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2018-09-28 Government

Jeff Flake will vote 'Yes' on Kavanaugh confirmation

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Posted by DarthVader 2018-09-28 11:26|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Color me shocked. I thought after yesterday that Flake and the other two flaky 'pubs from Maine and Alaska would bail on this.

Posted by DarthVader 2018-09-28 11:29|| 2018-09-28 11:29|| Front Page Top

#2 When I see the totals after the "gavel falls" I will believe it... Flake has been really been McCain-grade "Flaky" foe a while.

Posted by magpie 2018-09-28 11:44|| 2018-09-28 11:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Majority whip must have been on the job.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2018-09-28 11:58|| 2018-09-28 11:58|| Front Page Top

#4 The Senate Republican caucus is getting an upgrade this Fall. We are losing Flake and Corker, and McCain has died. In the meantime, Flake has recognized that he has zero future in politics if he uses Kavenaugh as a way to express his obsessive dislike of Trump.

Posted by Iblis 2018-09-28 12:08|| 2018-09-28 12:08|| Front Page Top

#5 We need to get him to vote first. We don't need another McCain event on the floor.....

Posted by 49 Pan 2018-09-28 12:54|| 2018-09-28 12:54|| Front Page Top

#6 Well Flake goes wobbly recommends a week delay on the Senate vote until the FBI has another investigation

Posted by Beavis 2018-09-28 13:59|| 2018-09-28 13:59|| Front Page Top

#7 You cannot count on Flakey ~~Foont~~ Flake's vote, by definition.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2018-09-28 14:10|| 2018-09-28 14:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Well Flaky-flake voted for him to go to the floor even with his last minute whining about it. Schedule the vote Mitch. Preferably this Saturday.

Posted by DarthVader 2018-09-28 14:10|| 2018-09-28 14:10|| Front Page Top

#9 needs a week for fbi investigation. ???

Posted by Spomock Bonaparte6313 2018-09-28 14:21|| 2018-09-28 14:21|| Front Page Top

#10 11/10 yes vote but with a 1-week FBI investigation. I say we call in Strock/Page to give the same due diligence that the Hildabeast got.

Posted by Warthog 2018-09-28 14:21|| 2018-09-28 14:21|| Front Page Top

#11 Now they can unleash an avalanche of 'MeToo' Kav victims.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-09-28 14:23|| 2018-09-28 14:23|| Front Page Top

#12 B - may not matter..Grassley didn't say that a floor vote would not occur until after investigation. Said it was up to McConnell.

Posted by Warthog 2018-09-28 14:25|| 2018-09-28 14:25|| Front Page Top

#13 Bottom line: Flake just threw a shovel full of shi* into the game.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-09-28 14:30|| 2018-09-28 14:30|| Front Page Top

#14

Anyone recognize these two individuals ?

Posted by Besoeker 2018-09-28 14:32|| 2018-09-28 14:32|| Front Page Top

#15 You're right about the shovel full..Soros but who's the other one?

Posted by Warthog 2018-09-28 14:56|| 2018-09-28 14:56|| Front Page Top

#16 sounds like Murkowski is agreeing with Flake for the week delay now

Posted by Jan 2018-09-28 15:12|| 2018-09-28 15:12|| Front Page Top

#17 This piece of shit...

Posted by newc 2018-09-28 15:22|| 2018-09-28 15:22|| Front Page Top

#18 Trump hating Flake, Murkowski, and Collins will move as a troika to upend the Kav nomination.

Looks like Ford and Soros at #14.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-09-28 15:32|| 2018-09-28 15:32|| Front Page Top

#19 Might be worth it if they can get Murkowski on board but, yes, it is a shovel full. Just get it done before November, before it's too late.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2018-09-28 15:32|| 2018-09-28 15:32|| Front Page Top

#20 It is expected that Manchin D-WV will vote to confirm...so with Flake, Corker and Manchin we only need one more to flip.

Seems there are a few red state Dem Senators that might just pull a last second switch and vote for.

If McConnell has any doubts about the outcome, there is nothing to prevent him from confirming Kavanaugh on a simple voice vote (The Ayes have it obviously) and that would give the red state Dems and others the cover they need.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-09-28 15:50|| 2018-09-28 15:50|| Front Page Top

#21 Suppose the Dems get their wish and the FBI goes in and gathers all the evidence in the world, Ford is completely uncorroborated, they find all kinds of exculpatory evidence against her, and Kavanaugh ends up looking like a saint.

Will any Dems agree to confirm him?

Posted by gorb 2018-09-28 16:37|| 2018-09-28 16:37|| Front Page Top

#22 on #14, facial recognition program comes up with Ludmiła Kozłowska - also shows a link to Soros so a likely match

Posted by Warthog 2018-09-28 16:43|| 2018-09-28 16:43|| Front Page Top

#23 Dems screwed themselves by losing elections and Harry Reid killing the filibuster. So their Hail Mary is to allow anonymous unprovable allegations to stall or prevent nominations or bills to pass. With that criteria there can be zero democrats in Congress only partisan political individuals to lie under oath.

And by the way the FBI has proven themselves political in delivering or not delivering evidence or indictments.

Posted by Airandee 2018-09-28 17:03|| 2018-09-28 17:03|| Front Page Top

#24 FBI is Deep State.

Posted by Jeasing Jeaque5937 2018-09-28 18:01|| 2018-09-28 18:01|| Front Page Top

#25 Should do it on the condition that, if her claims are unprovable within a month, every Democrat member would resign form the senate - effective immediately.

Posted by CrazyFool 2018-09-28 20:08|| 2018-09-28 20:08|| Front Page Top

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