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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:02:37am

Sausage fest!!!

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Swift2991  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:07:03am

Arrogant prick.

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Skip Intro  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:09:46am

This Is About Destroying the Presidency of Barack Obama

Everything is.

WASHINGTON—In Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee played host to one of the most garish exercises in absurdity in which our politics have involved themselves. On the surface, the committee was conducting a hearing into the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court. However, at its roots, the hearing was the final, concluding chapter in the attempted destruction of the presidency of Barack Obama.

When he is confirmed—and he will be confirmed, because the votes are there and the Democratic opposition is as bumfuzzled as it always is—he will stand on the highest court of the land as the living representation of a sub rosa determination taken in various caucus rooms eight years ago that the first African-American president should not be allowed to exercise the full power of the presidency. Maybe Gorsuch can live with that. He was confident to the point of being smug, and his gift for oily, pious condescension is undeniable. After all, there is great job security on the Supreme Court and the robe is certainly a nice one.

esquire.com

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:09:59am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:11:51am
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Joe Bacon  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:13:48am
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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:14:42am

re: #6 Joe Bacon

Somebody didn’t prick their finger and check their blood sugar this morning!

It was too far up his nose…

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gocart mozart  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:16:37am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:18:07am
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Citizen K  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:22:08am

re: #9 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Like..how long was it until we even got to the point where we had the bill that ended up the PPACA? How many false starts never even got to vote? How many times were things stalled up in a committee to garner even more concessions to Republicans and conservative Dems? This is, what? Two week and change from reveal to floor vote?

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Charles Johnson  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:23:30am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:25:15am

Whitehouse asks Gorsuch abt his nom. being pushed by $10MIL dollar dark $$$ campaign. Gorsuch: “It is what it is.” nbcnews.to

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gocart mozart  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:26:43am
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Dave In Austin  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:27:30am

Lollipop Guild sez Ivanka promises she won’t do the wrong things…..

Geez.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:29:04am
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The Vicious Babushka  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:29:12am

THE RESTRICTIONS ARE THAT SHE SHOULD NOT BE A GOVT EMPLOYEE, OR UNPAID VOLUNTEER, AT ALL, EVER, PERIOD. JEEZUS.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:31:01am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:31:53am

re: #12 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:32:48am
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Belafon  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:33:40am

re: #16 The Vicious Babushka

THE RESTRICTIONS ARE THAT SHE SHOULD NOT BE A GOVT EMPLOYEE, OR UNPAID VOLUNTEER, AT ALL, EVER, PERIOD. JEEZUS.

There’s a law against nepotism. There’s also a law against having someone perform a service for a government employee, like the president, without paying them.

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Nyet  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:34:15am

Fuck Gorsuch.

It’s Garland or bust.

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FormerDirtDart  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:34:48am
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Sir John Barron  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:35:03am

re: #12 Backwoods_Sleuth

But Hillary emails….

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darthstar  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:35:04am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:36:57am
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FormerDirtDart  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:37:05am
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darthstar  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:37:36am

re: #21 Nyet

Fuck Gorsuch.

It’s Garland or bust.

Garland’s a non-starter. Trump would have to renominate him, and he was previously nominated by a black guy. But fuck Gorsuch, definitely. The guy is proving to be an arrogant prick who finds this whole approval process annoying.

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De Kolta Chair  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:38:35am

Is it my tv set or does Sean Spicer always sound like he’s been huffing helium nitric oxide?

*tv set — now there’s a real age give away.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:38:37am
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Nyet  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:39:09am

re: #27 darthstar

Gorsuch will be confirmed, so everything is a non-starter.

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lawhawk  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:39:16am

re: #23 Sir John Barron

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:40:51am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:41:13am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:42:26am
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FormerDirtDart  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:45:27am
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wrenchwench  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:47:12am

re: #35 FormerDirtDart

[When asked whether Trump will present evidence that Obama wiretapped him, as promised, Spicer says: “Let’s see how the week goes.”]

That’s how you talk about a person with a delicate medical condition.

