US Politics, October 2018: next week will be even longer

ah yes, the leaker is the real enemy here

imo the strategy behind this grandstanding is not just Collins's, it's the party's. by having a woman put the seal of approval on the confirmation, they hope to 'soften' the collateral damage among women voters.

yeah this is a pretty compelling argument

Now it’s the internet’s fault

"i pledge to do all that i can to ensure that their daughters and granddaughters never share their experiences."

"but if they do wind up having those experiences, oh well. the past is the past, no need to punish the people who did it to them."

I can only hope that the contempt expressed toward the American public as symbolized by votes to confirm Kavanaugh are met with responses which are proportionately contemptuous. May the American public get real creative with the range of available options for expressing their own contempt.

I made the mistake of going to the NRO Twitter feed and it's Earth-3 over there: praising her compassion, her hammer, her logic.

imo the strategy behind this grandstanding is not just Collins's, it's the party's.

This makes sense. It certainly didn't sound like a very agonized or uncertain decision on her part.

JOE MANCHIN SAYS HE'S A YES on Kavanaugh.

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 5, 2018

lifted my self-ban to break the breaking news

fuck all these worthless assholes

nothing works, our society is doomed

yup

that was biggest grandstanding piece of political bullshit theater that i've seen in quite a while

the fundraiser page for Collins's future opponent has crashed https://t.co/1FAwaSXi7F pic.twitter.com/aEGWXsWRA4

— Sean T. Collins (@theseantcollins) October 5, 2018

wow

good

these assholes deserve the fucking worst

i mean, good, but i hope the page goes back up soon

I long for such small victories at this point

burn. it. the. fuck. down.

now.

btw I'm sure McConnell knew that Murkowski, because of her predicament in Alabama and because she loathes him, was a no and had planned for it.

No one cares if society is doomed because they'll be saved by motherfucking god.

Anyway, if Democrats want to prove Susan Collins is vulnerable in Maine--the Governor, the State Senate, and one of the two House members are all Republican, and all of those offices are up for election in a month.

— Xenocrypt (@xenocryptsite) October 5, 2018

Menendez is officially going the "vote for the crook - it's important" route. Just saw a TV ad that said "Bob Hugin said he would vote for every one of Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominees" and ended with "I'm Bob Menendez and I approved this message because it's never mattered more."

that's the only reason im voting for him tbh

Me https://t.co/93qNxN7Ky9

— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) October 5, 2018

hearing thru Maine friend grapevine that she's gonna retire and that her husband has (surprise) Russian money

but hey at least she got to twist the knife for her scumbag buddies

Are there any weekend protests - like a general, nationwide thing - planned?

hope so. would be nice to do it *before* the final vote

The page is back up.

"I found her testimony to be sincere, painful and compelling. I believe that she is a survivor of a sexual assault and that this trauma has upended her life. Nevertheless"
"I found her testimony to be sincere, painful and compelling. I believe that she is a survivor of a sexual assault and that this trauma has upended her life. Nevertheless"
"I found her testimony to be sincere, painful and compelling. I believe that she is a survivor of a sexual assault and that this trauma has upended her life. Nevertheless"
"I found her testimony to be sincere, painful and compelling. I believe that she is a survivor of a sexual assault and that this trauma has upended her life. Nevertheless"
"I found her testimony to be sincere, painful and compelling. I believe that she is a survivor of a sexual assault and that this trauma has upended her life. Nevertheless"

nevertheless Susan persisted

i just bought susancollins2020.com

maybe she really is retiring. i'm surprised it wasn't registered

"BELIEVE SURVIVORS. NEVERTHELESS..."

she's totally retiring

"fuck you, I'm out" just like Kennedy

oh well, at least it was only $2.99/yr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhBmXKKYq1E

When I am presidetn will you join my cabinetn as Secretary of Websites km, y/n

yesn

Not Postmaster General?

where's the tax returns?

oppo dump

Is red dawn still a film shown to the youth as something one should live by.

Morality once meant something. & not about lowest price one could go for.

I mean the shite that goes on in the US does have a lot of repercussion worldwide so i would watch what is sanctioned, innit.

don't you have a brexit thread to post in? why do you keep inflicting your idle musings on us?

I’m really warming up to Stevolende’s posting style. We should all start from the least cynical position we can stand and then, socratically, end up staring doom in the face.

also devote a line break to each of our thoughts
i guess i could talk about how much i hate republicans here
and then express some of my apparently infinite despair here

I wasn’t being sarcastic!

1992 was a good year for women elected to the Senate (partly because of Anita Hill I think) - Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray, Carol Moseley-Braun. We need to elect a lot more. The Senate should be at least 50% women