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red dog 1

(27,804 posts)
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:36 PM Sep 2018

McConnell tamps down any talk of Kavanaugh withdrawal

The Hill
September 18, 2018
05:00 PM EDT


Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is privately warning GOP colleagues that there will be political fallout for the party if they fail to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, quashing any talking within his conference about pressuring Kavanaugh to drop out.

McConnell gathered Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in his Capital Hill office Tuesday to buck up their resolve to get the nominee confirmed before the election, according to lawmakers who attended.

"McConnell's message was, 'Get it Done!' He said there are a few issues that voters care about and the Supreme Court is one of them," said one Republican senator who requested anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

The lawmaker said this stern message from McConnell has tamped down any talk of pressing Kavanaugh to withdraw his name though "some of us may be thinking it."

More:
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/407304-mcconnell-tamps-down-any-talk-of-kavanaugh-withdrawal

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McConnell tamps down any talk of Kavanaugh withdrawal (Original Post) red dog 1 Sep 2018 OP
The shitstorm orangecrush Sep 2018 #1
He may be of dubious moral character, but let's confirm him anyway gratuitous Sep 2018 #2
So he's a rapist? john657 Sep 2018 #4
So he lied under oath? gratuitous Sep 2018 #7
And I'll stand by mine. john657 Sep 2018 #8
They will rue the day... BootinUp Sep 2018 #3
Wind that spring tighter and tighter. See what happens when it snaps. nt Cognitive_Resonance Sep 2018 #5
The GOP is screwed no matter what. C_U_L8R Sep 2018 #6
How'd that healthcare vote work out for you shithead? underpants Sep 2018 #9
Go ahead and back that horse turtle. That sucker isnt finishing the race no matter how Afromania Sep 2018 #10
Fuck off, McConnell idcdu Sep 2018 #11
The fact that he feels he needs to address this is telling eleny Sep 2018 #12
"Dem senator says Senate panel should subpoena Kavanaugh classmate" red dog 1 Sep 2018 #13
Hey Mitch Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2018 #14

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
2. He may be of dubious moral character, but let's confirm him anyway
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:42 PM
Sep 2018

So he's a rapist, and we won't allow an examination of his whole record, but what's that got to do with a lifetime appointment? Let's just get it done. Time's a-wastin'!

Has anyone thought to ask the Majority Leader what the big fat fucking hurry is to get Kavanaugh confirmed? Or is Republican perfidy so obvious, so baked into the system, that nobody even bothers to question it anymore? "Yeah, they're pulling a fast one, but it makes for such good television, we don't want to get in the way. Big ratings! People don't want to tune in to some dry, boring governance, they want action! Heroes! Villains! Who's up? Who's down? Will the bad guys get away with it again, or will they be stopped? Tune in and see! It's so exciting!"

 

john657

(1,058 posts)
4. So he's a rapist?
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:56 PM
Sep 2018

When was he charged?
When was he tried?
When was he convicted?
When was he sentenced?

So far, it's only an allegation.
Fact is that no one on this board know whether or not he's guilty of this allegation.

There are proven facts of why he should not be confirmed, lying under oath is a pretty big one.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
7. So he lied under oath?
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 06:06 PM
Sep 2018
When was he charged?
When was he tried?
When was he convicted?
When was he sentenced?

So far, it's only an allegation.
Fact is that no one on this board know whether or not he's guilty of this allegation.

Nope, still sounds stupid. I'll stand by my post.

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)
6. The GOP is screwed no matter what.
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 06:04 PM
Sep 2018

They should have never nominated a gropping partisan hack with gambling problems, ethical challenges, honesty issues and dubious debts to who knows whom. Checkmate.

Afromania

(2,768 posts)
10. Go ahead and back that horse turtle. That sucker isnt finishing the race no matter how
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 06:16 PM
Sep 2018

Hard you ride it. The only win now is to limit how much the gop gets dirt burn messing around with this nomination.

 

idcdu

(170 posts)
11. Fuck off, McConnell
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 06:18 PM
Sep 2018

McConnell didn't even want the rat bastard on, either. Just reject Kavanaugh and move on.

red dog 1

(27,804 posts)
13. "Dem senator says Senate panel should subpoena Kavanaugh classmate"
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 06:37 PM
Sep 2018

The Hill
Sept. 18, 2018
05:46 PM EDT

"Senator Doug Jones (D-Alabama) said Tuesday that the Senate Judiciary Committee should subpoena a former classmate of Brett Kavanaugh as it examines sexual assault allegations against the Supreme Court nominee.

Jones weighed in shortly after the former classmate, Mark Judge, told committee leaders through his attorney that he won't testify and that he has no recollection about the alleged incident from the early 1980s."

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