Rightbug
3060
Yeah, no way Trump orders the investigation so Flake can shrug his shoulders and say, “well I asked for the investigation but it’s not going to happen and we can’t delay any longer. I vote aye reluctantly.”
Papageno
3061
As I wrote: good little Bolsheviks.
Heh. Ask him again in 20 minutes.
None
3067
So McConnell can’t move forward with the vote without Flake and Murkowski, right?
Correct. I would assume Susan Collins might join in that call as well as Manchin.
Also this keeps bringing me to tears:
I am so confused as to what’s going on right now.
Papageno
3070
Unless he gets a Dem vote, or Collins, no.
MrGrumpy
3071
Flake voted the nomination out of committee, which means usually that it would go to a floor vote. However, Flake says he will vote no and there are other swing votes who agree unless there is a one week investigation.
This is at best tenuous, but it’s also better than the alternative.
Depends on if they abstain or are committed “no” votes. If they just abstain then by my count it’s 49-49.
So we’re basically in a plane running out of fuel in a holding pattern above an airport taken over by domestic terrorists, and have no idea when the ride will be over, one way or another.
When did life become Die Hard 2?
MrGrumpy
3074
Ha, that’s perfect.
Nov 6, 2016.
And for all those who posted about having a drink for me, salute
This whole hand wringing “pulled apart” thing is pissing me off. yeah that Republicans did. Entirely its those fuckers.
You could have nominated a centrist judge who wants to just do their job, but noo you had to get a fucking ethically corrupt partisan hack.
(Whispers: “Manchin is a Democrat with no say in the nomination process beyond his final vote, though it is often hard to tell.”)
He’s gotta get on that train after it’s left the station.
