Senate Confirms Loretta Lynch as Attorney General After Long Delay

Are simply from the people that can say 'I opposed every nomination Obama sent us rabble rabble rabble'

It's a charade

finally realized this is something which needs to happen especially since their declared hate for Eric Holder was so deep, oh, then by all means keep Holder on longer than needed.

of the senate had to make sure she knew her place, that she was to shut up and wait until they, her superiors, nodded to her to allow her to talk or exist.

Then most of the vile FUCKS voted against her

ANYONE who VOTES in a way that results in these MOTHERFUCKERS getting elected should not talk to me, EVER

These people are vile.

If Pres Obama came out in favor of breathing - 46 cons would immediately hold their breath.

...just that.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/politics/loretta-lynch-attorney-general-vote.html?module=Notification&version=BreakingNews®ion=FixedTop&action=Click&contentCollection=BreakingNews&contentID=32948312&pgtype=Homepage&_r=0

The vote also served as a lens on the 2016 elections. “The Republican majority if it so chose could defeat this confirmation,” said Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, a Republican presidential candidate, who called Ms. Lynch “lawless.”

Mr. Cruz’s comments were immediately answered by several Democrats, who came to the floor to defend Ms. Lynch, recall her personal and professional accomplishments, and assail Mr. Cruz and his colleagues who opposed her.

“This should be a happy day for America,” said Senator Claire McCaskill, Democrat Missouri. She said Republicans opposed Ms. Lynch merely because “she agrees with the man who selected her,” a posture Ms. McCaskill called “beyond depressing — it’s disgusting.”

Senator Kelly Ayotte, a New Hampshire Republican who faces re-election next year, was among those in her party who voted for Ms. Lynch. “Ms. Lynch is a well-respected U.S. attorney with a proven record and significant experience handling difficult cases,” Ms. Ayotte said in a prepared statement. “After meeting with her and reviewing her qualifications, I believe she is clearly qualified and has the necessary experience to serve as Attorney General.”

... Ted Cruz knows what it means to be lawless!

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/loretta-lynch-confirmed-senate-attorney-general-n347066

But yes most Republicans voted against her. Thank you to the few who did support her since she could not have been confirmed with only Democratic votes.

BTW, she is going to be a great USAG.

for her to make good on her apparently expressed opposition to medicinal cannabis, and to pursue prosecution via alleged money laundering.

I am not celebrating. She is going to do everything she can to keep pot illegal and fight it federally even where we voted it in.

There is a new bipartisan bill that says even more forcefully for the feds to back off but i will be surprised if they allow it to come up for a vote.

I don't see the feds protecting abortion clinics which are legal in red states, so leave our blue pot states alone!!!

and surely you've noticed - the animus for cannabis is NEVER questioned, in the same way that it remains a Schedule 1 drug (along with heroin and cocaine).

... to re-list MJ as Schedule II, so let's see what comes of that. The President has voiced support for it (which may, of course, kill it in it's crib given this Congress.)

I can't support a Prohibitionist drug warrior as AG. She might turn out to be a big step backward from Holder on the the question of marijuana. This is not good IMO.

There should be an ad on this nomination, her experience and Majority of Rethugs not voting for her. Shame. I hope all intelligent people remember this.

...for Ms. Lynch -

The Senate voted 56–43 in favor of Lynch, approving her with help of Sens. Kelly Ayotte (N.H.), Thad Cochran (Miss.), Susan Collins (Maine), Jeff Flake (Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Orrin Hatch (Utah), Ron Johnson (Wis.), Mark Kirk (Ill.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

He of "make Obama a one-term president" fame and non-stop obstruction?

Anyway the nay votes:

NAYs ---43
Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Burr (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Coats (R-IN)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Daines (R-MT)
Enzi (R-WY)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Gardner (R-CO)
Grassley (R-IA)
Heller (R-NV)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
McCain (R-AZ)
Moran (R-KS)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Paul (R-KY)
Perdue (R-GA)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-SC)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)

Alexander and Corker voted against her. I am not surprised and unable to say I won't vote for them because of it, since I did not vote for them before. I would like to ask (and I will if I get the chance), what they had against her other than she is Black/Female and a Democrat. And of course because she was nominated by President Obama....what was I thinking?

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00407

And Ashcroft got 42 nays from Democrats.

What's really unprecedented is the ~six month DELAY of her confirmation.

Voting 'No' to Lynch plays well to most of their supporters. It is telling that many of those up for re-election voted 'Yes'. Civility and advancing what is good for the country is all but gone among the ranks of the GOP.

That will irk the Republicans.