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[metalslimer]

To no ones surprise really.

Don't even care. His vote doesn't prevent a filibuster

 

[tedrotheredro]

To no ones surprise really.

I guess I don't understand why he puts in a token reference to Garland without actually mentioning that his seat was stolen.

 

[Blader]

Wait, why do people suddenly think the filibuster is about to be nuked?

Because the senators who are normally skittish about that aren't anymore, and no Senate Republican is going to pass up the opportunity to fill a SCOTUS seat with a reliably conservative justice like Gorsuch. He'll be the most lasting element of Trump's legacy and the one they're likely to be most closely aligned with.

 

[BlastProcessing]

@PhilipRucker
Inside White House, some officials saw Katie Walsh as "a leaky vessel," per source. Loyal to Priebus, but viewed suspiciously by others.

Palace intrigue. Even if it was the (unlikely I think) case that Walsh left completely amicably, the WH is so fractious that people will still try to claim credit for running her out. That place is so toxic.

@BrianMontopoli
Spicer at Tuesday's briefing, accidentally confirming he knew there were two leakers before realizing his mistake:

Sean Spicer is bad at his job.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

@PhilipRucker
Inside White House, some officials saw Katie Walsh as "a leaky vessel," per source. Loyal to Priebus, but viewed suspiciously by others.

Palace intrigue. Even if it was the (unlikely I think) case that Walsh left completely amicably, the WH is so fractious that people will still try to claim credit for running her out. That place is so toxic.

@BrianMontopoli
Spicer at Tuesday's briefing, accidentally confirming he knew there were two leakers before realizing his mistake:

Sean Spicer is bad at his job.

haha what a loser, Trump probably made fun of his suit and screamed at him again.

 

[Nafai1123]

Because the senators who are normally skittish about that aren't anymore, and no Senate Republican is going to pass up the opportunity to fill a SCOTUS seat with a reliably conservative justice like Gorsuch. He'll be the most lasting element of Trump's legacy and the one they're likely to be most closely aligned with.

He'll also be a blatant reminder for the next generation of the time when the GOP put party over country and buried their heads in the sand while the executive branch committed treason.

At least, I hope that's how he's remembered if he gets appointed.

 

[phisheep]

Unless an election is likely to be decided by one vote, it's irrational to vote in it unless you enjoy the process of voting, either because of civic culture or because you like a candidate. We can either acknowledge that and improve things systematically by liberalizing voting and rebuilding civic culture or we can try and shame individuals.

Unless an election is decided by one vote it doesn't matter if you stay home or not.

You know what? You can actually win elections by convincing enough of the opposition that this is true.

Therefore it is false.

 

[Owzers]

Rand Paul on CNN, hates surveillance so much that he's willing to degrade himself for Trump?

You called them two suspects at the White House
I never called them suspects
Well the networks did, I don't know which networks, but the networks.

He held up his cellphone and says phones don't have wires so trump didn't mean wiretapping.

 

[Infinite Stars]

He'll also be a blatant reminder for the next generation of the time when the GOP put party over country and buried their heads in the sand while the executive branch committed treason.

At least, I hope that's how he's remembered if he gets appointed.

If he gets appointed and Trump/His Admin get convicted, I want nonstop yelling by Democratic Politicians that his seat was stolen by traitors and those who choose to ally with them. I don't care about the optics, let it be a bonfire.

The outright level of bullshit being stated by Republicans about "You're obstructing our right" after them having done the exact same thing for 8+ months(and threatening to continue to do so if Clinton won) is beyond compare.

 

[Blader]

Heitkamp is a Yes on Gorsuch

https://twitter.com/SenatorHeitkamp/status/847551868792340480


Given that Manchin and Heitkamp were both looked at for Cabinet positions, it probably makes sense their first/only Senate Dems inclined to support Trump's SCOTUS pick.

 

[johnsmith]

Heitkamp is a Yes on Gorsuch

https://twitter.com/JesseRodriguez/status/847551755135074306

She better get fucking primaried.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Heitkamp is a Yes on Gorsuch



https://twitter.com/SenatorHeitkamp/status/847551868792340480

Heitkamp is a dumbass for doing this. You should fight the GOP because of what they did to Garland. People need to call her office right now.

 

[benicillin]

I understand why she's doing it but it doesn't make it any less shitty. Democrats still not learning anything.

 

[Tranqueris]

She better get fucking primaried.

