Senator Thom Tillis has tested positive for Covid 19

[DrToast]

Link to tweet

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[CottonBear]

1. When it rains, it pours. N/T

[DrToast]

3. Another member of Judiciary Committee

[In It to Win It]

2. idiots

[sheshe2]

4. That makes two I believe?

Two less GOP votes for confirmation of a Justice.

Hmm.

[Claustrum]

5. We might actually be getting our wish that the confirmation will have to delay till after election

Though, I think McConnell might just make some rule change and vote remotely anyways.

[sheshe2]

9. Perhaps.

I say continue the testing and let them fall as they may. He may become a minority leader, so to speak, if this critters are all under quarantine.

[malaise]

6. Moral of the story

- don't fuck with Jackie's Rose Garden

[struggle4progress]

7. There Thom goes again. Sigh.

Sep 24, 2020

... Tillis reneging on a position he expressed in 2016 on when and when not to fill a Supreme Court vacancy.

“The campaign is already under way,” Tillis said in a speech from the Senate floor four years ago. “It is essential to the institution of the Senate and to the very health of our republic to not launch our nation into a partisan, divisive confirmation battle during the very same time the American people are casting their ballots to elect our next president.”

“There should be no hearings,” Tillis said. “There should be no confirmation. The most pragmatic conclusion to draw is to hold the Supreme Court vacancy until the American people’s voices have been heard.”

That, of course, was when President Barack Obama sought to nominate a moderate ...

https://greensboro.com/opinion/editorials/our-opinion-there-thom-tillis-goes-again-sigh/article_4f61cb32-fe70-11ea-8e31-bb7186bd3330.html

[Lock him up.]

8. OMG Cunningham had a debate with that hypocrite yesterday

Tillis, Cunningham Spar Over Supreme Court, Absentee Voting

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis and Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham sparred on issues related to the Supreme Court and absentee voting during a senate debate.

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-10-01/tillis-cunningham-spar-over-supreme-court-absentee-voting



TEST TEST TEST

Cal Cunningham's polls (he's ahead)
https://www.bing.com/search?q=Cal%20Cunningham%20polls&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&ghc=1&pq=cal%20cunningham%20polls&sc=5-20&sk=&cvid=9F65B35AD9014CB6B0AC3088CF18EA60

[helpisontheway]

10. Oh no.. 😕nt

[ooky]

16. No guarantees of course, but Cal is probably much lower risk

than Tillis.

Hopefully Cal tests negative.

[JI7]

11. How was the set up of the debate ?

[Lock him up.]

13. Dunno, just did a search and that report showed up on top

scary pic (at least wearing masks, but...)

[DrToast]

14. on Twitter Cunningham said he's getting tested

[Skraxx]

12. HA HA! JUDICIARY COMMITEE MEETINGS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Sweet sweet lady karma. Not sure how they can ram through a nominee with two members infected.

[ooky]

15. Well, I'm sure Tillis has great health insurance, unlike many other North Carolinians he

has worked so hard to prevent from having health care coverage.