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Senate Dems Try to Confirm Anti-Gun Surgeon General Before Handing Control to GOP
breitbart ^ | Dec. 9, 2014 | AWR Hawkins

Posted on 12/09/2014 10:07:36 AM PST by PROCON

Senate Democrats are "likely" to give anti-gun Surgeon General nominee Vivek Murthy a confirmation vote before they lose control of the Senate at year's end.

This gives departing Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) an opportunity to poke midterm voters in the eye for supporting pro-gun GOP candidates over Democrats.

According to Politico, a senior Democrat aide says Murthy "is likely to get a vote before Democrats hand control of the chamber to Republicans in January." In one way, he has his best chance for confirmation now because Democrat rule changes allowing confirmation by a simple majority are still in place. In another way, his confirmation is a long shot "due to queasiness among Republicans and moderate Democrats about Murthy's positions on guns."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; harryreid; surgeongeneral
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This gives departing Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) an opportunity to poke midterm voters in the eye for supporting pro-gun GOP candidates over Democrats.

Exactly, dingy Harry is a scumbag fascist.

1 posted on 12/09/2014 10:07:36 AM PST by PROCON
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To: PROCON

The Dems are nominating Ben Carson???


2 posted on 12/09/2014 10:10:15 AM PST by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: PROCON

NO Vivek Murthy

Have we no AMERICANS to fulfill this post?

I refuse to have foreigners in positions of power over me .
No way


3 posted on 12/09/2014 10:10:27 AM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: PROCON

And liberal Republicans are rushing to do a whole year funding and to get an illegal amnesty to what good end result.


4 posted on 12/09/2014 10:10:30 AM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: A CA Guy

A whole year of funding is not necessarily a bad thing.


5 posted on 12/09/2014 10:15:09 AM PST by napscoordinator (President Walker is our future President! Ted Cruz is the Senate Majority Leader in the future!)
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To: PROCON

I have doubts that Harry Reid will do it. Maybe there’s some White House pressure, but Harry’s chief of staff isn’t very fond of the White House antics anymore and I think it’ll just drop by the side and be forgotten.


6 posted on 12/09/2014 10:15:48 AM PST by pepsionice
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To: napscoordinator
In a normal world without communist/socialist being involved in funding amnesty, obamacare and left wing loyalty groups.
7 posted on 12/09/2014 10:17:45 AM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: PROCON
What happened to fitness guru Regina Benjamin?


8 posted on 12/09/2014 10:19:41 AM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, Convict, Deport)
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To: PROCON

Guns are not a disease.


9 posted on 12/09/2014 10:22:57 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: nascarnation
Heck, I still miss the lovely Joycelyn Elders...


10 posted on 12/09/2014 10:23:39 AM PST by PROCON (Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
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To: PROCON

but homosexuality IS a mental illness.


11 posted on 12/09/2014 10:23:42 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: PROCON

If Hillary wins, maybe Jocelyn can take a second lap. She’s only 81. Old leftys with gold plated healthcare seem to live forever.


12 posted on 12/09/2014 10:25:01 AM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, Convict, Deport)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Think of the savings to taxpayers if we can outsource our entire government to India.


13 posted on 12/09/2014 10:25:03 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: PROCON

Maybe the Dems like Vivek Murthy because he is a Total Tool


14 posted on 12/09/2014 10:26:33 AM PST by molson209 (Blank)
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To: a fool in paradise
but homosexuality IS a mental spiritual illness.

Fixed it.

15 posted on 12/09/2014 10:27:48 AM PST by PROCON (Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
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A whole year of funding is not necessarily a bad thing.

What? Do you need to take a moment to get up to speed on the issue or would you care to elaborate on why we should want to fund a dollar value for Obama to spend on anything he wants for the next year while Republicans are in control of the Senate and the House?

I'll hang up and take your answer off the air....

16 posted on 12/09/2014 10:28:33 AM PST by Tenacious 1 (POTUS shall now be referred to as POPOF. President Of Pants On Fire.)
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To: LeoWindhorse
I refuse to have foreigners in positions of power over me . No way

Tell that to the Kenyan's armed minions.

17 posted on 12/09/2014 10:29:34 AM PST by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: Tenacious 1

You completely forgot the President is Democratic. I just want a damn budget for once in 15 years. These continuing resolutions are ridiculous.


18 posted on 12/09/2014 10:32:14 AM PST by napscoordinator (President Walker is our future President! Ted Cruz is the Senate Majority Leader in the future!)
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To: PROCON

De-fund the Surgeon General post if they confirm this traitor.


19 posted on 12/09/2014 10:55:59 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: nascarnation

she’s just short for her weight is all.


20 posted on 12/09/2014 11:05:06 AM PST by llevrok (I fear the US government more than I do al Qaeda)
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