It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Wouldn’t the Republican gov of Alabama be replacing Sessions until 2018? Why would he have to stay. New senator can be seated within hours
Don’t know the timing but the Gov of AL is looking at people to appt.
Not sure how long this process takes.
Various articles on Sessions Replacement:
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=&bih=&q=sessions+replacement+alabama&gbv=2&oq=sessions+repl&gs_l=heirloom-hp.1.1.0l3j0i22i30l7.135.5057.0.7766.12.11.0.1.1.0.196.1384.1j9.10.0....0...1ac.1.34.heirloom-hp..3.9.1090.Hq8J4TS-lZQ
I was thinking about that... as much as they need him as the AG, they need him in the Senate right now.
wow.
I was thinking that this afternoon. Smart move.
Yes, it permits them to *allow* one more R Senator to cast a ‘no’ vote.
Of course it costs the Senator to vote ‘no’, but if he/she thinks it worth the price then the Party can deal.
What a load of BS coming from the Dim Blumenthal. Sessions should vote on every nominee, including himself. Otherwise, the people of Alabama would be deprived of the representation of two senators to which every state is entitled.
Needs his vote because of “backstabber” republicans named Collins and Lewendowski. GOP female clone twins of McCain and Graham.
While we do need Sessions in the Senate, the nation is burning down on the streets.
We need our attorney general very badly.
I suspect that if any other Republicans were going to vote against DeVos, they would have informed McConnell by now, and DeVos would have withdrawn her nomination.
Indeed, I suspect this would has transpired before she was cleared by the ethics people, allowing her to say the reason she was withdrawing was difficulty in disentangling herself from her and her husbands many investments that pose a conflict of interest to her.
She has now crossed that point. The vote on her confirmation is now on line.
And, McConnell is holding back the vote on Session’s confirmation until the DeVos confirmation is resolved. No doubt as soon as the DeVos confirmation is resolved, McConnell will schedule the vote on Sessions so his replacement can be in place in time to deal with the Supreme Court nominee.
Let’s have some confidence in the Republican leadership in the Senate. They’re not “yes men,” but they are team players.
Is it worth it? Get Session confirmed ASAP and abolish US Dept of Ed.
Sessions won’t have to wait long.
Mitch McConnell has called the vote on Betsy DeVos in just a few hours from now - 6:30 AM on Friday.
Git’er Done!
And just to add...I’ll be glad to see Sessions confirmed as soon as possible!
The last weeks I have been a little concerned at times about the support the GOP is giving. This gives me more confidence that they will at least help him get his Cabinet in place.