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retired cynic  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:48:02am

For a brief, relaxing AH moment, here’s one, if you want to see a whale rainbow:

Grey Whale Rainbow

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darthstar  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:48:26am
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Sir John Barron  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:53:12am

re: #35 FormerDirtDart

Sounds convincing. Bigly.

/

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De Kolta Chair  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:54:40am

Heh

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:56:29am
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Stanley Sea  Mar 21, 2017 • 11:58:47am

Call your GOP rep now!

I just called mine, used the term TrumpCare & stated my opposition.

I asked the staff if they’ve received many calls & the answer was YES.

ps. my rep is not on this list.

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The Vicious Babushka  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:00:25pm

re: #42 Stanley Sea

Call your GOP rep now!

I just called mine, used the term TrumpCare & stated my opposition.

I asked the staff if they’ve received many calls & the answer was YES.

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ps. my rep is not on this list.

Some of the names on this list oppose the GOPDontCare bill because it doesn’t fuck over the poors enough.

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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:01:27pm

Gorsuch using his condescending prick move on Klobuchar.
“I’m happy to explain again.”

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Stanley Sea  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:01:28pm

re: #43 The Vicious Babushka

Some of the names on this list oppose the GOPDontCare bill because it doesn’t fuck over the poors enough.

For sure.

Make it so nothing from the GOP passes.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:02:42pm

re: #42 Stanley Sea

ps. my rep is not on this list.

My rep (Massie) is on the list, only because it’s not a complete repeal.

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:03:17pm

re: #43 The Vicious Babushka

Some of the names on this list oppose the GOPDontCare bill because it doesn’t fuck over the poors enough.

Their inability to compromise may pay off for the country, instead of causing constant problems as usual.

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Interesting Times  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:03:18pm

Can Gorsuch be confirmed even if Dems get their act together and filibuster? (that is, can turtle get past such a thing even without using nuclear option?)

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BeachDem  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:04:07pm

re: #3 Skip Intro

This Is About Destroying the Presidency of Barack Obama

Everything is.

esquire.com

Pierce, as always, nails it. And now I am even more distraught than usual.

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:04:19pm

re: #45 Stanley Sea

For sure.

Make it so nothing from the GOP passes.

And then we have a civil war. The GOP needs to learn to function in modern America, rather than having the Democrats become as obstructionist as they are.

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De Kolta Chair  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:04:57pm

Hah!

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Belafon  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:05:11pm

re: #44 jaunte

Gorsuch using his condescending prick move on Klobuchar.
“I’m happy to explain again.”

Sounds like the kind of person you could get to admit some damaging things if you played his ego right.

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lawhawk  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:05:54pm

re: #43 The Vicious Babushka

Yup. Some oppose because it’s not extreme enough. A handful oppose because it’s too extreme, or realize that it hurts their constituents.

There are a bunch of GOPers who don’t think Trumpcare/GOPDontCare goes far enough in fucking over 24+ million people. They want even deeper cuts, more people uninsured, and to do so even quicker, with no replacement for Obamacare. They’d rather see massive tax cuts than do anything that reduces the uninsured rate or helps people.

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De Kolta Chair  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:05:57pm

re: #42 Stanley Sea

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Belafon  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:06:50pm

re: #49 BeachDem

Pierce, as always, nails it. And now I am even more distraught than usual.

And Republicans are about destroying the works of Johnson and FDR. And I’m sure they’d try go resegregate the military if they could get away with it. It’s what they are going to do until enough people get hurt that they’re no longer in power.

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gocart mozart  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:07:37pm
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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:07:53pm
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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:09:22pm

“The Framers’ Design.”

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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:10:16pm
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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:10:59pm

re: #43 The Vicious Babushka

Some of the names on this list oppose the GOPDontCare bill because it doesn’t fuck over the poors enough.

It is sometimes a good thing when humanity and inhumanity join forces…

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:11:45pm

re: #44 jaunte

Gorsuch using his condescending prick move on Klobuchar.
“I’m happy to explain again.”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:13:58pm
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BeachDem  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:14:08pm

re: #45 Stanley Sea

For sure.

