3 Dem 12/23/1845
rejected
20–29
1/22/1846 30
53
Levi Woodbury[1]
56 Polk Dem Story 2 Dem 12/23/1845
confirmed
voice 1/31/1846 39
54
52 Polk Dem
Baldwin
3 Dem 8/3/1846
confirmed
voice 8/4/1846 1
55
Benjamin R. Curtis[1]
42 Whig
Woodbury
2 Dem 12/11/1851
confirmed
voice 12/20/1851 9
56
38 Whig
McKinley
8 Dem 8/16/1852
no action
0
57
57 Whig
McKinley
8 Dem 1/3/1853
withdrawn
2/14/1853 42
58
46 Whig
McKinley
8 Dem 2/14/1853
no action
0
59
41 Dem
McKinley
8 Dem 3/21/1853
confirmed
voice 3/22/1853 1
60
54 Dem
Curtis
2 Dem 12/9/1857
confirmed
26–23
1/12/1858 34
61
51 Dem
Daniel
4 Dem 2/5/1861
no action
2/21/1861 16
62
57 Rep
McLean
6 Rep 1/21/1862
confirmed
38–1 1/24/1862 3
63
48 Rep
Daniel
4 Rep 7/16/1862
confirmed
voice 7/16/1862 0
64
47 Rep
Campbell
8 Rep 12/1/1862
confirmed
voice 12/8/1862 7
65
46 Rep
Inaugural
9 Rep 3/6/1863
confirmed
voice 3/10/1863 4
66
56 Rep
Taney
CJ Rep 12/6/1864
confirmed
voice 12/6/1864 0
67
63 None
Catron
7 Rep 4/16/1866
no action
0
68
53 Rep
Inaugural
10 Rep 12/14/1869
rejected
24–33
2/3/1870 51
69
54 Rep Grier 3 Rep 12/20/1869
46–11
12/20/1869 0
70
61 Rep Grier 3 Rep 2/7/1870
confirmed
2/18/1870 1
71
56 Rep
Inaugural
10 Rep 2/7/1870
confirmed
46–9 3/21/1870 42
72
62 Rep
Nelson
1 Rep 12/3/1872
confirmed
voice 12/11/1872 8
73
50 Rep
Chase
CJ Rep 12/1/1873
withdrawn
1/8/1874 38
74
73 Rep
Chase
CJ Rep 1/9/1874
withdrawn
1/13/1874 4
75
58 Rep
Chase
CJ Rep 1/19/1874
confirmed
63–0 1/21/1874 2
76
44 Rep Davis 8 Rep 10/16/1877
confirmed
voice 11/29/1877 44
77
56 Rep
Strong
3 Dem 12/15/1880
confirmed
39–8 12/21/1880 6
78
57 Rep
Swayne
6 Dem 1/26/1881
no action
0
79
57 Rep
Swayne
6 Split 3/14/1881
confirmed
24–23
5/12/1881 59
80
53 Rep
Clifford
2 Split 12/19/1881
confirmed
51–5 12/20/1881 1
81
52 Rep Hunt 1 Split 2/24/1882
declined
39–12
3/2/1882 6
82
62 Rep Hunt 1 Split 3/13/1882
confirmed
voice 3/22/1882 9
83
62 Dem
Woods
3 Rep 12/6/1887
confirmed
32–28
1/16/1888 41
84
55 Dem
Waite
CJ Rep 4/30/1888
confirmed
41–20
7/20/1888 81
85
52 Rep
Matthews
6 Rep 12/4/1889
confirmed
53–11
12/18/1889 14
86
54 Rep Miller 4 Rep 12/23/1890
confirmed
voice 12/29/1890 6
87
60 Rep
Bradley
10 Rep 7/19/1892
confirmed
voice 7/26/1892 7
88
60 Rep
Lamar
3 Rep 2/2/1893
confirmed
voice 2/18/1893 16
89
42 Dem
Blatchford
1 Dem 9/19/1893
no action
0
90
42 Dem
Blatchford
1 Dem 12/5/1893
rejected
24–30
1/15/1894 41
91
