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INdemo

(6,994 posts)
Mon Oct 8, 2018, 09:02 AM Oct 2018

In 2016 when McConnell refused to allow SCOTUS nominee Judge Garland

a hearing, could McConnell have known then that the fix was in? He knew exactly how they were going to do it and who was going to do it. He knew the States that would be involved and the various State precincts that would be involved...Hell yes he knew
Just like 2000 and 2004 it took advance planning and early action.

The Russians were giving huge sums of money to Republican PAC's do you think he knew? Hell yes he did

and what about Graham, think he knew that his PAC had received over $800,000 from Russian Oligarchs that were tied to Putin? Hell yes he knew

Are we to think next year that if another SCOTUS Associate is nominated by Trump that McConnell will put that nomination on hold....Hell No he wont. He will run it through using a hundred different excuses knowing that he has the SCOTUS to back him up.

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PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
4. The purpose of blocking Garland was to keep a Democratic appointee...
Mon Oct 8, 2018, 09:29 AM
Oct 2018

from replacing Scalia. You don't think McConnell was ready and willing to block any Hillary Clinton
appointments?

In It to Win It

(8,286 posts)
8. They were willing to hold the seat open until 2021...
Mon Oct 8, 2018, 10:02 AM
Oct 2018

assuming Hillary won in 2016 and lost re-election in 2020. Republicans Richard Burr, Ted Cruz and THE SUPPOSEDLY REASONABLE John McCain we’re willing to block any Clinton nominees.

bdamomma

(63,923 posts)
5. oh yes
Mon Oct 8, 2018, 09:42 AM
Oct 2018

he knew. I wish Mueller would catch him in his net. Arrogant POS he is.

I cringe when I see those fucking men together they can be taken down with our votes.

Initech

(100,105 posts)
7. What did he know? I swear that they are all in on it.
Mon Oct 8, 2018, 09:59 AM
Oct 2018

Just look at their "fuck you" attitude towards their opponents in the last two weeks. If that doesn't say "guilty" i don't know what does.

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