Make it so nothing from the GOP passes.

Lindsey’s latest questionnaire:

Do you support or oppose Judge Neil Gorsuch as the next Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Support
Oppose
Unsure
Do you support or oppose repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
Support
Oppose
Unsure
Should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade?
Yes
No
Unsure
Do you support gun control?
Yes
No
Unsure

I answered oppose, oppose, no, yes. I’m sure he’ll pay close attention to my wishes.

I am so sick of Graham getting all these accolades for being “moderate.” He’s only “moderate” while he’s running his mouth on the teevee, then he does what every fucking other Republican does.

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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:14:09pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:15:05pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:16:28pm

re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth

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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:17:07pm

“Selective originalism.”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:17:10pm
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Nyet  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:18:31pm

re: #67 jaunte

“Cafeteria originalism.”

ftfy

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makeitstop  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:18:46pm

re: #43 The Vicious Babushka

Some of the names on this list oppose the GOPDontCare bill because it doesn’t fuck over the poors enough.

In those cases, act like a wingnut and demand that they refuse to cave in to Soshulism!!11

Desperate times, etc. :)

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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:18:57pm

“You might want to study up on it.” She poked him back.

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Interesting Times  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:19:28pm

re: #71 jaunte

“You might want to study up on it.” She poked him back.

Neil Gorsuch-a-douchebag.

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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:19:32pm
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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:21:16pm
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Sir John Barron  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:21:49pm

re: #63 BeachDem

Lindsey’s latest questionnaire:

Do you support or oppose Judge Neil Gorsuch as the next Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Support
Oppose
Unsure
Do you support or oppose repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
Support
Oppose
Unsure
Should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade?
Yes
No
Unsure
Do you support gun control?
Yes
No
Unsure

I answered oppose, oppose, no, yes. I’m sure he’ll pay close attention to my wishes.

I am so sick of Graham getting all these accolades for being “moderate.” He’s only “moderate” while he’s running his mouth on the teevee, then he does what every fucking other Republican does.

I thought there were supposed to be no litmus tests?

//

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Sir John Barron  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:22:59pm

re: #74 jaunte

I like Klobuchar. She’s cute. I’m a sucker for a smart gal in glasses. Also she follows me on Twitter (a mistake of some kind I’m sure).

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:24:57pm

Gorsuch’s response to Klobuchar as to whether a woman can be president is the creepiest thing I’ve ever heard. #GorsuchHearing

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:26:59pm

re: #73 jaunte

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:27:50pm
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Patricia Kayden  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:28:26pm

re: #21 Nyet

Fuck Gorsuch.

It’s Garland or bust.

Agreed!! Why aren’t the Democrats filibustering? They’re so spineless. Frustrated. And yes, I know that they can’t keep him off SCOTUS but they could still break a sweat and try.

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Eventual Carrion  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:29:12pm

re: #34 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Tell it to Sonny Bono

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:29:39pm

re: #79 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Citizen K  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:29:58pm

Gotta love the hysteria over “illegals”, where it actively discourages people from reporting other crimes because it means fucking over their lives from those treating people like a massive evil invading force bent on cultural destruction or some other hyperbolic shit.

And as we’ve seen in other instances, this shit never, ever, ever ends with just “illegals”, or even immigrants in general.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:30:31pm

O_o

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Patricia Kayden  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:34:47pm

re: #35 FormerDirtDart

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There is no evidence so what does Spicer get out of lying? He has zero credibility with anything he claims going forward.

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Belafon  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:35:04pm

re: #80 Patricia Kayden

Agreed!! Why aren’t the Democrats filibustering? They’re so spineless. Frustrated. And yes, I know that they can’t keep him off SCOTUS but they could still break a sweat and try.

What would filibustering a committee meeting do, other than allow Mitch to change the rules on how committee meetings are held? Questioning right now is better.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:36:21pm

shut up, Mitch.
Oh, and all those trumpsters at the rally last night were booing you.

