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2017-03-31 Home Front: Politix

Tammy Duckworth joins effort to block Neil Gorsuch confirmation vote

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-03-31 07:34|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Judge Gorsuch has not made the effort to meet with me in person

That would be to his credit. The real news is found underlined in the first sentence. Possibly as few as 16 left undecided.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-03-31 07:40|| 2017-03-31 07:40|| Front Page Top

#2 They don't slather shmuckworthless with the same "war hero" stuff mcstain gets mega helpings of...

Posted by M. Murcek 2017-03-31 07:51|| 2017-03-31 07:51|| Front Page Top

#3 meet with me in person

The public hearings where the various senators engage in grandstanding and long-winded speeches aren't enough?

Posted by SteveS 2017-03-31 10:39|| 2017-03-31 10:39|| Front Page Top

#4 As Lee said about the Richmond Congress, which he had little use for.... (slight paraprhase I suspect):

"All they do is sit around chewing tobacco and eating peanuts"

Posted by Besoeker 2017-03-31 11:05|| 2017-03-31 11:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Maybe he's imitating Mike Pence.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-03-31 12:06|| 2017-03-31 12:06|| Front Page Top

#6 Re: Ms. Quackworth -any damn fool can crash an aircraft. The heroes are those who put the damn fools back together.

Enough of this "Hero" bull$hit already.

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-03-31 17:08|| 2017-03-31 17:08|| Front Page Top

#7 I crashed one once upon a time. Fortunately for me no lasting injuries and most fortunately for me, prevented my deployment in 1971. When I was able to fly again my window was gone.
Unfortunately I believe I once heard that "damn fool" comment being said about me as well. I'll take it now, but back then, I'll just say I wasn't.

Posted by illeagle 2017-03-31 17:33|| 2017-03-31 17:33|| Front Page Top

#8 Republicans, who number 52 in the Senate, need eight Democrats to join them in order to end the expected filibuster, or in more technical terms, invoke cloture.
If they don't reach 60 votes, they can still get around it by changing the rules and requiring only a simple majority, or 51 votes, to end the debate....and otherwise invoking the nuclear option.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-03-31 18:08|| 2017-03-31 18:08|| Front Page Top

#9 Dear 'illeagle:' Thank you for your service to our Nation. Glad you survived the crash. Thank you for visiting the Burg also.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-03-31 18:24|| 2017-03-31 18:24|| Front Page Top

#10 Don't think #6 meant "any damn fool" means "only damn fools."

I read accident analyses regularly. Once you sit in the front seat, excepting catastrophic failures and/or unforecast Wx, well, you're "boned" if something untoward happens.

Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2017-03-31 20:02|| 2017-03-31 20:02|| Front Page Top

#11 Absolutely correct, BU5562. My greatest "bitch" about Tammy D. is that her only claim to fame is a Purple Heart and prosthetic limb.

Although her sacrifice was great, its constant use as a marketing gimmick grows tiresome and tarnishes her body of work.

As far as myself, too much caffeine and not enough sleep is a dangerous combination......

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-03-31 22:53|| 2017-03-31 22:53|| Front Page Top

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