Thank you Heather. I appreciate your roadmap for today's happenings.
Much to be pleased about for certain.
I can't help but think the 30 votes against Garland represent a fairly reliable source as to who was involved with January 6th. Maybe I'm overthinking that, but......as I had posted earlier tonight on the announcement of Garlands' approval, gird your loins GOP.
Thank you Heather. I appreciate your roadmap for today's happenings.
Much to be pleased about for certain.
I can't help but think the 30 votes against Garland represent a fairly reliable source as to who was involved with January 6th. Maybe I'm overthinking that, but......as I had posted earlier tonight on the announcement of Garlands' approval, gird your loins GOP.
I think you're right on the mark, Linda. The vote had the subsidiary result of flushing out the guilty parties, like dye injected to reveal cancer tissue.
Does anyone have a list of those 30? It would make for a good 'watch these people' list over the next year or so. Huumm, a phrase comes to mind: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks"
Nebraskan here...this is pure, unadulterated Sasse...flipflopping his way through life. He voted with the twice-impeached-one nearly 100%, even while daring occasionally to call out some of the egregious behavior. Then, after Biden's win, Sasse "courageously" called out a few more of 45's blatantly dastardly actions. Now, however, when it's time to actually help people, there Sasse goes...voting the Party Line...and against the will of his constituents. I really want to have confidence in him, but... well...there is just too much behind-the-scenes unknowability with him.
You may be right, but I also think there are about that many who will simply vote against every Biden nominee because they are obstructionist ideologues. Many of them no doubt consider him to not be the legitimately elected president (or at least represent large groups of people who believe this and so have to pretend they believe it, too), so won't vote to approve anyone he nominates.
Thank you Heather. I appreciate your roadmap for today's happenings.
Much to be pleased about for certain.
I can't help but think the 30 votes against Garland represent a fairly reliable source as to who was involved with January 6th. Maybe I'm overthinking that, but......as I had posted earlier tonight on the announcement of Garlands' approval, gird your loins GOP.
Be safe, be well.
I think you're right on the mark, Linda. The vote had the subsidiary result of flushing out the guilty parties, like dye injected to reveal cancer tissue.
A good analogy!
Does anyone have a list of those 30? It would make for a good 'watch these people' list over the next year or so. Huumm, a phrase comes to mind: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks"
From the US Senate website: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00114
The majority of those nays are not a surprise - most just hanging with the DJT crew! But Sasse? Toomey who wont even be there soon? A bunch of wimps!
Sasse disappointed me. I thought he was starting to show a backbone earlier, but he's been backsliding recently.
Nebraskan here...this is pure, unadulterated Sasse...flipflopping his way through life. He voted with the twice-impeached-one nearly 100%, even while daring occasionally to call out some of the egregious behavior. Then, after Biden's win, Sasse "courageously" called out a few more of 45's blatantly dastardly actions. Now, however, when it's time to actually help people, there Sasse goes...voting the Party Line...and against the will of his constituents. I really want to have confidence in him, but... well...there is just too much behind-the-scenes unknowability with him.
Ruth, thank you. I was looking for the list last evening and could not come up with it. Much appreciated.
You're welcome.
You may be right, but I also think there are about that many who will simply vote against every Biden nominee because they are obstructionist ideologues. Many of them no doubt consider him to not be the legitimately elected president (or at least represent large groups of people who believe this and so have to pretend they believe it, too), so won't vote to approve anyone he nominates.