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Patricia Kayden  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:36:24pm

re: #84 Backwoods_Sleuth

But resisting the Black President and refusing to even vote on Garland was okey dokey.

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bratwurst  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:36:27pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:37:46pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:38:27pm
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Skip Intro  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:39:49pm

re: #48 Interesting Times

Can Gorsuch be confirmed even if Dems get their act together and filibuster? (that is, can turtle get past such a thing even without using nuclear option?)

Of course he can. Trump could nominate Josh Duggar, and unless there was some GOP defection (there would be none), he’s got a new job for life.

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Patricia Kayden  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:40:33pm

re: #89 bratwurst

Dogs + Huckabee sons = tragedy (for the dog)

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ObserverArt  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:40:45pm

re: #62 Backwoods_Sleuth

Jennifer Bendery ✔ @jbendery
Neil Gorsuch is irritable under tough questioning. Justice Neil Crankypants.
3:13 PM - 21 Mar 2017
2 2 Retweets 2 2 likes

Why are all these politicians wasting the time of this obviously very important man?

Cannot they see he is THE GREATEST JUDGE already?

Ask him, he will tell you…

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:40:45pm
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Citizen K  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:40:48pm

re: #84 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Franklin  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:41:14pm

re: #83 Citizen K

Remember the whole: Obama let terrorists out of Gitmo and they returned to Iraq and killed US soldiers (ahem, Bush).

How long until a domestic abuser that was not reported for fear of deportation winds up killing their domestic partner?

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Dave In Austin  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:42:05pm

Folksy Ted!!

{Puke}

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:42:15pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:43:06pm

re: #95 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Citizen K  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:43:18pm

re: #97 Franklin

Remember the whole: Obama let terrorists out of Gitmo and they returned to Iraq and killed US soldiers (ahem, Bush).

How long until a domestic abuser that was not reported for fear of deportation winds up killing their domestic partner?

But that’ll be ok for many, since it’ll “only be an illegal” or something that callous. And you know, at least it was (probably) an American abuser, so it means less than if it was one of those strange swarthy brown outsider types.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:44:10pm
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Charles Johnson  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:44:29pm
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Interesting Times  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:45:26pm

re: #92 Skip Intro

Of course he can. Trump could nominate Josh Duggar, and unless there was some GOP defection (there would be none), he’s got a new job for life.

Oh, that I knew, but what I meant was, if the Dems filibuster, is using the nuclear option the only way the final Gorsuch vote can go ahead…?

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Skip Intro  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:46:48pm

re: #103 Charles Johnson

He really has the Joe McCarthy look solid there.

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Nyet  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:47:17pm

re: #103 Charles Johnson

Cruz has no such problem, no gag reflex since the election.

IYKWIM.

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Skip Intro  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:49:11pm

re: #104 Interesting Times

Oh, that I knew, but what I meant was, if the Dems filibuster, is using the nuclear option the only way the final Gorsuch vote can go ahead…?

I’m sure McConnell would just make an on the spot change of the rules that would allow the GOP to pass approve anyone, even if they didn’t have the votes.

Who would stop him?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:49:49pm

jeebus

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:50:12pm

BREAKING: Freedom Caucus threatens formal opposition to Obamacare replacement bill barring dramatic changes by Wednesday night

Ryan Reluctant To Add Language Specifically Barring Negroes From Using US Currency

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Interesting Times  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:50:18pm

re: #106 Nyet

Cruz has no such problem, no gag reflex since the election.

IYKWIM.

You’re giving tiny-hands trump too much credit /

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Citizen K  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:50:30pm

re: #105 Skip Intro

He really has the Joe McCarthy look solid there.

I’m still not unconvinced that he’s the reincarnation of McCarthy.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:50:42pm
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Skip Intro  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:51:20pm

re: #111 Citizen K

I’m still not unconvinced that he’s the reincarnation of McCarthy.

