Richard Blumenthal (D-CT): "Senate should do nothing to artificially delay" next justice

[Miles Archer]

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Dem. Senator BLUMENTHAL: “The Senate should do nothing to artificially delay” consideration of next justice, but POTUS should take his time & make a centrist choice.

11:58 AM - 27 Jun 2018

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[Dawson Leery]

1. WTF?

Democrats are not going to fight. If this is so, then it's better they be replaced.

[hatrack]

2. Wow, what a BOLD STAND!!

[Kentonio]

3. Fucking bullshit

They stole a seat, and one needs to be stolen back to right that wrong.

[Lint Head]

4. Sure. And the Pope is a lizard person from the planet Zod.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. What's Blumenthal smoking?

There's no way in Hell that Spanky would make a "centrist" choice. He'd appoint Roy Moore or Jeannine Pirro or Rudy Giuliani if he thought he could get away with it.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

6. That's the ticket. Mealy mouthed shit will surely put these fascist dicks in place!! He should send

a sternly worded letter next.

[hatrack]

7. Feel the civility!!!

.

[Miles Archer]

15. I actually, literally laughed out loud over that one

Well played.

[LonePirate]

8. I think they feel a long confirmation fight helps Repubs in the mid-terms.

They seem to be trading long term goals for short term ones.

[triron]

38. This happens over and over to no avail.

[lark]

9. Why are Dems so delusional?

They should absolutely stall and stall and stall every second they can. Kennedy brought us gay marriage and you can bet drumpf will put someone who will void it and the right to abortion, he has no clue about the meaning of moderate or centrist and if he did would totally hate it. We will get a racist fascist and that will be the best that can be said. He'll make them swear (on tape) personal loyalty and fealty to him above all else or the asshole won't be nominated. We are totally fucked! i'm beginning to believe even Mueller won't save us because of russian repugs complicity with the theft of our country by a hostile foreign government and it's ugly stupid orange tool.

[uponit7771]

10. sigh

[boston bean]

11. I am calling his office right now.

[OliverQ]

16. Please let us know what they say.

[boston bean]

28. They didn't know he said it. And they listened but said my worss would not be oassed along

Because i was not from CT.

I’m like dude he sits on the judiciary committee.

[OliverQ]

31. Give them a Connecticut zip/address when you call.

[Control-Z]

12. I don't know that much about you,

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). But I know all I need to know. Just fuck off.

[AlexSFCA]

17. dem senators should refuse to vote on anything until after nov election

no budget deals or anything at all should trump proceed with the nominee. GOP would have done exact same thing. They should fight for us by any means possible. Mcconnell set the precedent

[SubjectTrip]

18. Sickening. n/t

[Docreed2003]

19. Sometimes it's very hard

Not to want to bash certain folks and their lack of backbone. This isn't "just a SC nomination"...this isn't about "civility"....this is a fight for the very fabric of our country!

[sinkingfeeling]

20. What planet is he on?

[still_one]

21. He is wrong, this IS THE TIME TO STAND UP and enforce the McConnel doctrine

[mainer]

22. F**k that shit. It's time to primary the spineless "allies"

and vote in more like Ocasio-Cortez

[lagomorph777]

23. If you are from CT, Call Blumenthal and talk some sense into him!

WTF?!?!?!

[global1]

24. I Just Lost All Respect For Blumenthal....

and to think the other day I was saying I was impressed with this guy and could see him as a Dem nominee for President in 2020. Boy - was I wrong.

[C_U_L8R]

25. Rub my tummy.

What a shocker. Maybe there's some strategy to his statement but meanwhile the Democratic base (i.e. US) is pretty fucking concerned.

[WillowTree]

26. Not really much they can do to "artificially delay" it so long as they're the minority, is there?

[Thrill]

27. That's why they're in the minority right now. No fight in them

[Nay]

32. THIS a thousand times. When will Democrats in power learn? nt

[msongs]

29. reminds me of a character in Winds of War... nt

[Tatiana]

30. Talk about TONE DEAF.

I hate to rib him because he has done some good things, but this is one dumbass comment.

Every single Democratic Senator should be echoing Mitch McConnell's words:

"Mr. President, you will not fill this Supreme Court vacancy."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=kP1G45maN4A

[Vogon_Glory]

33. So, Senator Blumenthal, How Well Did Your Strategy Work

In seating Justice Garland

What, it didn’t work? Neil Gorsuch is on the bench? Fancy that. Maybe your strategy is deficient.


I think that fighting works better than playing Caspar Milquetoast, especially with the thuggish people currently running the (Banana) Republican Party.

[spanone]

34. I beg to differ with you, Senator.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

35. No Judicial confirmations in this last year of tRump's Presidency. . . . nt

[Vinca]

36. Oh, wonderful. The exact opposite of how I want Democrats in Congress to react.

No more holding hands and singing kumbayah.

[KelleyKramer]

37. Surrender often, and surrender early

Is that the message?


And to think Trump will take his time and/or make a centrist choice is so delusional it's insane