They played us again.

[Doremus]

They moved it out of committee for the Senate vote.

If McConnell has the votes without Flake, there will be no investigation.

The fucking '2 hour rule' was an end-run and we just stood there stuttering.

[FromTheAshes]

1. Dr. Ford also should of testified last. nt

[marybourg]

6. Its "have testified", and no, the accuser always

goes first, so that the defender knows what they’re defending against.

[PubliusEnigma]

2. Collins was in the Anteroom when Flake made this deal.

[manor321]

3. I have to assume Flake has promises of no votes from other Senators

I'm going to assume he's not trusting McConnell.

[marybourg]

7. I think Flake intended the one week

delay to occur BEFORE reporting out of committee. Grassley pulled a fast one with the immediate vote. Members thought they were voting to delay, and the vote was, instead, to report out of committee. Flake then said he would vote “no” on the floor, without the one week delay. That’s my take on what I saw; I could be wrong.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Well Turtle could "discharge" it anyway when he wanted

however he still needs all (R) votes to finish it up and if he loses just 2, then the vote won't happen.

[WeekiWater]

5. How is that playing us?

Seems more like a case of "elections have consequences."

[unitedwethrive]

12. Agreed, even rigged elections.

Which is why it is so important to somehow prove the rigging and try and stop it in the future.

[RussBLib]

8. What happened to Trump?

He sounded reasonable today. He's lying again!!

[blogslut]

10. Yeah his lucid, non committal response was weird

and scary

[lunatica]

14. He didn't know what was happening.

It all happened very quickly and everyone is still reeling. Trump was with the President of Chile.

[people]

9. I agree. Flake never said he would vote "no" if there is no FBI investigation

McConnell will not agree to delay. Trump will not ask for an FBI investigation and all of these repukes including Flake and Collins will vote for this creepy jerk. Probably Murkowski too.

[Natron]

11. Correct

I agree with all your points.

[ooky]

13. Watching CNN, saying McConnell

doesn't have the votes now. If McConnell doesn't have the votes then neither does Trump. Then they may both have to agree to allow the FBI investigation to get Trump's nominess through.

[lunatica]

15. Murkowski just sided with Flake

The Republicans have to have both their votes.

[marybourg]

16. Yes, he did. I heard him.