Democrats Lash Out At McConnell's Threat To Delay Loretta Lynch Vote

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Sunday that a vote on the confirmation of Lynch will be put off until the chamber can pass a generally bipartisan anti-human-trafficking bill that has stalled over an anti-abortion provision that Democrats are pushing to strip out.

"This will have an impact on the timing of considering the new attorney general. Now, I had hoped to turn to her next week, but, if we can't finish the trafficking bill, she will be put off again," McConnell said on CNN's State of the Union program. "Democrats need to come to grips with this." It was a shift for McConnell, who last week said he would bring up the Lynch nomination before the full Senate this week.

Democrats were furious. Sen. Patrick Leahy (VT) — the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, which approved her nomination 12-8 on February 26 — pointed out that no attorney general nominee in the last three decades has waited this long for a confirmation vote.

"Unfortunately, rather than move forward with this historic nomination, Senate Republicans appear intent on making history for all the wrong reasons," he said.

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/mcconnell-delay-loretta-lynch-vote

[Faygo Kid]

1. No surprise. GOP governs for billionaires and their base.

On second thought, they can't govern at all. They don't care about social or "Christian" conservatives, but have to give them lip service, by denying evolution, climate change and controlling women's bodies. They live for war and $$$. That's about it.

[Renew Deal]

2. That's OK. Keep Holder there and let Holder begin investigating the 47 senators

They'll change real quick.

[father founding]

3. delay tactic ,OR

The real reason is that the clown car broke down, and they all can't fit in a regular car to come in to vote.

[safeinOhio]

9. good one,

I might use that one.

[The Stranger]

4. Wow, that sure is some "lashing out."

That sentence sounds about as furious as a bowl of cold oatmeal.

[busterbrown]

5. Typical meow response by Dems..

Very few are able to really kick ass... It’s just good manners I guess.. Fuck that

[Fred Sanders]

6. "Lashing out?" Because the truth when spoken is the same as lies when spoken? WTF?

"The Republican Party is clearing moving towards either total insanity or a coup, add it up". Better response.

[The Stranger]

10. It's an abortion bill, right? Okay, focus on that.

Send the Democratic Senators out on to the Capital steps holding coat hangers.

You don't have to scream -- but you HAVE GOT TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE.

[AlbertCat]

12. Better response.

And they can easily point out that, even when in charge of the chamber, Repugs simply cannot get anything done.


Point out: They cannot put forward a clean bill without some pet peeve inserted into it that has nothing to do with the bill.

Ask... "Why is that? Why are controversial proposals embedded in unrelated but necessary legislation? Because it won't pass unless they cheat. It won't pass because it's bad for America."

Start with a "Once again....." Point it out often, on some kind of media. It might sink in eventually.


BTW, is human trafficking one of our top priorities these days? Not Jobs? or infrastructure?

[jeff47]

7. But...but....decorum!! (nt)

[tridim]

8. You're confusing "lashing out" with "throwing a hissy fit"

That is what REPUBLICANS do.

No, I don't want the Democrats throwing hissy fits every time a Republican does something stupid.

99% of the Democrats are acting like ADULTS.

[quadrature]

11. delaying votes.. a Senate-majority-leader tradition ...nt

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

13. Do nothing, worthless congress.