I'm not a huge, "we should primary them" person but if you're willing to vote for someone who wants corporations to be more entrenched as our overlords then fuck..

 

[Veritigo_X]

Heitkamp is a Yes on Gorsuch

https://twitter.com/SenatorHeitkamp/status/847551868792340480

Cool, I'll donate money to whoever primaries her.

 

[Blader]

If Isakson isn't back in the Senate in time for the Gorsuch vote, does that mean McConnell would need to peel off nine Dems to overcome a filibuster?

 

[Teggy]

Man, I hope the NCAA et al doesn't fall for this fake HB2 repeal.

 

[kirblar]

Heitkamp is a dumbass for doing this. You should fight the GOP because of what they did to Garland. People need to call her office right now.

If shes not vote 41 it doesnt matter.

Dont player hate.

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

re: Heitkamp supporting Gorsuch - I'm sure the Senate Democrats have discussed how many people they can afford to "lose" on it. I'm sure you'll see many of the Red State Dems up for election in 2018 coming out in support of Gorsuch. But McConnell will need 8 of them to do so and I'm not sure there are that many.

 

[pigeon]

Sorry, didn't mean to come off annoying D:

No, I wasn't annoyed, just embarrassed at making dumb mistakes.

 

[Bonen no Max'd]

re: Heitkamp supporting Gorsuch - I'm sure the Senate Democrats have discussed how many people they can afford to "lose" on it. I'm sure you'll see many of the Red State Dems up for election in 2018 coming out in support of Gorsuch. But McConnell will need 8 of them to do so and I'm not sure there are that many.

Romney Five, Bennet, Coons, and King seems the most likely path to 60 imo

 

[Dominican Power]

Those two are like moderate Republicans.

 

[Box of Kittens]

I'm not a huge fan of extrapolating the actions of deep red state senators and applying them to the Democratic Party as a whole. Especially when an individual defection is meaningless. The whips have their jobs for a reason.

 

[pigeon]

I think Democrats should be consistent in saying that senators who support Gorsuch should be voted out of office, even if those senators claim to be Democrats.

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

Romney Five, Bennet, Coons, and King seems the most likely path to 60 imo

Warner might be an option, too

But until McConnell gets 60 I don't know that I especially care if a few red state Dems want to come out and support Gorsuch

 

[Futurevoid]

Clinton Watts (who testified at the Senate intel hearing today) is on CNN right now with some great commentary. Including some damning statements about the timeline in which the Trump campaign (and Trump himself) parroted Russian news and vice versa. "The circle seems clear" but he never states outright that coordination has been proved or happened.

 

[Bonen no Max'd]

Warner might be an option, too

But until McConnell gets 60 I don't know that I especially care if a few red state Dems want to come out and support Gorsuch

I think Warner said he was a no yesterday, unless he just meant no on confirmation, yes on ending cloture. Or if I conjured this out of my imagination.

Actually I might be confusing him with Nelson.

 

[Kusagari]

Heitkamp and Manchin were always the most obvious two that would break. Donnelly I assume will be the next one to break.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Those two are like moderate Republicans.

Ben Nelson Part 2

I'm usually a moderate, but this isn't normal. I'm sick of the Democrats having to be the "responsible" ones while the other party continues to get rewarded for assholes.

 

[Nazgul_Hunter]

Clinton Watts (who testified at the Senate intel hearing today) is on CNN right now with some great commentary. Including some damning statements about the timeline in which the Trump campaign (and Trump himself) parroted Russian news and vice versa. "The circle seems clear" but he never states outright that coordination has been proved or happened.

The rhetoric is certainly ramping up. I'm starting to wonder if people in the know already know Trump is guilty, but they can't prove it just yet conclusively.

 

[Surfinn]

https://twitter.com/BrianMontopoli/status/847553843411996673

Source confirms that Schiff's office received Spicer letter today approx 2:20 PM - after NYT story came out. Suggests story prompted letter.

Interesting

 

[smokeymicpot]

If @RepMarkMeadows, @Jim_Jordan and @Raul_Labrador would get on board we would have both great healthcare and massive tax cuts & reform.

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/847559239149158401

Now he is dropping names.

 

[Futurevoid]

The rhetoric is certainly ramping up. I'm starting to wonder if people in the know already know Trump is guilty, but they can't prove it just yet conclusively.

