Chris Hayes nails the motive of Murkowski's vote

[LonePirate]

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes

The Murkowski vote is largely, I think, about maintaining the myth of Roberts' neutrality. Him casting a deciding vote would have been an optics disaster, and they want to keep him clean so he can continue to deliver for them.

[gratuitous]

1. If the Republican playbook was any more telegraphed

It would be sponsored by Western Union.

[rurallib]

19. thanks for the chuckle at such a sad time

My spirits are about as low as McConnell's morals

[2naSalit]

2. Nailed it!

[EleanorR]

3. She's just as radical and corrupt as the rest of them

I never again want to hear the media refer to any republican senators as moderates. They are a radicalized, corrupt party.

[SWBTATTReg]

4. Roberts' neutrality? This has been shot up to pieces a long time ago, when the guy just sat...

there barely saying one word during this whole process...disgusting. I've lost my respect for the supreme court. I hope that he's made aware of this.

[tishaLA]

5. McCaskill said this last night

and she was right. McConnell is most proud of packing the courts and he wants to keep in place the nearly invisible veneer of its independence.

[dalton99a]

7. +1

[CaptYossarian]

12. The game they'll play to show us how "independent" they are will be

to vote all rulings 5 - 4, while rotating the Nazi justices to be the 4th to vote on the Liberal side on each ruling.

It's the same as when Collins, Murkowski, and Portman tease that they'll vote with the Dems--and then pull the football away.

It's (artificial) Democracy through deception.

[spanone]

6. so the conspiracy entraps the SC now

well they DO think of everything it appears

[dalton99a]

9. They have thoroughly Republicanized the judiciary

and their judges have lifelong appointments

[CaptYossarian]

13. So let's find the hooker that gave Scalia the coronary.

Does she have a friend?

[Scotch-Irish]

8. Which means he's not clean & he's tarnished anyway.

If they have to cover his butt, you have to look at who else's butt they're covering.

Lay down with dogs....get up with fleas.

[Wellstone ruled]

10. Could be,Murkowski knows

that the next Administration is going to do some major House Cleaning and the Expansion to the Supreme Court will be in play. Never a friggin doubt if Biden or Warren takes the White House.

Keeping Roberts Pure has always been the Rethugs goal.

BTW,does anyone have any info as to Murkowski's still living almost full time in Massachusetts rarely ever going to Alaska?

[CaptYossarian]

14. I believe her quote was, "Too many f***ing Republicans up there. I prefer civilized people."

Just kidding. (Wanna spread a rumor in Fairbanks?)

[Wellstone ruled]

17. Mudflats clue me in about four years ago on this nightmare

carpet bagger.

[Mersky]

11. Yep, gotta protect the judges who protect the looters, polluters, liars, cheaters, and haters

Aka, the republican way.

[SergeStorms]

15. Just like Trump.......

The rest of the RepubliCANT party does absolutely nothing unless there's a quid pro quo involved.

[bullwinkle428]

16. Bingo. The Turtle is moving every frigging piece on the chess board.

[JaneQPublic]

18. McConnell had this all choreographed days ago. (nt)

[rurallib]

20. Working hand in hand with the White House and the WH lawyers.

the playing field was as level as the matterhorn.

[JaneQPublic]

21. Bingo. (nt)