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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitch McConnell played right into Democrats hands
Mitch McConnell only made Elizabeth Warren stronger.Warren was formally silenced last night during the Democrats 24-hour antiJeff Sessions speakathon, in one of the more absurd displays of congressional partisanship in recent memory. The Massachusetts senator was reading a letter denouncing Sessions that had been written by Martin Luther King Jr.s widow Coretta Scott King in 1986, when McConnell, the majority leader, objected. The senator has impugned the motives and conduct of our colleague from Alabama, as warned by the chair, McConnell said, referring to the portion of the letter that accused Sessions of using the awesome power of his office to chill the pre-exercise of the vote by black citizens. (That said, it wasnt until Warren defended black voting rights that the gavel came down.) The Senate then voted along partisan lines to gag Warren.
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(4,835 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)Which is great for us because they're worse than fucked.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)While I'll hope that the court of opinion can lean our way, aren't we likely still headed for another party-line confirmation?
bravenak
(34,648 posts)We're on offense now. They are playing defense. I want Trump to go down and take everybody with him
Orsino
(37,428 posts)...but I can't help but like it.
Blanks
(4,835 posts)There's no claiming "I didn't know these people were such bad choices" after the democrats fought so hard against them.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)(But for now we are awaiting delivery of "she was warned" t-shirts. Go Dems!)
kentuck
(111,110 posts)So Mitch McConnell is like a hero to them this morning. They are applauding and patting him on the back.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)She yells back at them and we love that. Nobody would be listless after watching her Debate Donald. She will give him the meltdown that Hillary was to kind to make him have onstage. What can he say? 'Shut up, Pocahantas!'? That will not work.
GoCubsGo
(32,093 posts)It's well up into the millions now, just overnight, from what I have read.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)Mcconnel made himself look like a total coward
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)Support her by donating to her campaign
bravenak
(34,648 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)But doesn't get that he did. He thinks, and others of his ilk think he's put her in the crosshairs of a loss and that she will never be able to run for Prez now.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)By the way, Spicer said that if Mrs. King were alive today he hoped she would get to know and support Sessions.