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AlinPA

(15,071 posts) Tue Apr 21, 2015, 05:50 PM Apr 2015

I'm looking for McConnell to back out of calling a vote for Loretta Lynch's appointment.

First, getting 5 GOP senators to vote for her seems impossible given their racism and the hate for Obama. Second, why would they want to help the President?

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I'm looking for McConnell to back out of calling a vote for Loretta Lynch's appointment. (Original Post) AlinPA Apr 2015 OP

Apparently they hate Holder even more gratuitous Apr 2015 #1

re: Holder being their motivation, it looks like hate carries the day for the GOP. AlinPA Apr 2015 #2

Or, as we call it around here gratuitous Apr 2015 #3

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

1. Apparently they hate Holder even more

Reply to AlinPA (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 06:13 PM

Apr 2015

There are at least five Republican Senators (including Mark Kirk of Illinois and John Cornyn of Texas - I don't have the full list handy) who are willing to confirm Lynch because they hate Holder, and Holder has promised to stay on the job until a successor is confirmed.

If the Democrats were interested in purely playing politics and demagoguing this nomination like the Republicans have, they could wait until a vote is scheduled, then have Lynch withdraw her nomination because of the unprecedented (there's that word again!) foot-dragging by the Senate. Then we could start all over again, and wouldn't that be fun?

We really need to take back control of the asylum in 2016.

AlinPA

(15,071 posts)

2. re: Holder being their motivation, it looks like hate carries the day for the GOP.

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 06:45 PM

Apr 2015

gratuitous

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3. Or, as we call it around here

Reply to AlinPA (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 07:14 PM

Apr 2015

Tuesday.

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