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George II

(67,782 posts) Mon Dec 25, 2017, 10:24 AM Dec 2017

Why do they keep calling the appointment of Gorsuch an "accomplishment"?

First, the republicans held up Obama's nomination for almost a year, and then they stretched the Senate rules to confirm him.

Not an accomplishment, a double job of cheating.

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Why do they keep calling the appointment of Gorsuch an "accomplishment"? (Original Post) George II Dec 2017 OP

Because other than the tax bill they really haven't accomplished anything this year. milestogo Dec 2017 #1

Because winning is all that matters edhopper Dec 2017 #2

Successful cheating is a type of accomplishment marylandblue Dec 2017 #3

Cuz they got away with cheating Dem2 Dec 2017 #4

Because they got away with it...like robbing a bank and never getting caught Freethinker65 Dec 2017 #5

+1 Phoenix61 Dec 2017 #7

The SCOTUS was stolen by mccconnell and handed to trump...nothing more spanone Dec 2017 #6

Because they wanted a conservative operative put on the SC... JHB Dec 2017 #8

It was a heist dalton99a Dec 2017 #9

Because they are giant throbbing assholes krispos42 Dec 2017 #10

Yep. kentuck Dec 2017 #11

This has been bothering me since it occurred...how can you call appointing someone Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #12

Because it is a huge accomplishment. Not one to be proud of OU65802 Dec 2017 #13

milestogo

(16,829 posts)

1. Because other than the tax bill they really haven't accomplished anything this year.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 10:29 AM

Dec 2017

Its a way of padding their resume.

edhopper

(33,616 posts)

2. Because winning is all that matters

Reply to George II (Original post)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 10:30 AM

Dec 2017

consequences don't.

Bush "won" going to war in Iraq and his tax cuts. The results don't matter to the press.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

3. Successful cheating is a type of accomplishment

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Mon Dec 25, 2017, 10:31 AM

Dec 2017

Dem2

(8,168 posts)

4. Cuz they got away with cheating

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Mon Dec 25, 2017, 10:31 AM

Dec 2017

Freethinker65

(10,055 posts)

5. Because they got away with it...like robbing a bank and never getting caught

Reply to George II (Original post)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 10:32 AM

Dec 2017

It was quite an accomplishment actually.

Phoenix61

(17,019 posts)

7. +1

Reply to Freethinker65 (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 10:44 AM

Dec 2017

spanone

(135,880 posts)

6. The SCOTUS was stolen by mccconnell and handed to trump...nothing more

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Mon Dec 25, 2017, 10:41 AM

Dec 2017

JHB

(37,162 posts)

8. Because they wanted a conservative operative put on the SC...

Reply to George II (Original post)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 10:48 AM

Dec 2017

...and they got one. Goal accomplished, so they call it one.

dalton99a

(81,590 posts)

9. It was a heist

Reply to George II (Original post)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 10:50 AM

Dec 2017

Good ol' thievery - just like the tax scam

krispos42

(49,445 posts)

10. Because they are giant throbbing assholes

Reply to George II (Original post)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 11:11 AM

Dec 2017

GIANT throbbing power-hungry assholes obsessed with property rights and hoarding money to the exclusion of anything else.

kentuck

(111,110 posts)

11. Yep.

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Mon Dec 25, 2017, 11:32 AM

Dec 2017

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)

12. This has been bothering me since it occurred...how can you call appointing someone

Reply to George II (Original post)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 12:04 PM

Dec 2017

an accomplishment and then you had to bend the rules to actually get them appointed. Without the bending of rules this wouldn't of happened....so this is really Mitch Dick's 'accomplishment'...not this scum bags.

OU65802

(35 posts)

13. Because it is a huge accomplishment. Not one to be proud of

Reply to George II (Original post)

Mon Dec 25, 2017, 12:07 PM

Dec 2017

But it’s huge and it’s negative ramifications will be long reaching as our system for appointments is now a farce but it absolutely is a horrible but huge accomplishment.

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