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12. What is the use of having an opposition party

Reply to madville (Original post)

Thu Oct 11, 2018, 07:50 PM

Oct 2018

if they oppose NOTHING!?!

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Democrats agree to confirmations of 15 Trump judges [View all] madville Oct 2018 OP

Then even after the midterms madville Oct 2018 #1

Post removed Post removed Oct 2018 #2

Oh well. kacekwl Oct 2018 #3

Their call BUT bluestarone Oct 2018 #4

WHY?? oldtime dfl_er Oct 2018 #5

They didn't have much choice FBaggins Oct 2018 #11

Harry Reid was a fighter? I didn't see him that way. JudyM Oct 2018 #19

Harry Reid oldtime dfl_er Oct 2018 #47

"I am afraid Chuck Schumer has to go." LenaBaby61 Oct 2018 #38

15 hard right judges - lifetime appointments? so endangered repubs can campaign? msongs Oct 2018 #6

there is one endangered Republican maybe 2 dsc Oct 2018 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author FBaggins Oct 2018 #10

Maybe I'm not being pragmatic, but I'd have made the ratfuckers fight tooth and nail for every judge groundloop Oct 2018 #7

I can't help thinking that seeing Democrats fighting tooth and nail against Trump judges catrose Oct 2018 #9

What is the use of having an opposition party The Liberal Lion Oct 2018 #12

I Agree with Kos n/t. Ccarmona Oct 2018 #13

I'm hoping they will not be the judges that bluestarone Oct 2018 #14

McConnel will go down in history AZ8theist Oct 2018 #15

How is it that the republicans have us so badly by the short hairs dhol82 Oct 2018 #16

They have a 51-49 majority in the Senate, and a VP to break any ties. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2018 #22

Yes, the question is how has this happened? dhol82 Oct 2018 #23

Unfortunately, Senator Reid Gave Up the Fillibuster Ccarmona Oct 2018 #28

Huh, wonder why? dhol82 Oct 2018 #32

He was sick of McConnell's Obstruction Ccarmona Oct 2018 #33

Damn! dhol82 Oct 2018 #34

Well...there's that Ccarmona Oct 2018 #35

Short term thinking. n/t hughee99 Oct 2018 #57

That and apparently, frustration. dhol82 Oct 2018 #60

Like McConnell wouldn't have done it anyway? Orangepeel Oct 2018 #37

This has bee happening since Trump took office question everything Oct 2018 #17

I put this at McConnell's door dhol82 Oct 2018 #25

See Reply #28. Ccarmona Oct 2018 #29

I posted in a thread the other day that we had to replace Schumer with someone with a spine and in2herbs Oct 2018 #18

I am curious who you would suggest? rurallib Oct 2018 #20

It's simple math - the republicans have a 51-49 majority, they only need 50 votes to confirm. George II Oct 2018 #21

Maybe we could have delayed until January? Polybius Oct 2018 #39

I agree... Blanks Oct 2018 #51

Most oppose Kavanaugh's nomination JonLP24 Oct 2018 #55

Probably... Blanks Oct 2018 #56

Even if the numbers determine the fate of the appts., Dems should not roll over diva77 Oct 2018 #24

This post! K & R Va Lefty Oct 2018 #27

If people had known there were a bunch of Kavasloth clones about to be apptd. to federal benches diva77 Oct 2018 #46

+1000... Shipwack Oct 2018 #41

What's a "macro" ? diva77 Oct 2018 #45

Sorry for being cryptic... Shipwack Oct 2018 #48

Thanks for explaining! diva77 Oct 2018 #50

If capitulating now is the better option BlueWI Oct 2018 #26

In football it's called a PHANTOM SACK, and Senate Democrats are pretty good at it. TrollBuster9090 Oct 2018 #30

I look at it this way after the start of the new session 2019 we will have control FloridaBlues Oct 2018 #31

I'm sorry, I'm just sick and tired of Dems constantly conceding to the repubs all the time... Basement Beat Oct 2018 #36

kind of reminds me of Oliver Twist, please sir, I want some more elmac Oct 2018 #40

This makes a lot of sense to me. PatrickforO Oct 2018 #42

WE ALSO DON'T STOP THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA BlueWI Oct 2018 #43

No, the fight against Kavanaugh had to happen. PatrickforO Oct 2018 #44

I hear your thoughts. BlueWI Oct 2018 #53

Pfffttt...it's the Republicans that want to go home and campaign. Bengus81 Oct 2018 #49

We need someone else as majority leader. That is all. shanny Oct 2018 #52

We made a deal to allow 15 NAZIS on the federal bench??? clementine613 Oct 2018 #54

Nazis might be too harsh of a term. Let's just say fascists. truthisfreedom Oct 2018 #58

No. Nazis is correct. clementine613 Oct 2018 #59