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Hoo05Dave

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As I've posted a number of times, and you're free to search, I was opposed


to the republican maneuver. Garland absolutely deserved meetings, a hearing, consideration, and a vote. He was as deferential a nomination as republicans could have hoped for from a democrat POTUS, and from what I gather supremely qualified.

That said, he wasn't going to be confirmed. Republicans had the votes to block him. So in that respect, I'm almost glad he didn't get the public hearing, and the trashing accompanying it (though I hope republicans would have been kinder to him knowing his nomination would fail).

What bothers be about this from Feinstein is the dirty & personal nature of the tactic. Similar to Ronny Jackson being called a drunk, pill pushing doc to block his nomination for VA sec. It's one thing to raise questions of suitability for the position. Character assassination to a political end is something else. If there is a substantive case, press it responsibly. Just remember that there is a person on the other end of that gambit.







(In response to this post by HoosWillWin)

Posted: 09/15/2018 at 01:00AM



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Mentioned this below, but there are new Kavanaugh details -- Fuzzy Dunlop 09/14/2018 12:44PM
  Despite some of the misogynistic posts below, not sure I -- Capital City Hoo 09/14/2018 4:55PM
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  Lol. ** -- Hokieesith 09/14/2018 1:13PM
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  As I said ..., ** -- WaxHoo 09/14/2018 1:47PM
  Name the accuser. ** -- Hokieesith 09/14/2018 1:55PM
  There is no collusion. There is no accuser. ** -- Hokieesith 09/14/2018 2:06PM
  There is no hokieesith** -- WaxHoo 09/14/2018 2:33PM
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  There's a shocker ** -- wahoo138 09/14/2018 1:22PM
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  Yep. Just attempt to #metoo everyone. ** -- Hokieesith 09/14/2018 1:06PM
  True. But we should have “only -- HoosWillWin 09/14/2018 4:23PM
  OJ book, "If I Did It." ;) ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/14/2018 4:15PM
  Yes, he should be asked under oath. ** -- HoosWillWin 09/14/2018 1:45PM
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  I am realistic. He's going to be confirmed. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/14/2018 1:27PM
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