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Karma13612

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23. I doubt Trump promised him anything.

Reply to DallasNE (Reply #18)

Sat Sep 26, 2020, 02:58 PM

Sep 2020

Durbin is showing professional, Senatorial behavior.

Taking a meeting with the nominee doesn’t say he supports her. It shows he will listen unlike what the Repukes did in 2016 for Merritt Garland.

This is going high when they go low. But, it doesn’t cost us anything and Senator Durbin can get good information so he has a REASON to vote against her nomination when the time comes.

She is going to get grilled.

I hope the hearings are televised.

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Senate Judiciary Democrat says he'll meet with Trump's SCOTUS pick [View all] Polybius Sep 2020 OP

Dems need to find a way to answer Mitch's Garland power grab bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #1

... and when rightwingers bitch about it, laugh in their faces William Seger Sep 2020 #4

And tell them to talk to the hand. tavernier Sep 2020 #24

Courtesy is so 20th Century FFS. n/t rzemanfl Sep 2020 #2

By all means, maintain the veneer of normalcy. jalan48 Sep 2020 #3

Good idea. At least one should meet with the nominee. Then he can privately relay... George II Sep 2020 #5

IOW, the dreamteam minus Liz! Sounds great nt Karma13612 Sep 2020 #21

The only way to stop this in its tracks is for the house to declare and criminal investigation turbinetree Sep 2020 #6

Someone said Mitch can still set hearings Polybius Sep 2020 #10

Lawrence O'Donnell said that the only way to stop this is for the House to bring the turbinetree Sep 2020 #12

Moscow Mitch sets the agenda. He DOES NOT have to drop everything for impeachment. AZ8theist Sep 2020 #26

I believe that the senate must accept the House Managers articles and they do have to stop turbinetree Sep 2020 #27

Look at Section III. AZ8theist Sep 2020 #28

That might lose the Presidential election and the Senate, is it worth the risk? dem4decades Sep 2020 #13

Is it not worth the risk? turbinetree Sep 2020 #20

Make me wretch. Normalize a power grab. The image of Durbin meeting with Coney Handmaiden kairos12 Sep 2020 #7

This is why I say to hell with seniority in selecting the next majority leader Fiendish Thingy Sep 2020 #8

Seniority is years in the Senate - and Durbin has more. He started in 1997 vs 1999 for Schumer karynnj Sep 2020 #15

Exactly. Karma13612 Sep 2020 #22

What makes Warren "the best leader"? George II Sep 2020 #16

what would he gain by not doing his job? stillcool Sep 2020 #9

Right elleng Sep 2020 #14

He needs to wear a Planned Parenthood Tie to the meeting Tommymac Sep 2020 #11

The time to do something about the Supreme Court was in 2016 ismnotwasm Sep 2020 #17

Why Would He Say That Now, DallasNE Sep 2020 #18

I doubt Trump promised him anything. Karma13612 Sep 2020 #23

Durbin is as nice as they come. ancianita Sep 2020 #19

Dems should do their jobs as they see them, old guy Sep 2020 #25