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, And if the sun is still coming up in the west....and if Pluto is still there, and if...and if, and (Original Post) pbmus Oct 2018 OP
Yeah, Mitch, and if my aunt had wheels she'd be a pastry cart. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #1
is this just with respect to "well, of course I didn't mean the election-year thing if it's the Rs" anarch Oct 2018 #2
Are you saying you think there's no chance the Republicans will control the Senate in 2020? muriel_volestrangler Oct 2018 #3
Thomas isn't retiring Buckeyeblue Oct 2018 #4

anarch

(6,535 posts)
2. is this just with respect to "well, of course I didn't mean the election-year thing if it's the Rs"
Sun Oct 7, 2018, 06:14 PM
Oct 2018

That goes without saying; nobody would expect different. Come on.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,320 posts)
3. Are you saying you think there's no chance the Republicans will control the Senate in 2020?
Sun Oct 7, 2018, 06:15 PM
Oct 2018

Your optimism is amazing.

78.1% chance Republicans will retain control: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/senate/?ex_cid=rrpromo

Or are you just saying you think there's no chance Thomas will retire in 2020 so that McConnell and his wankers can insert another extremist?

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)
4. Thomas isn't retiring
Sun Oct 7, 2018, 06:23 PM
Oct 2018

His spot on the court allows his wife to make a lot of money sitting on the boards of various right wing organizations. He will stay on the court until they cart his dead ass off of it. It's his seat. I'm sure he thinks he has put up with too much shit just to resign so they can appoint someone younger.

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