At least McCarthy had the excuse of being a drunk. What’s Cruz’s excuse?

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Skip Intro  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:52:14pm

re: #112 Backwoods_Sleuth

“He’s so ——— white! I think I’m in love.”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:52:18pm

re: #113 Skip Intro

At least McCarthy had the excuse of being a drunk. What’s Cruz’s excuse?

He has to go through life as Ted Cruz…

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lawhawk  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:53:07pm
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De Kolta Chair  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:53:52pm

re: #108 Backwoods_Sleuth

Whizzer White was with Washington Wizards??

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Franklin  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:54:44pm

re: #116 lawhawk

I’d be happy with Ted Cruz laying down in front of a bulldozer.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:55:18pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 12:57:06pm
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Skip Intro  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:01:13pm

Cutting edge product announcement from Apple. iPhone 7 and 7+ will now be available in red.

Groundbreaking!

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Dr. Matt  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:02:16pm

Ted Cruz should be ashamed to show his weaselly face in public.

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Romantic Heretic  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:02:40pm

re: #78 Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters

It often doesn’t reach that far.

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:02:56pm

re: #121 Skip Intro

Cutting edge product announcement from Apple. iPhone 7 and 7+ will now be available in red.

Groundbreaking!

I’d prefer a Note 7, that’s available in anything but on-fire.

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:03:13pm

re: #123 Romantic Heretic

It often doesn’t reach that far.

Alan Keyes for example.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:04:15pm
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De Kolta Chair  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:04:34pm

And the Brown Palace Hotel is a euphemism for what, Judge?

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darthstar  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:04:34pm

re: #80 Patricia Kayden

Agreed!! Why aren’t the Democrats filibustering? They’re so spineless. Frustrated. And yes, I know that they can’t keep him off SCOTUS but they could still break a sweat and try.

Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…

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freetoken  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:05:43pm

Is America great again, yet?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:06:58pm
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b.d.  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:07:19pm

re: #129 freetoken

Is America great again, yet?

Nyet.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:07:25pm
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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:07:45pm

re: #87 Backwoods_Sleuth

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shut up, Mitch.
Oh, and all those trumpsters at the rally last night were booing you.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:09:52pm
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De Kolta Chair  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:10:59pm

Senator Franken is letting Gorsuch have it right now.

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Skip Intro  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:11:36pm

re: #128 darthstar

Most of the Democrats are old. They don’t want to get too worked up because they might have a heart attack.

Maybe if fossils in the Senate like Feinstein would retire we could start to get the average age of Dems below that of the Fox audience, but only Barbara Boxer had the decency to do that. DiFi will be there until she dies.

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Dr. Matt  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:12:44pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:13:23pm
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Belafon  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:13:53pm

re: #136 Skip Intro

Franken’s old.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:14:50pm
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Skip Intro  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:15:25pm

re: #139 Belafon

Franken’s old.

They’re all old except Harris, and she’s only there because Boxer decided not to run again.

That was my point.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:16:49pm
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Skip Intro  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:18:39pm

So what does the NRA expect to get from spending $1 million on ads for Gorsuch?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:19:36pm
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lawhawk  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:21:06pm

re: #143 Skip Intro

So what does the NRA expect to get from spending $1 million on ads for Gorsuch?

Insurance.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:22:22pm
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gocart mozart  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:22:38pm
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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:25:36pm

re: #147 gocart mozart

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BlueGrl21  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:26:30pm

Trying to peel our Rep, Pete Olson (Moron, TX) off of the Trumpcare approval list.

We’ve been calling his office today and reminding him that our district will have the most people unable to get health insurance in the State of Texas. This district is the most impacted by the law.

In that oh so tiny state of TEXAS.

Then we remind him his district went blue for the first time during the presidential election. So, he’s got some things to think through.

Changing demographics, how does that work?

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Sir John Barron  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:28:08pm

re: #144 Backwoods_Sleuth

let me guess: President White Working Class’s court nominee dissented in a court ruling that found in favor of a White Working Class Dude vs. a Corporation?

