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aikoaiko

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22. I think this is just Collins' posturing. I don't think it will happen.

Reply to PearliePoo2 (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 04:38 PM

Sep 2018

Do we really want a mouthpiece for Kavannaugh tearing about Ford on TV when all Kavannaugh has to say is "it wasn't me" ?

It could work out great, but it could be a disaster.

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OK, Everything has just changed re Kavanaugh. Here's what Senator Collins just wrote" [View all] PearliePoo2 Sep 2018 OP

She needs to put them both under oath - why not? BSdetect Sep 2018 #1

Collins is saying both Dr. Ford and Kavanaugh can have their attorneys at the hearing. PearliePoo2 Sep 2018 #2

Call her: 202.224.2523 She's up for reelection in 2020. CrispyQ Sep 2018 #3

Right on! Good for you! Call them! PearliePoo2 Sep 2018 #5

other senators' contact info Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2018 #14

If Senator Collins gets her way (and I expect she will) I don't expect a hearing next Monday. PearliePoo2 Sep 2018 #4

If Kavanaugh is pulled and the GOP puts up Amy Barrett Dawson Leery Sep 2018 #7

Griswold too? Wealthy Republicans won't like that. yardwork Sep 2018 #15

Why would they care if we cant get contraceptives? Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #30

They won't be able to get them either. yardwork Sep 2018 #36

Confused...How is openly stating you will take a position a problem for a party with no Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #31

Well played on Collin's part PatSeg Sep 2018 #6

He's be that albatross of a legacy held around her neck for the rest of her life. TheBlackAdder Sep 2018 #10

I agree PatSeg Sep 2018 #13

I can't believe anyone (other than the GOPers she always supports) shanny Sep 2018 #37

Yes, she does have that reputation PatSeg Sep 2018 #39

The other guy in the room should also testify. Repugs don't want that because... brush Sep 2018 #8

No. She needs to be calling for enough time to investigate the claim. Unfair to get Prof Ford wiggs Sep 2018 #9

I agree with you! The FBI needs to investigate this! PearliePoo2 Sep 2018 #11

And dems should ask to see the hundreds of thousands of withheld docs to see wiggs Sep 2018 #12

The FBI has zero, nada, no jurisdiction to investigate this, this is not a federal crime, john657 Sep 2018 #16

Doesn't have to be a crime. I was investigated by Hortensis Sep 2018 #18

Was this in any way related to the federal govt? john657 Sep 2018 #19

Yes. But Trump does not have to ask the FBI to Hortensis Sep 2018 #20

Here's the thing, john657 Sep 2018 #21

:) Zero. Okay. I'm only vaguely remembering comments on TV Hortensis Sep 2018 #23

Someone should hire a private investigator, preferably a former FBI john657 Sep 2018 #25

Yes, best guess that has been done? Hortensis Sep 2018 #27

If little old me could think of it, john657 Sep 2018 #28

Yes. We live in interesting times. Hortensis Sep 2018 #32

Yes,we do, john657 Sep 2018 #33

How interesting..... Bayard Sep 2018 #17

I think this is just Collins' posturing. I don't think it will happen. aikoaiko Sep 2018 #22

Could be: She sometimes likes to play reasonable, but votes party. lindysalsagal Sep 2018 #26

As in just about ALWAYS DFW Sep 2018 #34

I suspect Republicans want a lawyer to ask Ford the nasty questions Alhena Sep 2018 #24

They should get Kav's exes who were on Faux torius Sep 2018 #29

Collins knows her days (and campaign dollars) are numbered if she sides with Kavanaugh. FM123 Sep 2018 #35

If Prof. Ford doesn't agree to testify, this won't happen & Collins will vote to confirm Kaleva Sep 2018 #38

They will tell her "no", and she'll go back to her jellyfish routine jberryhill Sep 2018 #40