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The SCOTUS confirmation circus has begun....
September 28, 2018, 01:24 PM
chellim1The SCOTUS confirmation circus has begun....
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Grassley successfully pushed the whole thing to the floor.
Yes. Grassley handled this unforeseen development just right. Bravo, Chairman Grassley!
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible."
-- Justice Janice Rogers Brown
"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth."
-rduckwor September 28, 2018, 01:26 PM
RHINOWSOI never said it was pretty, then again I don’t know if we have any previous Senators, Representatives, or staffers here to tell us all the ins and outs of the process...
September 28, 2018, 01:27 PM
mbinkyOh and I would bet money that Flake took some kind of compensation for his change of heart. Perhaps one of the networks he is trying to get a job with upped the signing bonus? Wouldn't put it past him one bit.
September 28, 2018, 01:27 PM
TMatsLow risk prediction that at the end of this “one week pause for additional investigation,” no Dems will vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh (with the possible exception of Joe Manchin).
Judiciary confirmation process has been irreversibly damaged for years to come.
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despite them
September 28, 2018, 01:28 PM
nhtagmemberthe process can be repaired by the elimination of the current democrat members on the committee
someone got to Flake, and they're blackmailing him
look at the photo on the Fox News page - he does not seem particularly happy
I suppose that he thinks he will get a warm reception when he comes back to AZ - I wouldn't count on it
its time for conservatives to do to democrats what they did to Kavanaugh
seek and destroy
[B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC
September 28, 2018, 01:30 PM
RHINOWSONo, the correction is eliminate the Ds as an electorate.
Crush them this fall, then crush them again in 2020 and beyond.
September 28, 2018, 01:30 PM
Rey HRHI think Flake just kicked the can to the full senate. I don't want a week long delay. Flake just needs to nut up and vote yes and explain to his Dem friends that he asked for the investigation.
I want this nomination and a third one. Then maybe I'll be happy and satisfied with all this winning. My teeth is on edge with anticipation.
I'm neutral on the Roe v Wade thing; I feel women can have an abortion as long as it's not on my dime. I do think it's morally wrong but I also think it's morally wrong for people to destroy their lives with alcohol or gambling but you don't see me protesting against those things. I was askance when Trump was saying same sex marriage was settled but roe v wade was not. Now, I think I see what he meant by that comment.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
September 28, 2018, 01:31 PM
soomaGuys, take a breath, Flake ran the clock down so the vote could get pushed to the floor. Don't think so negatively.
Like I said, I wish someone could post the very end of the session, where DiFi has no clue what just happened, it's hilarious. Grassley is no dummy.
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September 28, 2018, 01:32 PM
wcb6092The Democrats have changed the discussion and narrative of this hearing from:
The Democrats are dirty,morally bankrupt connivers ready to destroy Judge Kavanaugh for political purposes.And they got caught.
To: This needs an FBI investigation.
The press will run with this and the Democrats dirty deeds are back in the shadows.
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September 28, 2018, 01:32 PM
sjamesWe're good here. It's out of committee and Mitch can crack the whip.
Nothing Flake said today couldn't have been said after sending the nomination to the floor anyways. This weekend will be a wild one but I bet we see a vote this week, sans an FBI investigation.
Flake did enough to get this out of committee and that's what matters now.
September 28, 2018, 01:33 PM
RHINOWSODiFi, what an enormous fracking windbag. I’d pay to see her go rounds with Ivanka Trump in the ring.
September 28, 2018, 01:34 PM
vthokyMy goodness, what's got to be going through the minds of the Kavanaugh family right now!
Politicians seem to have forgotten that they work for us, not the other way around.
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God bless America. September 28, 2018, 01:35 PM
soomaquote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH:
I think Flake just kicked the can to the full senate. I don't want a week long delay. Flake just needs to nut up and vote yes and explain to his Dem friends that he asked for the investigation.
I want this nomination and a third one. Then maybe I'll be happy and satisfied with all this winning. My teeth is on edge with anticipation.
I'm neutral on the Roe v Wade thing; I feel women can have an abortion as long as it's not on my dime. I do think it's morally wrong but I also think it's morally wrong for people to destroy their lives with alcohol or gambling but you don't see me protesting against those things. I was askance when Trump was saying same sex marriage was settled but roe v wade was not. Now, I think I see what he meant by that comment.
He didn't kick it down the can down the road, he kicked it into DiFi's face, hahaha!
Just remember, Trump won and we did it.
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September 28, 2018, 01:36 PM
TigerDorequote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
DiFi, what an enormous fracking windbag...
She isn't aging well.
September 28, 2018, 01:37 PM
mbinkyquote:
Originally posted by vthoky:
My goodness, what's got to be going through the minds of the Kavanaugh family right now!
That was my first thought also. Another week of hell.
September 28, 2018, 01:39 PM
vthokyquote:
Originally posted by mbinky:
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Originally posted by vthoky:
My goodness, what's got to be going through the minds of the Kavanaugh family right now!
That was my first thought also. Another week of hell.
God bless them, and peace be with them.
Politicians seem to have forgotten that they work for us, not the other way around.
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God bless America. September 28, 2018, 01:40 PM
TigerDorequote:
Originally posted by mbinky:
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Originally posted by vthoky:
My goodness, what's got to be going through the minds of the Kavanaugh family right now!
That was my first thought also. Another week of hell.
No one has agreed to that, not Grassley and certainly not McConnell.
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September 28, 2018, 01:43 PM
soomaquote:
Originally posted by mbinky:
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Originally posted by vthoky:
My goodness, what's got to be going through the minds of the Kavanaugh family right now!
That was my first thought also. Another week of hell.
Seriously? The committee just said yes to a full floor vote! Come on man, that is great news and a great relief, I bet, for BK and his whole family and friends and vindication that he is not only the right man for the job, but a good man!
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September 28, 2018, 01:44 PM
sdyMurkowski supports Flake's position
September 28, 2018, 01:45 PM
medic451Heres a link with video that shows the exchange between Grassley and Difi when he ended the comittee hearing. Difi acts like she was just blind-sided by a dump truck...
https://globalnews.ca/video/44...nvokes-two-hour-rule
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