Susan Collins: It was a mistake not to consider Garland, would be a mistake for Democrats to do same

[Miles Archer]

Jonathan Cohn
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Susan Collins saying it was a mistake not to consider Garland and that it would be a mistake for Democrats to do same to Trump's next nominee tells you everything you need to know about how the GOP gets away with breaking all the rules.

4:03 AM - 28 Jun 2018

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[Iliyah]

1. STFU

[Afromania]

10. there ya go

she needs to shut all the way the hell up.

[brush]

48. Yes. Right. What the hell does that even mean?

I'm so tired of her phony "moderate" act. She falls in line with the rest of the repugs whenever she's told that that they don't have enough votes to cover her fake moderateness.

[TheBlackAdder]

53. Yep. She's not a defender of women's rights! She's a GOP team player-fully embracing Putin's America

[SummerSnow]

2. hell with her

[elleng]

6. Oh right, who needs her vote?

[elleng]

3. George Lakoff tells how conservatives use language to dominate politics.

https://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/10/27_lakoff.shtml

[FM123]

11. excellent article

[elleng]

17. Thanks, FM.

I'm spreading it around today.

[Baitball Blogger]

36. I keep saying it to an empty room.

We need a marketing firm to help us communicate our message.

[elleng]

37. Yes, or something like that.

He spoke at a Dem gathering some years ago, and NADA.

[lagomorph777]

60. Damn it this is frustrating. Dems need help with language.

Prime examples for me are Adam Schiff and Richard Blumenthal. They torture English to avoid saying anything too rude.

Please people, BE RUDE!

[Sanity Claws]

4. FU, Susan. Just FU

[Maven]

5. LOL. Is there anyone who still hasn't caught onto this snake and her act? nt

[wasupaloopa]

7. Depends on you point of view Ms Collins. From where I sit we need to pull out all the stops to bloc

trump nominees.

[RandySF]

8. There's our answer

We will have no Republican help.

[FM123]

9. So this is how they roll! Hypocrites.

[Miles Archer]

14. David Corn's response to the tweet

David Corn
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David Corn Retweeted Jonathan Cohn
Susan Collins seems to be chairing the Tsk Tsk Caucus. Or maybe it's co-chaired by Jeff Flake.

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[LonePirate]

12. This is one of those instances where two wrongs would make a right.

[sdfernando]

13. FUCK YOU SUSAN COLLINS!..../NT

[Efilroft Sul]

15. Fuck her and her false equivalency bullshit.

[duforsure]

16. No I disagree

She is the mistake, and more excuses from a pro russian putin backing treasonous corrupt xxxxx.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

18. Polite people know: two wrongs don't make a right. NT

[spooky3]

19. Her voters need to speak up in force! Nt

[world wide wally]

20. Trump's pick will NOT be based on competence, intelligence, or knowledge of the Constitution.

Strictly partisan loyalty will be all that matters.

[Generic Other]

21. These vermin have no shame

I hate to treat any class of people as subhuman, but I do not know how else to view these escaped GOP lab rats.

[Leith]

22. It Looks Like Susan Collins

wants to be the subject of a feature story on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.

I hope she is.

[mythology]

23. An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind

The way out of a descending cycle isn't to continue it.

The best longer term solution is to create more legal restrictions. If instead of the undefined advise and consent on judicial nominees, the law was vote on the nominee x number of days after the nomination is made the Republicans would've had to deal with Garland. Instead of an undefined emoluments clause, we spelled it out. Etc.

[gratuitous]

44. Great; where are these restrictions? Non-existent right now?

Are they in the works? Who is putting this together right now in time for the next Supreme Court nominee or any pending claims that the president is in violation of the Emoluments Clause?

Because if those restrictions aren't in place, right now and iron-clad, we have to work with the system that exists now. It would be lovely to have anti-gravity brakes that will stop a car after it's plunged off a cliff, but since those aren't a thing, we should probably hit the brakes now, on this side of the precipice, though it may already be too late for that.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

24. Raise your hand if you're surprised by this twit's response or fellow weasel Flake's. nt

[Orsino]

25. Collins is complicit. n/t

[sl8]

26. Sen. Collins, two years ago:

From https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-garland-idUSKCN0X228I

Republican Collins' call for Garland hearings spurned
Richard Cowan
APRIL 5, 2016 / 1:29 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A moderate Republican senator heaped praise on President Barack Obama’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee on Tuesday, bucking Senate Republican leaders who promptly dismissed her call for confirmation hearings.

