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Different Drummer

(7,621 posts) Fri Oct 5, 2018, 03:57 PM Oct 2018

Per MSNBC, Manchin just announced he'd vote for confirmation. Game over.

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Per MSNBC, Manchin just announced he'd vote for confirmation. Game over. (Original Post) Different Drummer Oct 2018 OP

Why is anyone even surprised? The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #1

I don't think anyone can excuse this one mvd Oct 2018 #2

Oh, the apologists.. disillusioned73 Oct 2018 #4

Yeah, Manchin is trash -nt Bradical79 Oct 2018 #3

It was already over when we lost Flake and Collins. n/t pnwmom Oct 2018 #5

Yeah, Manchin would have been in a tough bind as the deciding vote. cemaphonic Oct 2018 #6

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)

1. Why is anyone even surprised?

Reply to Different Drummer (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 03:57 PM

Oct 2018

The game was over before it even started.

mvd

(65,174 posts)

2. I don't think anyone can excuse this one

Reply to Different Drummer (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 03:57 PM

Oct 2018

Sickening!

disillusioned73

(2,872 posts)

4. Oh, the apologists..

Reply to mvd (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 03:59 PM

Oct 2018

are working on their spin as we speak..

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)

3. Yeah, Manchin is trash -nt

Reply to Different Drummer (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 03:58 PM

Oct 2018

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

5. It was already over when we lost Flake and Collins. n/t

Reply to Different Drummer (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 04:02 PM

Oct 2018

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)

6. Yeah, Manchin would have been in a tough bind as the deciding vote.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 04:12 PM

Oct 2018

But "Yes" on an already done deal is the path of least political resistance for him for sure.

Honestly, with McConnell running the Senate, it was over in 2016 when too many liberals decided that they couldn't sully themselves by voting for Clinton. In another era, the 60 Senator rule for confirmation would have been respected, and we would get a somewhat tolerable conservative judge.

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