Posted on 04/17/2015 12:57:07 PM PDT by don-o
After weeks of waiting for Loretta Lynch's confirmation vote, Harry Reid is tired of waiting. With five Republicans already supporting her, the Democratic leader is planning to bypass Mitch McConnell next week and use a series of procedural measures to force their hands.
But already two of the Republicans supporting Lynch say they're not having it. Although Sens. Jeff Flake and Lindsey Graham plan to vote for Lynch to be the next attorney general, they say they have no interested in delivering a slap-in-the-face to their majority leader, McConnell, who has said he plans to bring up the nomination later in the week anyway.
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Reid told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Thursday that he would force a vote on Lynch, telling the host: "I had a conversation today with a number of Republicans and told them really to get [Lynch] done or I will make sure they will have an opportunity to vote against her."
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Well, you can’t blame the guy, he’s only got one good eye left!
What difference does it make?
Reid’s intimidation already worked — ol’ Spineless McChinless is bringing her up for a vote next week.
Everything has to be some sort of lame theater. Bring her up for a vote and vote her down. Should be a 30 minute exercise. Period, end of subject. Then dock every damn Republican a week’s pay for screwing around with this. There is no excuse for allowing this to become any kind of anything. She is massively disqualified from consideration just on her own words, which assert her right to violate the oath she would take upon taking office. It’s just stupid, it’s worth any more thought than listening to her own words.
Just heard to audio on the news of BO regarding Lynch, demanding “Enough, Enough!”
He sounds like an angry dictator.
Pro Lynch republicans. Well. That confirms it.
Cruz.
Since 5 Republicans have already said they will vote YES for her, then allowing a vote is the same thing as voting for her.
FU***** republican sell-out! I’m sick of this S***!
So what happened to the human trafficking bill? That was Mcconnell's line in the sand, right?
Did he get the sand kicked in his face again?
-PJ
Hehehehehehe...too sweet!
These repubs are such weak degenerates.
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