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MattP

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10. Collins or Murkowski would have flipped
Tue Feb 7, 2017, 11:03 PM
Feb 2017

They will stand with us when it doesn't cost the right wing anything at least the hard core tell you to your face

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DeVos is totally unqualified to be Education Secretary. One vote is irrelevant. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #1
ElKeh is saying one vote would not have Ilsa Feb 2017 #5
I understand that. My point us that 49 other nit wits voted for her because she bribed them. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #8
So you think having her in this position is the same as not having confirmed? Ms. Toad Feb 2017 #13
Rob Peter to pay Paul ? No thank you. Rubber stamping a racist to stop a dope is not logical. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #15
pick your poison - or both of them. Sessions will be confirmed, too Blaukraut Feb 2017 #2
McConnell held Sessions back so he could vote grantcart Feb 2017 #3
The Republicans are in charge and they DURHAM D Feb 2017 #4
It's too bad senators make their votes known before the vote meadowlark5 Feb 2017 #6
I suspect Collins, if not Murkowski too, would have voted for her if that had happened. Denzil_DC Feb 2017 #12
Yeah, probably - they look good to their constituents knowing that she'd still get confirmed meadowlark5 Feb 2017 #17
Unfortunately the Democrats are not always the best avebury Feb 2017 #7
They would have waited for Alabama to appoint a successor. tritsofme Feb 2017 #9
Collins or Murkowski would have flipped MattP Feb 2017 #10
If Sessions had been out of the senate, one or the other of.. 3catwoman3 Feb 2017 #11
Thank you ElkeH Feb 2017 #16
Democrats don't set hearings or confirmation votes. Period. SaschaHM Feb 2017 #14
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