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KEEP YOUR EYE ON COLLINS & FLAKE
Powerline ^ | September 19,2018 | STEVEN HAYWARD

Posted on 09/19/2018 1:23:14 PM PDT by Hojczyk

My hunch at the time was that Specter was offended by the unfair, late-hit aspect of the Hill charges against Thomas. I think the same dynamic is unfolding right now. Sen. Collins is clearly perturbed and offended by the way the allegation against Judge Kavanaugh came to light, and Sen. Jeff Flake (also the wavering Bob Corker) have both said that if Dr. Hill doesn’t appear next Monday, the Senate should proceed to a vote. The hint seems to be that all of them, in the absence of any additional credible information, are ready to vote for Kavanaugh.

Keep your eye on them through the weekend. Their public statements will signal how it is going to go. (I expect there will be yet another last minute Democratic attempt to produce new “information” late in the week or over the weekend to screw up Monday’s scheduled hearing—a new “witness,” or some fresh “rumors” of rumors.” So it’s not over until it’s over.)

, a large part of the motivation for this stunt is more about energizing the Democratic base in the upcoming midterm election, and also providing their vulnerable red state Senators with a plausible rationale for a “No” vote. The conventional wisdom is that the matter presents a vote-losing dilemma for Republicans, but I am not sure that the opposite isn’t true. I suspect this stunt will motivate a lot of complacent Republicans to turn out in November, with this fresh reminder of what Democrats are like.

Final prediction: If the hearing goes off as scheduled on Monday, Judiciary chair Chuck Grassley won’t even get to the verb in his first sentence before he is interrupted by a Democrat demand to adjourn the hearing. Care to start a pool on whether it will be Booker, Harris, or Blumenthal going first?

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Arizona; US: Maine
KEYWORDS: abortion; brettkavanaugh; california; calstatefullerton; christineblaseyford; christineford; lyinglimolib; maga; maine; scotus; susancollins
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1 posted on 09/19/2018 1:23:14 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

both said that if Dr. Hill doesn’t appear next Monday

Hill ??


2 posted on 09/19/2018 1:27:23 PM PDT by Bell Bouy II
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To: Hojczyk

https://hotair.com/archives/2018/09/19/collins-not-fair-judge-kavanaugh-not-come-forward-testify/

Collins “It’s Not Fair For Judge Kavanaugh For Her Not To Come Forward And Testify”

Double negatives here but the gist from Senator Collins being Dr. Ford, either put up or shut up.


3 posted on 09/19/2018 1:27:50 PM PDT by Ravi
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To: Hojczyk

How about this.

If the GOP allows the stinking rat party to destroy this man’s life, the GOP is over.

Don’t lose this battle, you bunch of pink pussies.


4 posted on 09/19/2018 1:28:03 PM PDT by chris37 ("I am everybody." -Mark Robinson)
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To: Hojczyk

Proof reading is our friend. This author is either caught in a time warp or can’t tell the difference between Dr. Anita Hill and Dr. Christine Ford. I don’t think that I can take him seriously.


5 posted on 09/19/2018 1:28:56 PM PDT by centurion316 (Back from exile from 4/2016 until 4/2018.)
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To: Hojczyk

https://hotair.com/archives/2018/09/19/nros-ed-whelan-much-coming-show-kavanaugh-innocent/


6 posted on 09/19/2018 1:28:57 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: Hojczyk

Sheesh, we already expect these 2 RINOS to screw it up for us so what else is new? I think Flake eventually went for Gorsuch after Trump leaned on his sorry worthless ass..


7 posted on 09/19/2018 1:29:00 PM PDT by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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Democrats will either boycott and not show up or walk out en masse..................


8 posted on 09/19/2018 1:29:18 PM PDT by Red Badger (Q..........................Future Proves Past..............WWG1WGA.....................)
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To: max americana

Relax, look at post 3. It appears Collins is perturbed by this circus


9 posted on 09/19/2018 1:30:32 PM PDT by Ravi
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To: Hojczyk

Collins is walking a fine line. the left (democrats have been threatening her. if she does decide to oppose kav, it sends a signal that she can be successfully threatened, which means that the threats will come more and more whenever a close controversial vote nears. her only hope is to confirm kav, to let the left know that she cannot be cowed.


10 posted on 09/19/2018 1:32:18 PM PDT by camle (keep and open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: chris37

This is why I despise GOP almost as much as rats. GOPe just wears smaller pussy hats -
Not much smaller


11 posted on 09/19/2018 1:33:17 PM PDT by atc23 (M*NKEY - there, I said it!)
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I really hope that Grassley and the turtle call off the Mon hearing.

If Grassley is willing to go to CA and the accuser still won’t testify, that should give him enough cover to cancel the Mon hearing. What’s the sense of Cavenaugh testifying again when he has no accuser to respond to?

Even the black ladies where my wife works, recognize this hit job for what it is.

Go ahead and call the vote ASAP. The dems are going to scream no matter what you do.


12 posted on 09/19/2018 1:33:43 PM PDT by Ceebass (Complacency = Pompeii at Pharsalus)
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Collins is correct it is not fair. They should substitute Kvanaughs name and insert their son, daughter, husband, sister, brother or wife for his name. Would they think it fair to have 35 year old allegations come out that the accuser does not have to talk about but the accused does? I imagine they would be furious.

This whole thing is ridiculous.


13 posted on 09/19/2018 1:35:16 PM PDT by funfan
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Flake’s office was rude when I called the other day asking the Senator to stand by Kavanaugh. Arizonans who put that man in office should be ashamed.


14 posted on 09/19/2018 1:37:00 PM PDT by yoe
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To: camle

There will be more over the weekend????

Otherwise the democrats are toast..

This may turn out to be one hell of an election booster for the GOP

But he has to be confirmed


15 posted on 09/19/2018 1:37:27 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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Who the hill is “Dr. Hill”?


16 posted on 09/19/2018 1:39:21 PM PDT by nonsporting
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To: Bell Bouy II
Hill ??

Professor Harold Hill? I’ve heard about him.

Rock Island" The Music Man

17 posted on 09/19/2018 1:44:41 PM PDT by csvset (illegitimi non carborundum)
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To: yoe
Arizonans who put that man in office should be ashamed.

Not ashamed, just pist off at the NRA and others who emailed me to vote for this guy as he was one of us.

Fool me once . . .

18 posted on 09/19/2018 1:45:02 PM PDT by Oatka
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To: Bell Bouy II

Hill - Ford it doesn’t matter! It’s all lies.


19 posted on 09/19/2018 1:46:14 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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Trump should tell people to watch the 8 Democratic Senators up for re-election. Then after the vote suggest that the vote was just a political move and that they need to be removed from office.


20 posted on 09/19/2018 1:51:06 PM PDT by samadams2000 (Get your houses in order.)
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