Democrat Mark Kelly Will Be Sworn Into The Senate On Wednesday | Talking Points Memo

Sen.-elect Mark Kelly (D-AZ), who defeated Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) in a special election earlier this month, will reportedly be sworn into the Senate on Wednesday, according to the Washington Post and Politico.


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Congratulations, Senator Kelly.

You’ll do us proud.

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So as of wednesday, that’s 48. How many of the (five?) gop sicko senators are still in isolation?

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Welcome to the most non-deliberative body on G-d’s green Earth, Senator Kelly. As a former astronaut I’ll assume you don’t frustrate easily. Good luck with that in the Senate.

The Senate is supposed to be the place where the hot tea (legislation) goes to cool for awhile in the saucer of democracy. But the way it looks today, it’s simply the place where the tea evaporates in the cup before it has any time to spill onto that saucer.

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The chair of the Arizona Republican Party Chemtrail Kelly Ward is still refusing to acknowledge that Biden won the state. What’s she going to do, deny Mark Kelly the seat? The astronaut ought to drop some science on her.

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Congratulation Senator Kelly. You are welcome and NEEDED!!!

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It took a lot of work, but we got rid of that hateful Martha McSally.

Congratulations Senator Kelly!

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I had great hopes that the epidemiological demographics would result in one or more of those malignant octogenarians kicking the proverbial bucket, but I expect that they’re all getting the same special treatment as Ben Carson.

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This is SUCH welcome good news! :+1::+1::+1:

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Congratulations Senator Kelly!

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Herman Cain certainly got a high level of care, too.

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As long as they are sick and in isolation McConnell can’t confirm any Federalist Society Judges. Happy days.

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She should hold her breath until she turns blue … Blue - like Arizona turned …

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There weren’t any monoclonal antibody treatments available when Herman Cain’s dumb ass was hospitalized.

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I’m curious. If Georgia is flipped, bringing the balance of the Senate to 50-50 with VP Harris as the deciding vote, does that mean McTortoise will no longer be Majority Leader? Needless to say, it would sure be nice if a preternaturally odious Senator from Kentucky could no longer hold our country hostage.

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They don’t call it “the Empty Chamber” for nothing…

But it will be nice to see Gabby at his side holding a holy book for him to lay his hand on.

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Here’s hoping it’s the start of a trend, with 2 more good picks from Georgia swearing in In January.

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Come on Georgia. It sure sounds like we have a shot, thanks to GOP in disarray and the chief stirrer of disarray continuing to cause disarray among his voters.

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Yes. If the Senate is evenly split, the party with the deciding vote gets the leadership.

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