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13. Hillary is absolutely right. The GOPers have shown themselves to be entirely untrustworthy liars

Thu May 25, 2023, 03:02 AM

May 2023

Every Democrat should remember why it is that Merrick Garland is not on the Supreme Court, how we were lied to and how he was disrespected and stalled until time ran out.

Why on Earth would any intelligent Democrat believe the current crop of Republicans would behave any differently regarding Dianne Feinstein?

Senator Feinstein may be old and ill, but she has a good staff, and with their help and the support of Dems in the Senate, here presence will do us a great deal of good.

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Hillary Clinton Says Dianne Feinstein Should Not Resign [View all] Polybius May 2023 OP

K&R MrsCoffee May 2023 #1

Exactly! They may quite possibly not be able to get the votes for her committee replacement. littlemissmartypants May 2023 #2

This is what some of us have Cha May 2023 #3

Exactly! nt pazzyanne May 2023 #12

+1 we can do it May 2023 #54

Something is seriously wrong with Senate rules dlk May 2023 #4

+1 TeamProg May 2023 #5

She's right. Lasher May 2023 #6

What power does McConnell have over the California Governor's appoinment of a replacement? nt Gore1FL May 2023 #9

Republicans will not agree to add any other Senator to the Judiciary Committee if she retires. Lasher May 2023 #10

RGB and DiFi. Both could have made a world of difference TeamProg May 2023 #7

Yup, I agree. The sign of leadership Karma13612 May 2023 #17

What "world of difference" would Feinstein retiring in 2018 be making now? onenote May 2023 #21

The holding up if judicial appointments probably would not have TeamProg May 2023 #24

What judicial appointments have not gone through because she was absent for 30 days onenote May 2023 #29

Seniority matters in the Senate. onenote May 2023 #31

Yes! Ranked choice put two Dems at the top of the winnings. TeamProg May 2023 #34

And what would've happened if he had won? onenote May 2023 #35

Should we celebrate Thurgood Marshall's lack of "selfishness"? onenote May 2023 #22

Apples and oranges. Don't ask me to explain this one to you as well. nt TeamProg May 2023 #25

Apples and oranges is a cop out answer onenote May 2023 #28

It didn't work out well for SCOTUS when RGB hung in TeamProg May 2023 #33

And it didn't work out when Marshall didn't hang on. onenote May 2023 #36

There is if you lost a family member or suffered missing limbs from the War On Iraq, and there is TeamProg May 2023 #38

I have no idea what you're trying to say. onenote May 2023 #41

It should be self evident why that is different TheFarseer May 2023 #44

But she's groovy of people voting against Biden because of age... Gore1FL May 2023 #8

She didn't say anything about voting against him because of his age Novara May 2023 #19

Yeah, I noticed.that once again, her words are being twisted. LisaM May 2023 #43

Yep Novara May 2023 #49

Yeah, right. Stay in the Senate no matter how senile or PoindexterOglethorpe May 2023 #11

So how do you feel about Thurgood Marshall retiring and allowing Bush to name Thomas onenote May 2023 #23

Like the RBG scenario? Please explain. TeamProg May 2023 #26

Did I say it was the same? It's an example of why retiring early can be bad. onenote May 2023 #27

Marshall had the good sense to notice his PoindexterOglethorpe May 2023 #37

So are you saying Feinstein was incompetent in 2022? onenote May 2023 #40

I certainly saw many reports that she often had no clue PoindexterOglethorpe May 2023 #45

How do you feel about David Souter retiring under Obama when Bush 1 picked him? Polybius May 2023 #47

And when Ginsburg decided not to retire it seemed likely Clinton would win. onenote May 2023 #48

Different analysis though Polybius May 2023 #51

"They retire when they are ready" onenote May 2023 #52

I apply it to her Polybius May 2023 #53

Hillary is absolutely right. The GOPers have shown themselves to be entirely untrustworthy liars Hekate May 2023 #13

I'm just afraid she's going to die in office Bayard May 2023 #14

even if she does, we get more done in the meantime Novara May 2023 #20

As Novara says. We'll have advanced and achieved to that point. Hortensis May 2023 #32

Absolutely not! Jean Genie May 2023 #15

I agree with her Blue_playwright May 2023 #16

We need to change this stupid rule about not Karma13612 May 2023 #18

She's pointing out basic reality of course. I just hope Senator Feinstein is Hortensis May 2023 #30

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2023 #39

As long as she can show up to vote, I am great with her staying. mackdaddy May 2023 #42

I hope DiFi continues to flip the bird to her detractors ripcord May 2023 #46

Same here. we can do it May 2023 #55

She could resign as of a date in the future iemanja May 2023 #50