NEWS: Murkowski will vote YES on Barrett's final confirmation

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Link to tweet

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[catbyte]

1. I'm beyond disgusted.

[Initech]

2. Vote every single one of these assholes out!!

[Claustrum]

3. People will remember when her re-election is up n/t

[Wounded Bear]

4. Of course she did...

She's a bit like Suzie in Maine when it comes to integrity.

[captain queeg]

5. Was there ever a question?

I think the Rs take turns pretending to have a spine once in awhile when they know its a meaningless gesture.

[Sherman A1]

8. Yup

No surprise.

[W_HAMILTON]

6. Never trust a Republican.

[dlk]

7. Watch what they do, not what they say...

[Yavin4]

9. Isn't this what they gave Kerry shit for on the IWR?

I voted against it before I voted for it?

[Laelth]

10. That makes no sense.

Voting against cloture means voting FOR keeping the debate open (i.e. voting to allow a filibuster of the nomination).

Voting FOR the nominee is obvious in its meaning, if that’s what she said, but there will be no vote on this nominee unless Republicans pass a cloture motion (closing debate), and if Murkowski votes against cloture, that actually helps those of us who oppose this nominee.



-Laelth

[unblock]

13. Lost cause trying to explain senate procedures.

Here she actually sided with democrats and did what we wanted her to do, even if it's only because they knew republicans had the votes they needed without her.

So we should be cynical of her show vote, but not (yet) angry for the (incorrect) reason cited.


ETA: well, maybe we can be angry. It's just that the op tweet cited the wrong thing:

https://news.yahoo.com/senate-gop-marches-ahead-barrett-041337208.html

[rsdsharp]

11. These are two different things.

Is she voting for both or just for cloture?

[Sunsky]

12. Yawn

We've seen this before. Same ole playbook

[torius]

14. Bye, Fe-Lisa

Alaskans who put you in office for your phony reasonableness won’t forget.

[Midnight Writer]

15. I reckon Barret won her over with well her reasoned legal arguments. God's Law over all!