61 Dem
Blatchford
1 Dem 1/22/1894
rejected
32–41
2/16/1894 25
92
61 Dem
Blatchford
1 Dem 2/19/1894
confirmed
voice 2/19/1894 0
93
57 Dem
Jackson
3 Rep 12/3/1895
confirmed
voice 12/9/1895 6
94
54 Rep Field 9 Rep 12/16/1897
confirmed
voice 1/21/1898 36
95
Oliver W. Holmes, Jr.[1]
61 Rep Gray 2 Rep 12/2/1902
confirmed
voice 12/4/1902 2
96
53 Rep
Shiras
10 Rep 2/19/1903
confirmed
voice 2/23/1903 4
97
52 Rep
Brown
4 Rep 12/3/1906
confirmed
voice 12/12/1906 9
98
65 Taft Rep
Peckham
3 Rep 12/13/1909
confirmed
voice 12/20/1909 7
99
48 Taft Rep
Brewer
6 Rep 4/25/1910
confirmed
voice 5/2/1910 7
100
Edward D. White[2]
65 Taft Rep
Fuller
CJ Rep 12/12/1910
confirmed
voice 12/12/1910 0
101
51 Taft Rep
White
1 Rep 12/12/1910
confirmed
voice 12/15/1910 3
102
53 Taft Rep
Moody
4 Rep 12/12/1910
confirmed
voice 12/15/1910 3
103
54 Taft Rep
Harlan
8 Rep 2/19/1912
confirmed
50–26
3/13/1912 23
104
52 Dem
Lurton
3 Dem 8/19/1914
confirmed
44–6 8/29/1914 10
105
59 Dem
Lamar
4 Dem 1/28/1916
confirmed
47–22
6/1/1916 125
106
58 Dem
Hughes
6 Dem 7/14/1916
confirmed
voice 7/24/1916 10
107
63 Rep
White
CJ Rep 6/30/1921
confirmed
voice 6/30/1921 0
108
60 Rep
Clarke
6 Rep 9/5/1922
confirmed
voice 9/5/1922 0
109
56 Rep Day 10 Rep 11/21/1922
no action
0
110
56 Rep Day 10 Rep 12/5/1922
confirmed
61–8 12/21/1922 16
111
58 Rep
Pitney
8 Rep 1/24/1923
confirmed
voice 1/29/1923 5
112
52 Rep
McKenna
9 Rep 1/5/1925
confirmed
71–6 2/5/1925 31
113
67 Rep Taft CJ Rep 2/3/1930
confirmed
52–26
2/13/1930 10
114
44 Rep
Sanford
8 Rep 3/21/1930
rejected
39–41
5/7/1930 47
115
55 Rep
Sanford
8 Rep 5/9/1930
confirmed
voice 5/20/1930 11
116
61 Rep
Holmes
2 Rep 2/15/1932
confirmed
voice 2/24/1932 9
117
51 Dem
Van Devanter
1 Dem 8/12/1937
confirmed
63–16
8/17/1937 5
118
53 Dem
Sutherland
6 Dem 1/15/1938
confirmed
voice 1/25/1938 10
119
56 Dem
Cardozo
2 Dem 1/5/1939
confirmed
voice 1/17/1939 12
120
40 Dem
Brandeis
4 Dem 3/20/1939
confirmed
62–4 4/4/1939 15
121
50 Dem
Butler
10 Dem 1/4/1940
confirmed
voice 1/16/1940 14
122
Harlan F. Stone[2]
68 Dem
Hughes
CJ Dem 6/12/1941
confirmed
voice 6/27/1941 15
123
58 Dem
McReynolds
3 Dem 6/12/1941
confirmed
voice 6/12/1941 0
124
49 Dem
Stone
9 Dem 6/12/1941
confirmed
voice 7/7/1941 25
125
48 Dem
Byrnes
3 Dem 1/11/1943
confirmed
voice 2/8/1943 28
126
57 Dem
Roberts
8 Dem 9/19/1945
confirmed
voice 9/19/1945 0
127
56 Dem
Stone
