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Think positive guys-  "I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965 | |||
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| Lawyers, Guns and Money  |
Report: Trump Furious With Chuck Grassley For Being A Total Pushover On Kavanaugh "Too accommodating" According to The Washington Post, conservatives on the ground are not the only ones furious with Chuck Grassley's effete leadership amid the chaos over Brett Kavanaugh; their fury is equally felt by President Trump, who feels that the Committee Chairman has been "too accommodating" towards Christine Blasey Ford by letting her legal team negotiate to the moon whatever they want. The President also reportedly expressed frustration with Republicans for letting themselves be "too easily manipulated by Democrats." A Republican source close to the President said that the White House does "not believe [Ford’s] accusations are credible" and wants the Senate to vote on Kavanaugh. "In private talks, Trump has targeted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Grassley for criticism, complaining that they have not been forceful enough in speeding up the process and have been too deferential to Ford’s attorneys, according to two people familiar with Trump’s concerns," WaPo reports. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has promised a vote on Kavanaugh on the Senate floor in the near future no matter what happens. Since day one of the Judiciary Committee hearings on SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has let the Democrats make a mockery of the proceedings. The moment Kamala Harris and Cory Booker hijacked the moment to grandstand with talks of "I am Spartacus," he should have forced a vote right then and there to teach them a lesson. He did no such thing. Now, because Grassley has shown absolutely no spine throughout the process, the Democrats have been piling on unsubstantiated allegation upon unsubstantiated allegation to torpedo Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. Despite the fact that no evidence has been presented of Kavanaugh's guilt and Christine Blasey Ford's allegation that he sexually assaulted her at a pool party 35 years ago has been contradicted by several witnesses, Chuck Grassley has bent over backwards to accommodate the nominee's accuser to the point of granting her a Thursday hearing. https://www.dailywire.com/news...eing-total-paul-bois "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 | |||
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So far, not a single mention of this in the MSM that I’ve seen. They don’t like this news. Serious about crackers | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process  |
Nonsense. It is easy for WaPo to paint Trump as critical, but Trump isn’t the one who has to pull this off. It is easy to MMQB. Grassley just tells Ford and her attorneys to drop dead, or there will be a seat at a witness table Monday AM, be there, questions for 3 hours, then a vote, or some tough variation, and watch the nomination go down in flames when a couple of GOP Senators rebel. There are quite a few in DC who are very good at playing both sides against the middle. If you are confident you are right, have a little patience, let the weight of falsity assert itself. Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "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 | |||
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Again with only 51 republican in the senate and at least 3 of them not supposedly not committed yet I can't be too critical of what Check Grassley did. Now if they continue to accommodate and delay for the democrats I will be very upset but I would be surprised to see that, especially after Mith McConnells speech on the senate floor. | |||
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You're right... dealing with lying, manipulating Dems isn't easy... and he does have to herd the Republican cats, and thread the needle... but I do agree: "Too accommodating" There are rules or there aren't. There's a schedule for hearings, or there isn't. "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 | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process |
Can you be both too accommodating and too tough? Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "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 | |||
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Abby Sciuto does in in just a few hours.... Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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During the campaign I don't remember the republicans asking for a specific amount of seats. They asked for a majority. 51 is a majority. If they cannot get it done with the majority that they asked for, it is their fault, not the peoples. Again the problem is the republicans do not work as a team. If there is anything that should be acted on this way it is a supreme court nomination. During the campaign they used a lot of "we" and "us" during their stump speeches. "Give us congress"; "When we win the senate". Now it is all "I". "I want an investigation"; "I think we should listen to them". Wrong answer. You asked for a majority, you got it. They have already failed on borders and Obama Care. Let them fail on this. | |||
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Yeah, they have 3 loose cannons, but the Democrats have at least 4 or 5 in tight races where a no vote would sink their chances. Call a vote and watch what happens. Grassley has let this become a circus plain and simple. | |||
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Notice that story came with 'no' named sources. Trump is pretty quick to take to Twitter and make his true feelings known. Have we seen a barrage of Trump tweets to this effect? Nope. This is just the WaPo stirring the pot for effect. Everyone needs to stay the course and get this done. When Ford bails on Thursday's hearing the game will change again. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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That's because a number of them are not really Republicans, but rather, closet Democrats. Collins most certainly fits that description. We need a majority in the senate that is large enough and conservative enough to render the votes, opinions, comments, and even existence of RINO's like Collins totally irrelevant. At that point, the GOP would have 'zero' excuses for not getting stuff done. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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long article, a bit involved NYT distorted things about the Kavanaugh HS yearbook last para of the article gives you an idea “The New York Times’ callous treatment of the yearbook references to our friend have now destroyed relationships that span four decades. These friendships can’t be recovered and will never be replaced. The anguish caused to our friend is immeasurable; the loss of her trust and respect is devastating,” said one member of the group portrayed by the article, who requested anonymity both because he worries about causing further distress and for fear the New York Times will continue to target him. http://thefederalist.com/2018/....W6pWI6RybRZ.twitter | |||
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| Imagination and focus become reality |
Forget Susan Collins et al, go for the vulnerable Democrats in the swing states. If you are in one of those states send them an e-mail today! I did and I think that if everyone else does the same it will make a difference. I informed my Senator that I would absolutely not vote for him if he voted "no" on Judge Kavanaugh. If Thursday comes and Dr. Ford doesn't show, or if it is known ahead of time she won't show, have the vote with the judiciary committee on Thursday. Then on Friday, have the full Senate vote. Done! | |||
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I don't know. In the end, either he gets confirmed, or he doesn't. If he gets confirmed, all will be forgiven but hopefully not forgotten.
I agree. Don't drag it out over another weekend and allow more 'accusers' to come crawling out of the woodwork. "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 | |||
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Grassley has made it all much worse. And it will be worse yet if he allows it to drag on even further. ______________________________________________________ "You get much farther with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone." | |||
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https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/25...publicans/index.html the Senate Judiciary chairman confirmed Tuesday that the committee has hired an outside counsel to question Kavanaugh and the woman who accused him of sexual assault. Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley would not disclose as of Tuesday afternoon the identity of the individual out of concern for her safety. She will ask questions for the GOP senators, while Democrats plan to do their own questioning Grassley said. Although the sticking points don't seem to be a roadblock that will force a delay of the hearing, there is fierce negotiating going on between lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault in the 1980s when they were both teenagers, and the Republican staff on the Senate Judiciary Committee. All along, lawyers for Ford have objected to the Republicans' plan of using an outside counsel to question their client. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx danger here is that the REP questioning is respectful, polite, and not hard hitting, while DEM questioning from the likes of Feinstein, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, etc goes off the charts in hard bias against Kavanaugh while painting Ford as a tragic victim 2 keys here: Ford has to be pressed to reveal the holes in her story, and Kavanaugh has to stay ultra cool under what may be the most unbridled fury of DEM fanatics that we have witnessed | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process |
Only to those who are simple minded preferring a mindless platitude than the reality of known Senate rules. Not that a simple majority is completely worthless. We have committee chairmen at least. The Senate has always, with few exceptions, been a place where some degree of bipartisanship was required to get over the 60 vote hurdle. Remember, the guiding principle of the design was to make it near impossible to do things in the absence of a broad consensus in agreement. Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "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 | |||
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