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Strategery: Frightened Dems backing away from SCOTUS filibuster?
Canada Free Press ^ | 01/31/17 | Robert Laurie

Posted on 01/31/2017 11:12:57 AM PST by Sean_Anthony

New plan, new plan!

Uh-oh. It appears there’s trouble in “ugly Hollywood.” After promising that they would filibuster President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee - no matter who he or she was - it seems that cold feet have taken hold. Dems may now be looking for a respectable way to back away from Chuck Schumer’s obstructionist plans.


TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: chuckschumer; democrats; filibuster; scotus
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1 posted on 01/31/2017 11:12:57 AM PST by Sean_Anthony
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I doubt they’ll be backing away after tonight’s surprise ;)


2 posted on 01/31/2017 11:13:57 AM PST by Voluntaryist
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To: Voluntaryist

eh???


3 posted on 01/31/2017 11:14:35 AM PST by Principled (OMG I'm so tired of all this winning....)
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To: Sean_Anthony

Crush the LIBs. It is the only way...other than nuking them from orbit. They must come to appreciate their malignant nature is not wanted in civil society.


4 posted on 01/31/2017 11:14:37 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: Voluntaryist

They may want to back away, but their rabid nutball base will put the fear of not-God in them if they try.


5 posted on 01/31/2017 11:15:17 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Sean_Anthony

Like four year old kids. A lot of pouting and breath-holding until they realize daddy is home.

They realize POTUS has read the Dem playbook and will throw their crap right back at them.


6 posted on 01/31/2017 11:15:24 AM PST by Gamecock
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To: Principled

Seems pretty obvious - http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/politics/gorsuch-supreme-court-hardiman/index.html

They’re both coming after all...


7 posted on 01/31/2017 11:15:52 AM PST by Voluntaryist
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To: Gamecock

Libs are nothing but emotional toddlers acting out. They’re at their worst when they realize they are completely, utterly powerless.


8 posted on 01/31/2017 11:17:06 AM PST by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

The fear of Soros! Booowahhhh


9 posted on 01/31/2017 11:17:09 AM PST by Lopeover (The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: Sean_Anthony

Hardiman


10 posted on 01/31/2017 11:17:16 AM PST by Timpanagos1
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Push it now and they risk losing the filibuster forever.

Would love to hear them trying to convince the Rat base that going along with Trumps nominee was the better choice.


11 posted on 01/31/2017 11:17:48 AM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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But . . . But . . . They’ve got McLame, Lynda and Ruby-O on their side.


12 posted on 01/31/2017 11:18:19 AM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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Both!!


13 posted on 01/31/2017 11:18:21 AM PST by Voluntaryist
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I hope Trump pulls a surprise conservative out of the hat tonight nobody expected.

Confused, freightened, panicked Dems will be caught flat footed.


14 posted on 01/31/2017 11:19:08 AM PST by Col Frank Slade
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The Dems don’t know what to do, they are dizzy with all that Trump is doing, they are flailing.


15 posted on 01/31/2017 11:19:13 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Voluntaryist

Seems pretty obvious that it’s no surprise at all. We’ve known that the pick would be made tonight as well as who it’s likely to be for some time.

No surprise that there will be a pick tonight. No surprise that it’ll be one of two picks.


16 posted on 01/31/2017 11:19:57 AM PST by Principled (OMG I'm so tired of all this winning....)
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A lot of politics is bluff. They know Trump will call their bluff and ramp it up. they don’t have the stomach for a REAL fight with a republican. If only the rest of the R’s understood that, we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in.


17 posted on 01/31/2017 11:20:40 AM PST by Mr. Douglas (Best. Election. EVER!)
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No one sitting on the bench today is going to retire today.


18 posted on 01/31/2017 11:26:03 AM PST by Timpanagos1
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I thing the strategy here is to just look like they are fighting but Trump will get his pick. He is just replacing a conservative anyway. They will say "See we are reasonable we gave him his pick".

They are going to store the guns for the next fight, when Trump replaces a lib then unleash hell.

19 posted on 01/31/2017 11:27:41 AM PST by usurper
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To: hal ogen

“Crush the LIBs.”

I agree totally...they are like cancer, you can’t leave even a bit...they must be crushed on every angle, every institution, every single one of them along with the MSM.

CNN has turned into nothing but a Michael Moore, George Soros fan club. They sit around and pat themselves on the back, like a bunch of drunks who just went cow tipping.

Spicer took them apart in the briefing today ... caught them lying for two days and called them on it. I never watched press briefings before, but now they are like watching a football game and the home team is on a winning streak!


20 posted on 01/31/2017 11:28:12 AM PST by MaxistheBest (...)
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