CJ Dem 6/6/1946
confirmed
voice 6/20/1946 14
128
49 Dem
Murphy
10 Dem 8/2/1949
confirmed
73–8 8/18/1949 16
129
58 Dem
Rutledge
3 Dem 9/15/1949
confirmed
48–16
10/4/1949 19
130
Earl Warren[1]
62 Rep
Vinson
CJ Rep 1/11/1954
confirmed
voice 3/1/1954 49
131
55 Rep
Jackson
9 Rep 11/9/1954
no action
0
132
55 Rep
Jackson
9 Rep 1/10/1955
confirmed
71–11
3/16/1955 65
133
William J. Brennan, Jr.[1]
50 Rep
Minton
3 Dem 1/14/1957
confirmed
voice 3/19/1957 64
134
56 Rep Reed 6 Dem 3/2/1957
confirmed
voice 3/19/1957 17
135
Potter Stewart[1]
44 Rep
Burton
8 Dem 1/17/1959
confirmed
70–17
5/5/1959 108
136
44 Dem
Whittaker
6 Dem 4/3/1962
confirmed
voice 4/11/1962 8
137
54 Dem
Frankfurter
2 Dem 8/31/1962
confirmed
voice 9/25/1962 25
138
55 Dem
Goldberg
2 Dem 7/28/1965
confirmed
voice 8/11/1965 14
139
58 Dem Clark 10 Dem 6/13/1967
confirmed
69–11
8/30/1967 78
140
Abe Fortas[2]
58 Dem
Warren
CJ Dem 6/26/1968
withdrawn
10/4/1968 100
141
59 Dem
Fortas
2 Dem 6/26/1968
no action
0
142
61 Rep
Warren
CJ Dem 5/23/1969
confirmed
74–3 6/9/1969 17
143
56 Rep
Fortas
2 Dem 8/21/1969
rejected
45–55
11/21/1969 92
144
50 Rep
Fortas
2 Dem 1/19/1970
rejected
45–51
4/8/1970 79
145
61 Rep
Fortas
2 Dem 4/15/1970
confirmed
94–0 5/12/1970 27
146
63 Rep Black 1 Dem 10/22/1971
confirmed
89–1 12/6/1971 45
147
47 Rep
Harlan
2 Dem 10/22/1971
confirmed
68–26
12/10/1971 49
148
55 Ford Rep
Douglas
4 Dem 11/28/1975
confirmed
98–0 12/17/1975 19
149
51 Rep
Stewart
8 Rep 8/19/1981
confirmed
99–0 9/21/1981 33
150
William Rehnquist[2]
61 Rep
Burger
CJ Rep 6/20/1986
confirmed
65–33
9/17/1986 89
151
50 Rep
Rehnquist
9 Rep 6/24/1986
confirmed
98–0 9/17/1986 85
152
60 Rep
Powell
1 Dem 7/1/1987
42–58
10/23/1987 114
153
51 Rep
Powell
1 Dem 11/30/1987
confirmed
97–0 2/3/1988 65
154
50 Rep
Brennan
3 Dem 7/25/1990
confirmed
90–9 10/2/1990 69
155
43 Rep
Marshall
7 Dem 7/8/1991
52–48
10/15/1991 99
156
60 Dem
White
6 Dem 6/14/1993
confirmed
96–3 8/3/1993 50
157
55 Dem
Blackmun
2 Dem 5/17/1994
confirmed
87–9 7/29/1994 73
158
50 Rep
O'Connor
8 Rep 7/29/2005
withdrawn
9/6/2005 39
159
50 Rep
Rehnquist
CJ Rep 9/6/2005
78–22
9/29/2005 23
160
60 Rep
O'Connor
8 Rep 10/7/2005 10/28/2005 21
161
55 Rep
O'Connor
8 Rep 11/10/2005
58–42
1/31/2006 82
162
54 Dem
Souter
3 Dem 6/1/2009
68–31
8/6/2009 66
163
50 Dem
Stevens
4 Dem 5/10/2010 8/5/2010 87
164
63 Dem
Scalia
9 Rep 3/16/2016
pending[2]