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petesh  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:29:18pm

re: #128 darthstar

Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…

I know you are being sarcastic, but yes, that’s what they are doing. This is only a committee hearing. The filibuster comes before the main Senate vote.

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BeachDem  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:29:31pm

re: #108 Backwoods_Sleuth

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jeebus

Glad Teddy’s taking it all so seriously.

Gag.

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Interesting Times  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:29:44pm

re: #149 BlueGrl21

Changing demographics, how does that work?

downfall of westurn civilizashun!!!11!!!

/steve king

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lawhawk  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:31:15pm
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Interesting Times  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:31:38pm

Paging Sergey:

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darthstar  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:36:15pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:37:49pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:39:16pm
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electrotek  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:40:13pm

re: #158 Backwoods_Sleuth

Job creator, eh?

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electrotek  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:41:34pm

hahahahahahaha

Milo lost yet again

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:44:26pm

nice to see the GOP taking all of this seriously

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retired cynic  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:44:35pm

re: #158 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Rauner!

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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:45:29pm
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Interesting Times  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:46:22pm

re: #161 Backwoods_Sleuth

nice to see the GOP taking all of this seriously

[Embedded content]

Someone tell Sasse to leave the bladder-byproduct fetish to Donald of Orange.

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Skip Intro  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:47:42pm

re: #152 BeachDem

Glad Teddy’s taking it all so seriously.

Gag.

He knows it’s a done deal, and is just showing his contempt of democracy.

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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:48:36pm

Originalism is fantasy.

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Skip Intro  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:50:26pm

re: #160 electrotek

Damn, I was sure the article said he lost the vote to be the rectum.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:52:56pm

Garland

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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:54:15pm
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electrotek  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:54:35pm

Wise words displayed here:

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ObserverArt  Mar 21, 2017 • 1:55:40pm

re: #108 Backwoods_Sleuth

Jennifer Bendery ✔ @jbendery
“How’s his jump shot?” — Ted Cruz with the tough questions for Gorsuch (about Justice White)
3:43 PM - 21 Mar 2017
8 8 Retweets 6 6 likes

jeebus

It is important to know if a man can hit the basketball ring.

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ObserverArt  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:00:01pm

re: #128 darthstar

Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…
Gotta keep their powder dry for the next one…

Is it even time to filibuster yet?

Or, does that come after these hearings and before a vote?

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goddamnedfrank  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:00:29pm

Game designers should stop doing this.

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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:00:37pm

re: #161 Backwoods_Sleuth

nice to see the GOP taking all of this seriously

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Remember Whizzer White.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:02:17pm
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GlutenFreeJesus  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:03:36pm

re: #87 Backwoods_Sleuth

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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:07:55pm

The “exercise of religious liberty.”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:08:14pm

Currently US District Judge in Kentucky.

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ObserverArt  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:08:27pm

re: #159 electrotek

Job creator, eh?

Sure thing!

Watch Trump count all the jobs he created as “new” and never mention all the jobs his crappy legislation caused to be lost.

That is his style. Sell the good news bury the bad.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:09:33pm
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Skip Intro  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:09:56pm

re: #180 jaunte

Let, or require?

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EPR-radar  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:10:30pm

re: #86 Belafon

What would filibustering a committee meeting do, other than allow Mitch to change the rules on how committee meetings are held? Questioning right now is better.

It makes sense to let the committee hearings proceed as usual. The real question is whether or not the Democrats filibuster this on the Senate floor, which would force McConnell to end the filibuster to get this nomination through.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:12:24pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:12:45pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:16:55pm
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piratedan  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:17:22pm

it really doesn’t matter what Gorsuch testifies to… I mean, there could be film of him torturing squirrels in his back hard with bb guns and lighter fluid and because he has that principled R backing, he’ll sail right through. After all, these were the guys who allowed Trump to sail through even though they KNEW he was dirty; all so they could get to this moment.

