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GOP Senator: It’s Time To Confirm Obama’s SCOTUS Nominee
dailycaller ^ | 10/21/16 | Kevin Daley

Posted on 10/21/2016 8:43:09 AM PDT by ColdOne

Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake told reporters that Senate Republicans should take up the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to succeed the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Though Flake consistently supports putting Garland’s nomination up for a vote, Thursday he implied Republican nominee Donald Trump was likely to lose the November election. Therefore, the Senate should confirm Garland before Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has the opportunity to nominate a younger, more liberal

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 114th; 2016issues; bhoscotus; flake; hesaflake; hisnamefits; jeffflake; uniparty
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To: abbastanza

GOPe serving themselves...it’s a calling.


61 posted on 10/21/2016 10:01:26 AM PDT by D Rider
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To: ColdOne

The list is huge, but after the election we need to settle the score no matter who wins.


62 posted on 10/21/2016 10:13:22 AM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Lex rex)
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To: ColdOne

Flake is worried that Hillary might not win.


63 posted on 10/21/2016 10:14:40 AM PDT by rod1 (CTLY)
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To: ColdOne

Because they know Trump is getting in.


64 posted on 10/21/2016 10:16:42 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Tell you what. AZ has one of the most corrupt politics in the nation. It is a good ol boys club. Its right behind Utah where its a Mormon Gang...you know.


65 posted on 10/21/2016 10:17:44 AM PDT by crz
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To: ColdOne

Well, not much chance that Trump will win, and Garland is relatively moderate while who knows what Hillary will come up with, so I reckon that Flake is right on this. I have seen it coming for quite a while, actually.


66 posted on 10/21/2016 10:26:02 AM PDT by babble-on
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To: ColdOne

Jeff Flake is one of my senators, the other one being John McCain. It’s hard to tell who is worse, they are both despicable back-stabbing RINOS. Flake is a particularly arrogant and smug POS, especially because he’s not up for re-elction this year.

But at least McCain is saying (for now, because he’s up for re-election) that he will join with the rest of the GOP to block Hillary SCOTUS nominations in case the witch wins. I predict McCain will backtrack completely if he is re-elected.


67 posted on 10/21/2016 10:30:30 AM PDT by RooRoobird20 (Cradle Democrat Hispanic woman, left the party in 1993 because of the Clintons)
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To: ColdOne

Thats a discussion for November 9th. No need to rush now.


68 posted on 10/21/2016 10:31:25 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Brace. Brace. Brace. Heads down. Do not look up.)
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To: ColdOne

Thanks Arizona, for giving us two of the worst Senators ever.


69 posted on 10/21/2016 10:33:43 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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To: pgkdan

Should have done your homework, he was a Cheap Labor Express stooge when he was in the House.


70 posted on 10/21/2016 10:35:07 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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To: ColdOne

His last name fits him well.......


71 posted on 10/21/2016 10:39:29 AM PDT by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: ColdOne
I think I sent this idiot money back when he first ran....

traitor...

72 posted on 10/21/2016 10:40:07 AM PDT by cherry
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To: ColdOne

Confirm? Without a hearing?


73 posted on 10/21/2016 10:42:31 AM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: ColdOne

Ok, to be exceedingly fair, there is one thin, and I mean razor thin, way that the aptly-named Flake could be a sly fox and onto something. That would be if he was absolutely, positively certain that there were not enough votes to confirm. In that case, it would be a cagey move to dispose of the nominee before the Senate goes lame duck. We are at grave risk during this lame duck session that the makeup of America will be determined by bitter, rejected legislators and those looking for a quid pro quo as they leave their cushy positions.

Article Fivers, take note. No one is riding a horse to get to Congress. Vote them in one day, swear them in the next. And while that is not really practical, there needs to be severe restrictions on what Congress can do after election day for the remainder of their term of office.


74 posted on 10/21/2016 10:43:07 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO!)
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To: ColdOne

Right! Call it before the the election even happens! God I hope he is struck down by lightning or a lump of frozen crap fallen out of a Jet liner!-)


75 posted on 10/21/2016 10:51:05 AM PDT by Harpotoo
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To: ColdOne

“asshat” is too kind for this piece of filth.


76 posted on 10/21/2016 10:59:14 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.")
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To: All

It may be time to start building a gallows in DC large enough to accommodate 535 + 10 or so at a time....these traitors are skating on thin ice.


77 posted on 10/21/2016 11:01:42 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: Jane Long

With no ability by the Republicans to filibuster Schumer could cram through as many confirmations as he wanted to in just a day.

The Republicans would scream. The lamestream media would report how the Democrats courageously prevailed in the face of bad faith attempts by the Republicans to stand in their way.


78 posted on 10/21/2016 11:03:29 AM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (Never Hillary)
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To: NonValueAdded
IS HE OUT OF HIS FREAKING MIND???

He is a Flake, after all.

79 posted on 10/21/2016 11:56:02 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: ColdOne
When this IDIOTIC CLOWN goes for re-election I will make sure to donate money to whoever is running against him.
80 posted on 10/21/2016 12:35:15 PM PDT by vinny29
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