RIP, RBG

Fuck you Mitch

 

Verified.

 

They didn't even wait for the body to cool. The bastards.

 

No, he just lost. Anybody who was still thinking about writing in Henry David Thoreau, Jill Stein, Ralph Nader, or any other immature shenanigans because they think Biden’s not “ideologically pure enough” to suit them probably got reminded of what the actual stakes are when Mitch went on the record as being ready to railroad an appointment by Trump through the Senate.

Murkowski’s already said she’s not going to vote for a new justice before the Senate, though.

 

Susan Collins is concerned that she might have to choose.

 

He did the same thing when Scalia died. Issued a statement that afternoon. And his death was not expected.
Expletive McConnell and Murkowski, who authored a statement seeking to get credit for moderation by claiming she would be uncomfortable dealing with a nominee at this time. Does anybody think she’ll abstain from voting on Trump’s nominee?

 

Either he rams a vote through now or he could have four or five lame ducks voting in December

 

One factor though, is the Senate takes a couple of days off for Yom Kippur at the end of September and is in recess from mid-October through the election. There may not be enough time to get a vote before the election, although knowing Mitch, he could always try to stop the recess.

As for ramming a vote through after the election, well, that’s another story.

 

Hannity being . . . respectful.

So far.

 

I think the proper thing for a Senator to do is say that any nominee deserves a full and proper vetting, which probably can't be done before the next election.

And how many bills has he had gathering dust waiting for votes on the Senate floor? I don't expect McConnell to do the honorable and decent thing - that's not how he got to where he is. I do think there might be some pushback from those endangered GOP Senators who will be asked to stay in DC for what will be a polarizing vote when they'd rather be back in their homestate campaigning. Their best move would be to push for a post-election hearing. And then, who knows?

 

I hope the fallout will flip the Senate.

 

I don’t see the Trumpist klan delaying the process for a Jewish holiday if that would somehow make a difference in the ultimate process. This is a klan that thinks Christians are the only true Americans.