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In reply to the discussion: A top aide for Senator Reid said this on MSNBC and it left me stunned. [View all]KPN
(15,974 posts)31. "significantly about not triggering the opposition to be activated " ... you mean like 2016
when Obama decided to keep intelligence info about Russian interference quiet in the face of McConnell's threat to call it partisan?
Stop the frigging calculations and just do what is right. A significant majority of the public will ultimately respect that. It's called leading with conviction on the basis of virtuous principles.
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A top aide for Senator Reid said this on MSNBC and it left me stunned. [View all]
shockey80
Jun 2019
OP
I think one of the reasons that wasn't attempted was that there was no actual way to force a Justice
StarfishSaver
Jun 2019
#15
Ding, ding, ding, ding ding - This, he'll claim inaction is proof of the witch hunt
bigbrother05
Jun 2019
#12
Ya...evidently it wasn't that bad, unfortunately. supposedly they carry no cash and the
Laura PourMeADrink
Jun 2019
#75
Mueller cleared me, the Dems came at me again with another Witch Hunt, but I was cleared again
StarfishSaver
Jun 2019
#18
Her job is to hold the executive branch accountable for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Gore1FL
Jun 2019
#45
Trump will do this even if he was in handcuffs perp walked to jail. He's not sane
uponit7771
Jun 2019
#61
That wasn't a real option. - The Supreme Court wouldn't have seated him. n/t
PoliticAverse
Jun 2019
#58
unfortunately most of the 'popular sentiment' that media and dem leadership factors into
certainot
Jun 2019
#9
"significantly about not triggering the opposition to be activated " ... you mean like 2016
KPN
Jun 2019
#31
Speaker Pelosi as Atticus Finch. Defend the Constitution in the face of certain jury nullification.
Marcuse
Jun 2019
#16
You think that any other Obama nominee would have been treated differently by McConnell?
ehrnst
Jun 2019
#43
McConnell would have done the same thing - and then Obama would have been blamed
StarfishSaver
Jun 2019
#50
I like and admire Nancy Pelosi generally. She has been remarkably effective at shepherding
KPN
Jun 2019
#27
I don't believe when people say after the fact that they were going to be proactive...
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#36