Lisa Murkowski Appreciation Thread

[DemocratSinceBirth]

One woman with courage is a majority.

[Anon-C]

1. It's hard to have courage and do the right thing.

Will thank her for her vote for Cloture vote.

[Loki Liesmith]

2. Imagine the politics we could have

if she was typical of her party.

[TruckFump]

3. Thank you, Sen. Murkowski!!! EOM

[fallout87]

4. Where has it been said she's a definite NO vote?

Last I heard, she is undecided:

[link:https://mobile.twitter.com/ReutersPolitics/status/1048244084480065536?s=19|

[Fred Sanders]

7. Things move fast....sorry you heard so late...

[fallout87]

13. She isn't a definite NO

Unless you have a statement from her. I posted the Rueters tweet that says she is still undecided.

[Fred Sanders]

14. She has a statement...still late.

[sandensea]

19. It'll be very difficult for her to vote yes on Cavemanaugh, after voting no on cloture.

That said, you're right: Anything could still happen.

Arms get twisted, threats get issued - all that good stuff Bitchy Mitchy is do adept at (besides collecting money from his narco in-laws).

[Fred Sanders]

21. Murkowski statement crystal clear "this is not the right person"...

What do folks want, fire and brimestone or the words don't matter??

[fallout87]

24. A final NO vote

It aint over till the vote is in. Something you can't seem to comprehend.

[sandensea]

25. That's the thing: Words indeed don't often matter to our Republican friends.

As you know, they have a "whatever works" approach to politics.

That said, Murkowski might still want just a little bit of redemption before she leaves the Senate.

[louis c]

5. Anyone who does the right thing should be praised

[DownriverDem]

8. Yep

I totally agree. I can't believe folks who are attacking her from our side.

[Fred Sanders]

9. Just did an OP on that very point...why would any Democrats disagree...I would like to debate that.

We really do not do praise well, much, or enough.

[DownriverDem]

6. Alaskan Independent Streak

Murkowski lost her primary to a RWNJ. She then ran as a write in candidate and won. Thank you for your vote today Senator!

[True Blue American]

10. I am glad she listened to

Her constituents. Many of them are native Americans and republicans who wrote her in.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

11. I definitely appreciate her :) n/t

[k-dub]

12. From the state that gave us Ted Stevens

I certainly appreciate her.

[crazytown]

15. Credit where credit is due

pleasantly surprised. Thank you Lisa.

[Glorfindel]

16. Thank you, Senator Murkowski.

You have shown great courage and done the right thing.

[eppur_se_muova]

17. I hope she has a good sit-down with Sen. Flake.

Native Americans in AZ might well share some of the concerns of her AK constituency.

[ancianita]

18. + 1

[maxsolomon]

20. Whatever.

The real test is yet to come.

[Fred Sanders]

22. A week ago where we are now would seem a miracle...

[maxsolomon]

23. Glass half full, then? OK

I'm waiting for the outcome.

[leftynyc]

26. I'd agree if I thought she

did it for women. She had a Native American issue to deal with also with this pig of a judge.

[MaryMagdaline]

27. She owes the Tea Party nothing.

Native Alaskans put her over the top in the write/in campaign.

[-Steph-]

28. Thank you Senator Murkowski. I hope your courage influences Senator Collins to also vote no.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

29. Thank you!!

[zentrum]

30. Appreciate.

[grantcart]

31. Please change to "Native Americans of Alaska" appreciation thread

They made her write in election possible.

If she crossed them she couldn't get elected dog catcher in Nome.

Also a strong honorable mention to Senator Hirono for making Kavanaugh's ruling against native peoples rights a public issue.

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

32. She did the right thing.

That was her promise to the people she represents. Murkowski was on the fence with this all along. She took her campaign direct to the people and they believe in her sincerity. Joe Miller took himself down with the help of a persistent newspaper reporter who stayed hot on his ass. For it Miller had him hand cuffed ! Murkowski learned a very valuable lesson, that lesson is stay engaged with the people. That is what those meetings were all about.

[BigmanPigman]

33. A real woman and American representative.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

34. KR NT

[orleans]

35. from the hill: (can someone explain this to me?)

But Murkowski said that in the final tally she would ask that her vote be recorded as "present," saying she was doing it as a courtesy to Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), who is slated to attend his daughter's wedding back home on Saturday.

"I do this because a friend, a colleague of ours is in Montana this evening and ... he's going to be walking his daughter down the aisle and he won't be present to vote," Murkowski said. "I have extended this as a courtesy to my friend. It will not change the outcome of the vote."

The move described by Murkowski is known as "pairing" a vote, which will allow her to initially vote "no" on Saturday but then withdraw her vote and change it to "present."

Murkowski announced her decision hours after it became clear that Kavanaugh had enough votes to be confirmed.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/409887-murkowski-to-vote-no-on-kavanaugh

[moriah]

39. Essentially, she's made her vote meaningless.

By diluting it to a mere "present" vote, it means if Manchin was posturing today to get Daines to go to the wedding thinking this was in the bag, even if he votes No it's going to be a 49-49 tie, with Pence able to split the tie.

Could give cover for Manchin to "have a chance of heart" and make it a partisan nomination completely though, too.

[moriah]

36. Since she caved and changed her vote to "present" vs "no"...

.. might want to stop the love-fest for her.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

38. It serves the same purpose

And doesn't go into his column

[moriah]

40. The same political purpose -- getting Kav confirmed while pretending to care.

This way even if Manchin has a change of heart, the vote would be 49-49, a tiebreaker with Pence doing it and Daines still getting to fully participate in his daughter's wedding.

Sorry, I'm jaded and triggered and into the liquor. Maybe she does care. I just can't see it right now.

I probably ought to go watch something uplifting in comparison -- like "Threads".

[dflprincess]

41. It doesn't go into the other column either it lands in "no opinion"

She's a coward who was willing to vote no only if it didn't affect the outcome. The definition of having your cake and eating it too.

She just sold out Alaskan Natives and women.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

37. I said all along she was a more likely no than Collins

She was teabagged in the GOP primary and has no love for the wingnutty base.
And despite Collins' BS "moderate" planting, Murkowski has quietly walked the walk

[sellitman]

42. She still has an R before her name.

Her Cloture vote means little.

[bdamomma]

43. She did the right thing

She can look at herself in the mirror.

[OliverQ]

44. She said Kavanaugh wasn't treated fairly and is a good man.

She doesn't have courage, she just did what McConnell allowed her to do.

[malthaussen]

45. In this, yes.

Nice to know at least one Republican draws the line at lying, abuse, and sexual assault.

-- Mal

[saidsimplesimon]

46. I will praise her if her final vote is NO.

It pains me more that one of our own from WV will also put reelection ahead of supporting women. imo

[SidDithers]

47. Similar to Manchin, her vote doesn't matter...

Once Collins said she'd vote Yes, both Manchin and Murkowski were free to vote in the safest way possible, to retain their seats.

Had Murkowski's vote meant anything, bet you dollars to donuts she would have voted Yes.

Sid

[WhiteTara]

48. She is a feckless c*nt. She's voting present

so that Daines absence won't matter. She is a slimy republicon and makes me sick.