FOX: Democrats have absolute no shame in copying what Republicans do.
Trump: They are The Swamp. This is not 2009, when we were losing 850K jobs per month and required us to be thorough.
FOX: Sir Trump is White, these rules do not apply.
Oh dear me - looks like we a goose/gander situation here.
Can a senator put a secret hold on a nomination? I hate that process because of the lack of transparency but also know that itâs been used numerous times in the past by the opposition.
IOKIYARâŚALWAYS, ALL the time. Period.
âFor Sen. Schumer to compare that letter to the current situation seems misleading at best,â McConnellâs deputy chief of staff Don Stewart told TPM in an email.
Why, yes, this situation is completely different. Republican nominees are very, very different from Democratic choices. In the immortal words of a man named Leo, from Millerâs Crossing, âTwist a pigâs ear, watch him squeal.â In this case, it was a turtle, not a pig.
âI donât bring this up to play gotcha,â Schumer said.
Ha! Nice touch there. And handwriting over the original letter. Loved that.
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There are âcostsâ to that type of action.
Especially with a majority who are willing to be âfast n looseâ with the rules.
Placing calls to my Senators, Senators on the committee. In my red state there is a concerted effort to stop this Trump/McConnell bulldozer. Particularly Sessions,
Keep it coming Schumer. Flood The Zone dude, and send out your best surrogates, write those op-eds, give interviews on both mainstream and alternative media. Iâm sure even Hollywood is happy to help. Enlist them all now for the fight ahead. Low-info voters need to hear this stuff on all channels, not just in our progressive bubbleâŚThis needs to be an all-out attack on every issue they use to subvert democracy.
Just. Keep. It. Coming. This isnât a one-off campaign over one issue. Its just the fucking beginning in a long, hard slogâŚ
Ainât that a MitchâŚ
Thanks for sharing (and calling).
Alright Chuckie!!!
Youâre exceeding my expectations so far. Please do keep it up.
New Bumpersticker for our side:
Ramrodding Things Through Congress Leaves Everyone Fucked.
Cute, but McConnell and the GOP will do whatever they want on this. The only positive aspect of this is my hope that when Mitch does his thing and disregards Schumerâs request, the Dems., when they do get back the Senate will tell a minority GOP to go fuck themselves when they ask for any consideration.
Or âWhy the rush? What are you hiding?â
Actually I like yours better.
âRush = Hushâ
we have 2 D senators and a D rep but weâre calling them anyway.
You have to look at what was in Mitch McConnellâs heart, not at the words that came out of his mouth and were reduced to writing. âLook into their heart.â Another Millerâs Crossing reference and the deflection mantra du jour of the Nouvelle Dixiecrat Party of LâEtat Câest Moi.
Haiyoooooooo. McConnell, like all Reps, has zero foresight, so of course he never expected the Dems to throw this back in his face. At the very least he makes him look like an ass
See Democrats plaragizie too, take back that stuff you said against Melania!
Yea n nay
There was an attempt to kill the hold practice nearly six years ago.
Who knows what happens, if itâs done too often, however it does make for a good n sneaky tactic.