Susan Collins of Maine became only the second Republican senator to meet with Merrick Garland since Obama nominated the centrist appellate judge last month to fill the court vacancy left by the Feb. 13 death of Justice Antonin Scalia.

The hourlong meeting came as Republican senators face mounting pressure from conservative activists to go along with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s plan to block any nominee chosen by Obama.

“The meeting left me more convinced than ever that the process should proceed. The next step, in my view, should be public hearings before the Judiciary Committee,” Collins told reporters.

...

More at link.

[exboyfil]

27. The ultimate IOKIYAR

What was her stated position during the Garland fiasco? Did she fight for it and call out her party?

[emulatorloo]

58. See the post above yours

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210803045#post26

[janterry]

28. I wish I lived in Maine

so I could not vote for her. As it is, all I can do is reflect on how feckless I think her 'centrist' voice really is.

Useless.

[lsewpershad]

29. This should

be Susan's last term in office.

[spanone]

30. well susan, we can live with our mistake the same way you are.

[dansolo]

31. Then she should ask Trump to nominate Merrick Garland

But she is full of shit and she won't do that.

[gordianot]

32. Face it this is no longer politics.

The entire Republican Party desires to tear up the Constitution or commit outright treason. This is the line I use when Republican politicians ring my door bell and they keep coming.

[Zambero]

33. Susan Collins: Tell Trump to nominate Garland

To correct said MISTAKE, otherwise STFU

[Cha]

42. +MILLIONS!

[Tatiana]

34. Two wrongs don't make a right.

But it makes us even and I will take that.

A hearty F U to Collins, that mealymouthed sellout.

[Cha]

43. I like the way you put that, Tatiana

[Shanti Mama]

35. As a Mainer, I'm thoroughly disgusted.

I already wrote to her this morning before I read this.
Will write and call every single day, speaking for a family of three voters. We are now one-issue voters and she will hear that loud and clear.

[Cha]

41. Thank You, Shanti Mama.. and

Good Luck in Maine.



And, not just God..

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[Cha]

38. ".. a mistake.. " BULLSHIT.. it was

premeditated murder.

And what's good for your goose is better for us..

Check out this, Twit..


And, not just God..

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Oh and..

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[smirkymonkey]

39. Piss off Susan.

Resign. You are useless.

[Fullduplexxx]

40. Yea well fk off

[kacekwl]

45. Too late dummy.

Now STFU lady.

[Crunchy Frog]

46. If he nominates Garland, then we'll consider him.

What a feckless...

[tulipsandroses]

47. This is why I want us to STFU about this Civility issue already - WE FIGHT!!!!

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WE fight - Get used to it- Kick em out of restaurants, get in their faces. Protest, March. Sit ins. Phone Calls. And yes Vote. Alll of it. This is what fighting looks like. Stall. These folks don't play nice. Why the hell are we talking about playing nice? Our democracy is at stake. We are talking about issues that are going to affect generations. Our country is changing under these scumbags.

[ego_nation]

49. "Mistake"?

They sure act like they don’t regret a thing.

[moondust]

50. Maybe if you're talking about a city council seat.

Something with very limited ramifications.

A lifetime appointment to the SC is not something with very limited ramifications. Sen. Collins should know better.

[Solly Mack]

51. Just because we beat you up is no excuse for you to defend yourself.

Is what she is saying.

[JDC]

52. She can F right off. Seriously

[Blue_Tires]

54. Perfectly triangulated stance that protects her no matter what happens...

[Freethinker65]

55. Susan is still waiting for that vote to save health care that Mitch promised her.

I hate her.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

56. "We weren't nice about Garland

but don't be mean to us."


Yeah, whatever. If she truly regretted what happened with Garland, she'd help us here.

[onenote]

57. Well, Susan, I guess you should just learn to live with your mistakes and their consequences

Rather than pretend that what is sauce for the goose shouldn't be sauce for the gander.

[shanti]

59. For me, but not for thee