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Hi Rick. You were correct to say Susan Collins would vote YES and she did to his nomination. John Fetterman voted NO, surprised that he did so. Cheers!
When the future DOJ says publicly that he “LOVES” Donald Trump and will gratefully do whatever job he is granted by Trump, we should listen to him and immediately scratch him off the list of potential candidates for DOJ.
Democratic Senators unable to see what is important in these hearings drives me crazy. They are so bad at questioning. Their goals aren’t clear. They don’t do homework. And forget any concept of precision execution. With a nominee like Blanche the only goal is to convert Republican senators to no votes. Do your homework. Determine which senators are most gettable. Learn their vulnerabilities. And thru precise questioning lead the nominee into a trap that exposes the truth to the Senator.
The goal is NOT to ask zingers that make you feel good, that makes you look tough or that plays well to the broader public.
Trump should be on his knees thanking Comey for handing him the 2016 election on a silver platter for announcing the Hillary emails found on Weiner's laptop 11 days before the election.
Why is James Comey Trump's mortal enemy?
Days before he was fired by Trump in May of 2017, FBI Director James Comey requested more funding to investigate Russia's involvement with Trump's associates and his business.
That’s exactly what will happen and the rest of it is Democratic window dressing and there’s not a goddamn fucking thing anyone can do about it at this point.
The senate Republicans will almost certainly bend the knee including the YOLO caucus of Tillis, Cornyn, and Bill Cassidy and shunt Blanche through in a rigged process.
They might have 50 votes without Susan Collins, so they'll let her do her phony "no" vote as a fake moderate since they'll have the confirmation in the bag.
Terrifying read Rick. Because the train is running on time and there seems zero chance of stopping it. Full steam ahead GOP MAGA. Cut your own selves off at the knees or at the head. It doesn’t matter much but Democratic Senators better NOT vote yes on Blanche or they betray every single voter, red or blue. This elephant will not forget.
Rick, another fantastic article. While I know what an awful person he is, I could still feel the sleaziness of Blanche oozing from your words and it, rightly so, creeped me out. As many of my fellow commenters have said, we need to contact our representatives and emphatically say NO.
Thanks for continuing to keep us updated and sharing your knowledge with you hallmark touch of snark. I love it and it helps me, and many others, get through this fever dream timeline.
I'm not versed in the finer arts of political stalling. I know a stall can die in committee for example. Not much more. What I am curious about is . . . are there enough procedural and political muscle that would allow the minority party to effectively block any and all confirmations of all of the "headline" level nominees fo approximatel six more months?
Rick, I hope you will share your knowledgeable opinion regarding the odds of it being possible.
I want to make clear as I did in posts elsewhere on thr thread. I don't believe Blanche will get confirmed if it even does go to the floor. I think, Cassidy, Cornyn, Tillis and Murkowski will vote Nay. That C, C & T. Their elected careers are over due to Trump. I think each of them wants leave as a hero.
I love the idea of this; I fervently hope that I'm proven wrong in this - I look forward and will celebrate it - but I believe this will not be the case. These are republicans that we're talking about - as such, they tend to be deeply deficient of many of the characteristics that we associate with being human. Chief among those deficiencies is the courage to base a decision or behavior on its inherent merit, vs that decision or behavior's transactional value. I believe these folks will be lining up to ask, "may I please have some more, sir?"
Hi Rick. You were correct to say Susan Collins would vote YES and she did to his nomination. John Fetterman voted NO, surprised that he did so. Cheers!
When the future DOJ says publicly that he “LOVES” Donald Trump and will gratefully do whatever job he is granted by Trump, we should listen to him and immediately scratch him off the list of potential candidates for DOJ.
How hard is this to figure out, Senators?
Democratic Senators unable to see what is important in these hearings drives me crazy. They are so bad at questioning. Their goals aren’t clear. They don’t do homework. And forget any concept of precision execution. With a nominee like Blanche the only goal is to convert Republican senators to no votes. Do your homework. Determine which senators are most gettable. Learn their vulnerabilities. And thru precise questioning lead the nominee into a trap that exposes the truth to the Senator.
The goal is NOT to ask zingers that make you feel good, that makes you look tough or that plays well to the broader public.
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If only we had a say...
Trump should be on his knees thanking Comey for handing him the 2016 election on a silver platter for announcing the Hillary emails found on Weiner's laptop 11 days before the election.
Why is James Comey Trump's mortal enemy?
Days before he was fired by Trump in May of 2017, FBI Director James Comey requested more funding to investigate Russia's involvement with Trump's associates and his business.
That's why.
I can’t imagine Todd Blanche won’t be confirmed as AG.
That’s exactly what will happen and the rest of it is Democratic window dressing and there’s not a goddamn fucking thing anyone can do about it at this point.
The senate Republicans will almost certainly bend the knee including the YOLO caucus of Tillis, Cornyn, and Bill Cassidy and shunt Blanche through in a rigged process.
They might have 50 votes without Susan Collins, so they'll let her do her phony "no" vote as a fake moderate since they'll have the confirmation in the bag.
Blanche should be disbarred, not rewarded with the AG position
Terrifying read Rick. Because the train is running on time and there seems zero chance of stopping it. Full steam ahead GOP MAGA. Cut your own selves off at the knees or at the head. It doesn’t matter much but Democratic Senators better NOT vote yes on Blanche or they betray every single voter, red or blue. This elephant will not forget.
Sickening listening to Grasslee’s canned praise of this administration’s “justice”
“Blanche” is French for “white.” The writers of this surreality TV show are not subtle when it comes to character names.
#ToddBlanche must be disbarred and imprisoned! #Politics
Rick, another fantastic article. While I know what an awful person he is, I could still feel the sleaziness of Blanche oozing from your words and it, rightly so, creeped me out. As many of my fellow commenters have said, we need to contact our representatives and emphatically say NO.
Thanks for continuing to keep us updated and sharing your knowledge with you hallmark touch of snark. I love it and it helps me, and many others, get through this fever dream timeline.
I'm not versed in the finer arts of political stalling. I know a stall can die in committee for example. Not much more. What I am curious about is . . . are there enough procedural and political muscle that would allow the minority party to effectively block any and all confirmations of all of the "headline" level nominees fo approximatel six more months?
Rick, I hope you will share your knowledgeable opinion regarding the odds of it being possible.
We are so close yet so far from the goal line.
I want to make clear as I did in posts elsewhere on thr thread. I don't believe Blanche will get confirmed if it even does go to the floor. I think, Cassidy, Cornyn, Tillis and Murkowski will vote Nay. That C, C & T. Their elected careers are over due to Trump. I think each of them wants leave as a hero.
I think each one of them wants to be John McCain.
I love the idea of this; I fervently hope that I'm proven wrong in this - I look forward and will celebrate it - but I believe this will not be the case. These are republicans that we're talking about - as such, they tend to be deeply deficient of many of the characteristics that we associate with being human. Chief among those deficiencies is the courage to base a decision or behavior on its inherent merit, vs that decision or behavior's transactional value. I believe these folks will be lining up to ask, "may I please have some more, sir?"
Cassidy has already voted yes on one of tRump’s stupid bills, even after tRump screwed him
Still not over Nixon's John Newton Mitchell.
Ghislaine…proof of guilt!