Even more damning in his statement was that he didn't feel the current administration would have his back if he was targeted as he has been before. Something he mentioned in his testimony. He said having spoken out today, there's a good chance his bank accounts would be compromised, or attempts would be made to delegitimize him via news releases (some real, some not) - the way this administration has acted thus far tells him, that if what he's saying was perceived as opposed to the Trump administration - nothing would be done to stop it.

He specifically mentioned Trumps criticisms of the IC, his false statements about wiretapping and general tendency to parrot the type of fake news he's talked about. He stated outright...

"We can counter the fake news. That's doable but to do that, we have to have a President that's not out there parroting that very same fake news."

He also says that the minute that Trump administration turns against Russia, the entire operation can and will turn on them.

 

[daedalius]

If @RepMarkMeadows, @Jim_Jordan and @Raul_Labrador would get on board we would have both great healthcare and massive tax cuts & reform.

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/847559239149158401

Now he is dropping names.

I'm sure this will go over well

 

[whyamihere]

I'm not a huge fan of extrapolating the actions of deep red state senators and applying them to the Democratic Party as a whole. Especially when an individual defection is meaningless. The whips have their jobs for a reason.

.

 

[Surfinn]

If @RepMarkMeadows, @Jim_Jordan and @Raul_Labrador would get on board we would have both great healthcare and massive tax cuts & reform.

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/847559239149158401

Now he is dropping names.

Lol he just tweeted all of their names again, with a question mark

 

[smokeymicpot]

Lol he just tweeted all of their names again, with a question mark

Maybe he doesn't know who they are.

 

[kirblar]

I'm not a huge fan of extrapolating the actions of deep red state senators and applying them to the Democratic Party as a whole. Especially when an individual defection is meaningless. The whips have their jobs for a reason.

/|\

Senators represent states. Not the Dem party as a whole. We let them do this for a very good reason.

When the ACA passed, 30-ish Dem Reps got to vote against it.

 

[Surfinn]

Maybe he doesn't know who they are.

Oops, he also included "where are" before their names, but lol still, like two tweets were necessary.

 

[Plinko]

If @RepMarkMeadows, @Jim_Jordan and @Raul_Labrador would get on board we would have both great healthcare and massive tax cuts & reform.

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/847559239149158401

Now he is dropping names.

Please proceed.

 

[Beer Monkey]

The rhetoric is certainly ramping up. I'm starting to wonder if people in the know already know Trump is guilty, but they can't prove it just yet conclusively.

Or they know it hurts more to drip...drip...keep it in the news every single day, growing and growing...

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

If @RepMarkMeadows, @Jim_Jordan and @Raul_Labrador would get on board we would have both great healthcare and massive tax cuts & reform.

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/847559239149158401

Now he is dropping names.

Good luck.

 

[Surfinn]

Lol all three of those people just collectively shit themselves

 

[smokeymicpot]

Lol all three of those people just collectively shit themselves

Just causing a distraction.

 

[Owzers]

If @RepMarkMeadows, @Jim_Jordan and @Raul_Labrador would get on board we would have both great healthcare and massive tax cuts & reform.

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/847559239149158401

Now he is dropping names.

it bothers me everytime he pretends the health care bill he had no part in is great.

 

[Surfinn]

Just causing a distraction.

A distraction they want nothing to do with. I'm sure they don't feel like defending themselves from literally being called out by the president of the US to do something (and questioned by the media). Kinda fucked up if you think about it.

But yeah just wildly pointing fingers at everyone else.

 

[Kevinroc]

it bothers me everytime he pretends the health care bill he had no part in is great.

He doesn't care about policy in the slightest. He just wants to "win."

 

[RastaMentality]

Lol all three of those people just collectively shit themselves

Wish I could see staffer reactions in these moments.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

A distraction they want nothing to do with. I'm sure they don't feel like defending themselves from literally being called out by the president of the US to do something (and questioned by the media). Kinda fucked up if you think about it.

But yeah just wildly pointing fingers at everyone else.

They voted for this.

 

[nintendoman58]

Because the senators who are normally skittish about that aren't anymore, and no Senate Republican is going to pass up the opportunity to fill a SCOTUS seat with a reliably conservative justice like Gorsuch. He'll be the most lasting element of Trump's legacy and the one they're likely to be most closely aligned with.

What does it take to get rid of the filibuster? Shouldn't that be a whole new area of legislation or something? Also, is the vote for the SCOTUS coming soon? If they filibuster him now, when's the next chance to vote?

Sorry, I live in Canada and I'm not too familiar with this.