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realFedUp

(25,053 posts)
Thu Apr 23, 2015, 03:53 PM Apr 2015

Chickenshit Republicans

I'd like to hear from any of the Rethugs who voted against Loretta Lynch for AG. What is their excuse. She's more than qualified. Are they all racists? This process has been embarrassing and unjust. No business would hold a nominee so long in hiring. Republicans are total aliens to me and against the betterment of this country. Mainstream media, how about an investigation on this whole process. If you still have any gravitas.

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Chickenshit Republicans (Original Post) realFedUp Apr 2015 OP
Kicking coz I can realFedUp Apr 2015 #1
Ten republicans including McConnell voted to approve her el_bryanto Apr 2015 #2
Wow, ten realFedUp Apr 2015 #3
Did you want to find someone to defend the Republican point of view ? el_bryanto Apr 2015 #4
Yes, info realFedUp Apr 2015 #5
No outrage? realFedUp Apr 2015 #6
Kicking realFedUp Apr 2015 #7

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
2. Ten republicans including McConnell voted to approve her
Thu Apr 23, 2015, 04:07 PM
Apr 2015

According to this article at the hill.

Here's a relevant section of the article.

Republicans have sparred repeatedly with Holder's Justice Department, and said they are hopeful she will make a clean break with his tenure.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said ahead of the votes that while “no one disputes that she has an impressive legal background,” the “question for me from the start has been whether Ms. Lynch will make a clean break from his policies and take the department in a new direction.”

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) added that senators should confirm someone who has “publicly committed to denigrating Congress [and] violating the laws of Congress.”

I really have to believe that they botched the Jeff Sessions quote and there should be a "not" in there.

Ted Cruz missed the vote, but spoke out against it. His opposition appears to be more along the lines of holding Obama hostage by holding up all nominees until he changes his policy on immigration.

Bryant

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
4. Did you want to find someone to defend the Republican point of view ?
Thu Apr 23, 2015, 04:10 PM
Apr 2015

Because that's not me - I just looked up an article and quoted the relevant bits.

Bryant

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