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customerserviceguy

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3. Graham was throwing down the gauntlet

Reply to suffragette (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 02:38 PM

Sep 2018

to his fellow Republicons, to shame them into getting on board with his position. I agree, taking the focus away from someone who looked and acted like the principal's secretary in "Ferris Buehler's Day Off" may indeed be the key to this confirmation. She wasn't getting anywhere with her nit-picking, and he finally showed a side of him that was not meek, which must have been a surprise to a lot of GOP'ers.

We will see if Collins and Murkowski respond as Graham has requested them to do.

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It will be a supreme irony if a question from Mitchell ends up key to Kavanaugh's confirmation [View all] suffragette Sep 2018 OP

especially if it is connected to Kav's "calendar" designed to exonerate him. irresistable Sep 2018 #1

Yes. Irony upon irony. suffragette Sep 2018 #2

Graham was throwing down the gauntlet customerserviceguy Sep 2018 #3

More than shaming them, I think he was threatening them. He wanted to shift the momentum and he did suffragette Sep 2018 #5

Hmm, now that you mention it customerserviceguy Sep 2018 #14

Her questioning served to make Ford even more credible about being sure Kavanaugh was her assailant wishstar Sep 2018 #4

Yup wryter2000 Sep 2018 #6

Exactly. Great summary. And so ironic that it was the ringer the Republicans hired who did this. suffragette Sep 2018 #7

K&R Solly Mack Sep 2018 #8

Yes it can. Supremely so. suffragette Sep 2018 #9

I've gone into wait and see mode. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #12

Me, too. I have to say this morning's events surprised me, though. suffragette Sep 2018 #13

My theory is that Graham got a text or tweet from Cheeto FakeNoose Sep 2018 #10

I had not thought about that. Certainly possible and it was a very Trumplike move. suffragette Sep 2018 #11