Posted on 09/22/2018 3:13:33 PM PDT by Hojczyk
The deadline in question was not an offer to extend negotiations. Weve already heard the answer that Ford is busy, dealing with intrusions and all the rest. She has had plenty of time to prepare for a trip to provide testimony that she requested. The meeting is scheduled for Monday afternoon in Washington, D.C. Given the way the committee has bent over backward, offering her multiple settings, including flying out to hear her testimony in California, with no need to travel, this is preposterous.
The way things have been going thus far, I wouldnt be shocked to see Grassley wind up opening a new line of negotiations over the evening, but he shouldnt do it. If Ms. Ford thinks shell have trouble getting to Washington by Monday afternoon, I assure you that we could find a donor with a private jet who will fly her. If all they want to do is stall more (which is all the Democrats want out of this dog and pony show) then theres a far better answer that the committee chair could give.
The hearing is already scheduled. Ford needs to go first because its ridiculous to expect the accused to answer charges that the accuser hasnt even made. Then both sides can be considered. But since the hearing is already scheduled, if she doesnt show up, allow Kavanaugh to make a brief statement in his own defense and move on to the vote. And after the committee has voted, hold the floor vote on Thursday as already planned. Its really as simple as that.
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You are right. McConnell, not Grassley.
Remove his security clearance .
Destroy him in DC .
Make him
an example .
Pence can vote
Sorry, but if the GOP hasn't figured this out by now, they never will. There have been plenty of examples over the years of why dealing in good faith with the Democrats is a futile approach.
They don’t need flake,.
They have the votes as long as they play along with Collins and Murkowski.
Has anyone considered there just might not be a ‘real person’
Christine Ford..that she and her husband are just Christine Ford pretend characters.
I’ve never see photos of her without sunglasses and that could be anyone......there’s nothing on the internet and I’m not buying it’s all been scrubbed......if it wasn’t there to begin with.
If they could makeup Obaba they can pretty much do anything.
Agreed
Mitch better make Flake pay.
Mitch will lose control .
Flake conspired with the Dems to drag out .
If Grassley can’t hold them now, do you really think they’ll vote for Kavanaugh after the circus they have planned - bus loads of protesters, antics advisors that worked on deep-sixing Bork and helping Anita Hill prepare, most likely phony witnesses and 24/7 media coverage? Kavanaugh may not be confirmed, but I say the vote should proceed on Monday unless she agrees to appear on Wednesday under reasonable terms (she goes first, testifies under oath etc.)
*we are disappointed with the leaks and the bullying*
it’s a bit cheeky to claim there are ‘leaks’ when the first letter by Ford was sent by her to the WaPo before she contacted any representatives.
As for bullying, you don’t yell ‘fire’ in a crowded building then refuse to tell people where the fire is. And calling congresscritters ‘old white men’ and expecting them to ask questions ‘so they can be accountable for every word every question they ask a victim’ is about the description of bullying.
If I listen to them, at the end there is - “Press 1 to contact your senator and leave a message”
I always press 1 and leave the opposite message they want, hopefully counteracting some stupid person that believes the robocall lies....:^)
They don’t want her to testify because she will get destroyed in the cross examination. Their goal is to run out the clock but the info is coming out on her and their scheme which will mitigate damage to the nomination and the GOP.
Several of them have already retired because of sex: Franks (AZ), Murphy (PA), etc.
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yea, that could be a problem . too bad no one really knows whether or not one of the RINO’s has stolen chuck’s testicles.
Grassley’s more worried about accommodating the weak Republican links in the Committee,
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Grassley needs those weak Republican links in the committee because Ford has given cover for all the weak democrats in republican states to vote against Cavanaugh.
The sad thing about this is that the democrats are playing perfectly to the white suburban female voters who voted for Trump and the female independents there. This is the demographic that has gone soft on Trump.
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