Discussion: After Years Of Blocking Obama’s Nominees, McConnell Slams Dems’ ‘Historic Obstruction’

Don*t worry Mitch - Mommy will hold your hand .

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C’mon. He’s a liar and a hypocrite and does this on EVERY issue. He tries and make himself a victim at the hands of the dastardly Democrats all the time. DON’T FALL FOR IT, Dems. Laugh in his face. Don’t yell, don’t get defensive, don’t do ‘whataboutism’ except tongue in cheek.

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Evil personified, ugly evil personified.

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Honestly, I hope McConnel nukes the fillabuster. Then the next Dem administration can appoint who they need to fix the GOPs mess.

Oh look, a fraudulent piece of shit working to make 1984 real…

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Hey Mitch… have ya checked out your poll numbers back in Kentucky? You might wanna do that since both you and Congress as a whole are having a tough time cracking the 20% barrier. Reelection is not looking good Mitch. And trump may just up and fire your wife out of petulance…

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" for the first time in memory, a minority has exploited procedure to systematically obstruct a President from staffing up his administration,” McConnell wrote. “This new, across-the-board obstruction is unfair to the President and, more importantly, to the American people.”

One reason that I would switch to the republican party is because once you’re in, you need never have the emotion shame again. It’s like being baptized in the river Lethe and all your shame is washed away, never to return. Must feel wonderful.

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Lesson for Dems: think of the worst thing that Republicans will accuse you of, then do it. They’re not going to give you credit for forbearance in any case. Their absurd accusations actually create room for action.

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Agreed. McConnell is, in my oppinion, the single most danger to democracy, honesty, and good governance in government today.

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Don’t be so sure about the media…this verbiage will be parroted up and down the RW dial.

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I wish him the same thing I wish myself. Good Health, so as to live long enough to see a gender-balanced liberal-biased Supreme Court seated under a woman president. Then we can both die.

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Think how much more it would hurt him to be stripped of power - which is all he lives for. Then think of him not in pain and suffering, but sitting up in his big comfy bed watching Merrick Garland being sworn in.

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How do you fix lifetime appointments?

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100 judicial confirms during 115th Congress (2017-18), plus 7 in 116th Congress (2019).
This is 330% increase over Obama’s last 2 years for 114th Congress (32 confirms).

“Give me a break. A rules change is either a good idea or it isn’t. The answer cannot depend on whether you like the current occupant of the White House.” says the slow-moving tortoise.

By comparison, last Dem Senate was 113th Congress (2013-14) with 154 judicial confirms.
152 judicial vacancies to date, with 66 nominations

In terms of civilian nominations, the tortoise is also speaking out of his ass. Trump has not even nominated half of positions, but 78% of “key positions” nominated, 52% confirmed. Let’s not forget that Trump had basically no transition team, and has stated that he intends not to fill many of the positions.

U.S. Senate confirms 1212 total positions, 705 regarded as “key positions”. As of Sep 2018, 364 of Trump’s nominees for key positions were confirmed, 181 were awaiting confirmation, total of 552 positions. Trump has said he intends not to fill many of the positions.

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I only wish that for Dolt45, actually, but McTurtle’s is an obituary I will read with some pleasure.

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Best Corruptly-inclined People = Pruitt, Zinke, Ross…Individual1

Best Cruelly-inclined People = DeVos, Neilsen, Miller…Individual1

Best Criminally-inclined People = Manafort, Flynn, Cohen…Individual1

Best Mendaciously-inclined People = Conway, Sanders, Giuliani…Individual1

Best Profitting-While-in-Office People = Kushner, Ivanka…Individual1

Best Unpatriotically-inclined People = McConnell, Ryan, Nunes

Best Unjudicially-inclined People = Kavanaugh, Barr, Acosta

McConnell blocking judicial nominees ie Garland then whining about obstruction from Ds now while a plethora of unsuitable unbest people abound Rs/Trump Admin is just way beyond hypocrisy…it is just WRONG!

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You are kinder than I. I have a sister-in-law with ALS; she is completely cognizant and sharp as a tack. Enough said.

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I understand. But when others have posted the same wishes on 45* - that he be incapacitated - I always think of the (mainly) women who will have to tend to him. I don’t want any human being to have to attend to McConnell’s every need. No, it would hurt him far more to be removed from power.

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Well, removing from power is a given in my scenario. But you’re right about the poor women (undoubtedly immigrants) who would have to tend him. I hadn’t thought of that. I hadn’t thought of anyone tending him because he’s inhuman.

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