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Proud Liberal Dem

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31. The President's nominees deserve an up-or-down vote

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 02:01 PM

Feb 2013

and if a majority of Senators vote for the nominee, he is approved. That is all that is required by law. There is also nobody else that President Obama might nominate who is going to satisfy people like Ted Cruz, Tom Coburn, et. al. Sorry, Pubs, Obama isn't going to nominate John Bolton for the job.

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GOP Senators Urge Obama To Drop Hagel Nomination (LETTER) [View all] DonViejo Feb 2013 OP

They know they've lost. Hagel will be confirmed. MjolnirTime Feb 2013 #1

If a republican asks you to do something Kingofalldems Feb 2013 #2

The first thought that came to mind Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #3

Boo! Wichita Pilot Feb 2013 #4

As Dave Weigel says, NOW the threshold isn't 51 or 60 votes, it's 89 votes. TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #5

Well, if that isn't a list of the most worthless OKNancy Feb 2013 #6

I look at the list of names sharp_stick Feb 2013 #7

While I try not to let anything the Republicans do surprise me, okwmember Feb 2013 #8

Shelby, Asshole-Alabama, was elected as a D. They've done this all over the country and we Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #18

Yeah, but he changed parties almost 20 years ago. okwmember Feb 2013 #21

I lived in AL when he pulled that crap. I simply meant they have lied their way into office as D's Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #29

Amen. I remember when Shelby pulled that Third Doctor Feb 2013 #30

I never understood why anyone that voted for him didn't ride him out on a rail. Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #32

I thought Inhofe was gone? Smll_Ax3 Feb 2013 #9

It was another worthless fuck. Unfortunately Inhofe is still thee. catbyte Feb 2013 #11

I notice that McCain didn't sign the 'letter'... eom Purveyor Feb 2013 #10

I saw that too, Purveyor... DonViejo Feb 2013 #36

GOP Senators BE10sCoach Feb 2013 #12

Why do they hate their country... Historic NY Feb 2013 #13

GOP senator signals support for Hagel nomination so which is it ? leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #14

Shelby didn't sign the letter nt DonViejo Feb 2013 #24

Uh huh.... Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #15

LOL nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #33

whatever those twits want is worthless, just like them. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #16

Bipartisian MY Ass otohara Feb 2013 #17

Obama should agree IMMEDIATELY and demand a filibuster-free vote in return!!!!!!! DetlefK Feb 2013 #19

To which Pres. Obama should reply MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #20

Keep Hagel, dump Brennan. Vattel Feb 2013 #22

Whatever. Hagel will have a majority and the delay was pointless. Jennicut Feb 2013 #23

How many of those 15 Cons watoos Feb 2013 #25

I know rubio didn't. As for the others: alp227 Feb 2013 #28

They wrote: "We are the Right but we don't like guys who are right." Coyotl Feb 2013 #26

Fine with me. The President can then offer them somebody like Wesley Clark. Oh, and this time Cleita Feb 2013 #27

The President's nominees deserve an up-or-down vote Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2013 #31

Think back many years jmowreader Feb 2013 #34

Obama should get on his bully pulpit about the Iraq War lies LeftInTX Feb 2013 #35

McCain's name is not on the letter. A little progress I guess MiniMe Feb 2013 #37