45 posted on 03/16/2016 7:26:10 PM PDT by tinyowl (A equals A)
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To: tinyowl

Man, that Washington guy just packed that court!


46 posted on 03/16/2016 7:27:17 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: tinyowl

Never realized Nixon has so many appointments.


47 posted on 03/16/2016 7:28:19 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Bushbacker1

When I first saw the picture, I thought it was Helen Thomas come back to life!


48 posted on 03/16/2016 7:29:33 PM PDT by Polyxene (Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
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To: Larry Lucido

Washington and FDR, birds of a feather :-)


49 posted on 03/16/2016 7:30:42 PM PDT by tinyowl (A equals A)
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To: tinyowl

:-)


50 posted on 03/16/2016 7:31:10 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Wrong. Trump as the likely next President will be putting Mitch and the boys on notice that he is picking the next nominee.


51 posted on 03/16/2016 7:34:56 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

This is all about the Senate preserving their own power.

If Trump wins they could conceivably use the same strategy to threaten the newly elected President in waiting.


52 posted on 03/16/2016 7:36:08 PM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aiderai)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Well its from NPR so it must be true. She turned on her sex appeal and got someone to talk. I hope Trump eliminates all npr subsidies.


53 posted on 03/16/2016 7:37:29 PM PDT by patq
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To: Bushbacker1

No, she is not dead. She just looks like she is.


54 posted on 03/16/2016 7:41:36 PM PDT by Volunteer (Though I know that the hypnotized never lie, do ya? - The Who)
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To: butlerweave
I think he meant the Republican majority Senate would approve the next SCOTUS pick after the election, but before the next president takes office, AFTER Nov.8th 2016, but BEFORE Jan. 20th 2017
55 posted on 03/16/2016 7:46:49 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Duh. That’s always been the plan. McConnell has been careful to say we won’t consider it until after the election. He has not said until “after the new Congress convenes in 2017.”

They have always planned to push Obama’s nominee through in the lame duck session.


56 posted on 03/16/2016 7:48:17 PM PDT by ModelBreaker (')
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To: meatloaf

You & me both, my FRiend.

Rumor has had it for decades that Hanoi Jane Bitch is well aware of our intentions and has arranged for her filthy remains to be dispersed far beyond our abilities to salute them in an appropriately liquid fashion.


57 posted on 03/16/2016 7:59:25 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: okie01

Do you believe those head to head polls???

Who puts them out??? Who is trying their damned hardest to influence people against Trump???

IMO, Trump will annihilate Hillary in the general Election...


58 posted on 03/16/2016 8:11:35 PM PDT by JBW1949
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To: JBW1949
IMO, Trump will annihilate Hillary in the general Election...

Like you said, "Your opinion".

Polls this far ahead of the general election are, of course, of questionable value. You can't accurately foretell the future.

However, they are a reasonably accurate snapshot of the public mood today.

So, yeah, they mean something.

59 posted on 03/16/2016 8:17:38 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: kalee
Stunts like this are exactly the reason voters do not trust the GOP.

the stupid party up to its old tricks again. they will never learn. after the election i think i'll switch my registration to independent. this GOP has been laughably incompetent ever since Reagan left office.

60 posted on 03/16/2016 8:43:15 PM PDT by TangibleDisgust ("To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." - Voltaire)
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