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Dr. Matt  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:17:27pm
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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:17:30pm

i didnt like gorsuch’s answers on the truck driver case and hobby lobby

when pressed on effects on humans, he retreats behind the wording of the law

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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:17:59pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:18:38pm
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EPR-radar  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:18:59pm

re: #191 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

i didnt like gorsuch’s answers on the truck driver case and hobby lobby

when pressed on effects on humans, he retreats behind the wording of the law

Right wing jurists always do that. In their view, the proper function of the law is to support, protect and extend plutocracy.

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Stanley Sea  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:19:31pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:20:45pm
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EPR-radar  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:20:47pm

re: #192 jaunte

Originalism is the biggest legal scam ever. It consists of projecting the jurist’s desired outcome back to the imagined founders, who always end up agreeing with that desired outcome.

What a coincidence.

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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:21:29pm

re: #197 EPR-radar

Oddly enough!

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:25:31pm
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Dr. Matt  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:25:51pm
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Dr Lizardo  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:25:58pm

re: #197 EPR-radar

Originalism is the biggest legal scam ever. It consists of projecting the jurist’s desired outcome back to the imagined founders, who always end up agreeing with that desired outcome.

What a coincidence.

Maybe originalists are consulting a Ouija board?

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wrenchwench  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:26:32pm

re: #196 Backwoods_Sleuth

[Some background on the “frozen trucker” case, which Durbin referenced in his questioning.]

He’s lucky he didn’t get pregnant. I mean, he’s lucky he couldn’t get pregnant.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:27:13pm
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Sir John Barron  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:28:09pm

re: #196 Backwoods_Sleuth

Another victory for the White Working Class!

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Sir John Barron  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:28:52pm

re: #203 Backwoods_Sleuth

Another victory for the White work——

/

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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:29:05pm

I think Gorsuch might find that the Founders were against native Americans using peyote.

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Sir John Barron  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:29:42pm

re: #196 Backwoods_Sleuth

Ah, yes, the I Just Applied The Law defense.

///

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Skip Intro  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:30:57pm

re: #206 jaunte

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I think Gorsuch might find that the Founders were against native Americans using peyote.

They were definitely in flavor of slavery so I’m guessing that’s on the GOP’s agenda soon.

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Shiplord Kirel  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:32:35pm

It occurred to me that Russian collaborators and fellow travelers in the GOP are in a position similar to that of the French far right just before WW2. The French fascists did not control the government but they did have major influence in business, religion, and the press. They were riding high and hoping for bigger and better things in the future. Now consider the position these people were in 6 years later, social outcasts, vilified as traitors and collaborators, and constantly in fear of imprisonment or death. Depending on how bad the Trump/Bannon sellout gets, we might well see this pattern repeated here.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:34:00pm
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gocart mozart  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:34:16pm
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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:34:36pm

re: #197 EPR-radar

Originalism is the biggest legal scam ever. It consists of projecting the jurist’s desired outcome back to the imagined founders, who always end up agreeing with that desired outcome.

What a coincidence.

it implies belief in psychic powers

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freetoken  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:34:44pm

re: #209 Shiplord Kirel

I’m waiting to see what actually falls out of all of this in the end, before I can guess as to any blowback.

But the die-hard Trumpers - they are like the marks that keep showing up to Benny Hinn sermons shows. Once a mark is that deep in, they’re in.

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Dr Lizardo  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:35:57pm

Good night, Lizards. Another day of work tomorrow.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:39:34pm

re: #210 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Belafon  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:42:32pm

re: #197 EPR-radar

Originalism is the biggest legal scam ever. It consists of projecting the jurist’s desired outcome back to the imagined founders, who always end up agreeing with that desired outcome.

What a coincidence.

Someone should ask Gorsuch, since abortions were performed in the 18th century in America, why the founding father’s didn’t outlaw them and if he thinks they should be.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:43:19pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:46:45pm

my congresscritter

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:49:04pm

re: #218 Backwoods_Sleuth

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freetoken  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:49:50pm

re: #218 Backwoods_Sleuth

The health care burden is going to really bite the GOP, I think. Things need to be done, to get things done. Eventually even the slowest of constituents will realize that cutting back on Medicare and Medicaid will hurt grandma in the nursing home. Then only the sociopaths will be left, the ones who just want to gut everything to hurt people. Fortunately, such folk are not the majority of our society.

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EPR-radar  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:50:28pm

re: #212 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

it implies belief in psychic powers

It’s basically projection for judges.

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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:51:27pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:51:28pm
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Belafon  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:51:54pm

re: #221 EPR-radar

It’s basically projection evangelicalism for judges.

ftfy

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:52:41pm
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jaunte  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:53:02pm

The kind of no big deal situation where you hire a crisis management firm.

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calochortus  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:54:22pm

re: #220 freetoken

The health care burden is going to really bite the GOP, I think. Things need to be done, to get things done. Eventually even the slowest of constituents will realize that cutting back on Medicare and Medicaid will hurt grandma in the nursing home. Then only the sociopaths will be left, the ones who just want to gut everything to hurt people. Fortunately, such folk are not the majority of our society.

Which is pretty much why I’ve been pretty calm about the repeal and replace effort. Going after Medicare will be even more “walking into a buzz saw.” It won’t do the GOP any good on the party unity front either.

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calochortus  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:55:53pm

Will this be the week we look back on as the beginning of the end for Trump? We can hope.

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goddamnedfrank  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:57:32pm
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freetoken  Mar 21, 2017 • 2:59:38pm

re: #227 calochortus

I agree.

Yet there remains a giant problem - we have the technical ability to offer advanced care to people suffering from many, many ailments.

But these same people can’t afford these solutions.

Therein lay the disconnect the Democratic Party and whoever is interested in helping people have been trying to address for years.

And it probably can’t be addressed without redistributing some wealth from the top of our society downward.

And therein lay the problem, as so much of our electorate has been led to believe that a little bit of socialism is a bad thing, even though if one analyzed their lives closely one can see they have benefited from such.

But perceptions matter in politics.

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gocart mozart  Mar 21, 2017 • 3:05:51pm
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steve_davis  Mar 21, 2017 • 3:06:45pm

re: #80 Patricia Kayden

Agreed!! Why aren’t the Democrats filibustering? They’re so spineless. Frustrated. And yes, I know that they can’t keep him off SCOTUS but they could still break a sweat and try.

the senate is a kind of theater. they aren’t filibustering yet because doing so would simply allow republicans to paint them as obstructionists. so instead the hearing will go forward, there will be a couple more allusions to Gorsuch being the pick of someone who is potentially a Russian plant, and THEN they’ll filibuster. Republicans can destroy the filibuster, of course, but that will allow Democrats both to have free reign the next time they have control of senate and white house, but also could create massive blowback IF it turns out that there really is fire to go along with the smoke in the Russia investigation.

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calochortus  Mar 21, 2017 • 3:08:03pm

re: #230 freetoken

The trouble is, even with the best will in the world, we can’t give everyone all the care that is available, and that scares people who think they will come out on top with the current system. It seems to me that basic health care for all, with supplemental policies for the frills would be reasonable. I’d like to see long term care included, because something needs to be done.

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goddamnedfrank  Mar 21, 2017 • 3:09:59pm

re: #229 goddamnedfrank

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steve_davis  Mar 21, 2017 • 3:23:52pm

re: #192 jaunte

because originalism just means “I’m a legal realist who’s too much of a pussy to just admit I want the law to mean whatever the hell works out for my ideology.”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 21, 2017 • 4:12:37pm

re: #230 freetoken

Yet there remains a giant problem - we have the technical ability to offer advanced care to people suffering from many, many ailments.

But these same people can’t afford these solutions.

And there is the problem of abuse of health insurance by keeping people alive in a vegetative state because there is still insurance money to get *cough*TerriSchiavo*cough*.
Or some health providers *cough*cancertreatmentcentersofamerica*cough* offering useless last straws just because you have insurance even if there is nothing left that can actually cure you.


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