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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Oct 3

      McConnell had some royal fuckups after he became Majority Leader but I assume cloture means he has the votes. Susan Collins caves again!!!

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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Oct 3

      All of you suggesting this may be bluster -- I'll cede to your evidence of past bluster.

      7:05 PM - 3 Oct 2018
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        2. Chief's Wife‏ @sharondigi Oct 3
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Ben Sasse just asked the White House to pull the nomination from the Senate floor at 9:20pm

          4 replies 4 retweets 12 likes
        3. Eric R.‏ @mrericr Oct 3
          Replying to @sharondigi @emptywheel

          Nah, Sasse said he had asked the White House to nominate someone else. As I Nebraskan, I’ve seen his tired routine so many times. He’ll wring his hands and furrow his brow and vote YES.

          1 reply 3 retweets 25 likes
        4. Bob‏ @trebuchet_guy Oct 3
          Replying to @mrericr @sharondigi @emptywheel

          Correct. This is the "Well, I did everything I could" while in fact he didn't do the one thing he could. Rule #1 with today's GOP is never listen to what they're saying. Only look at what they're doing. The two match up less and less as time goes by.

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        2. loma rae‏ @feral_rae Oct 3
          Replying to @emptywheel

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        2. Steven‏ @Verbaljungle Oct 4
          Replying to @emptywheel

          No way, this FBI inquiry was just to give them cover. It's their way of explaining away the allegations. I know because I have family that are Trump supporters and while they were concerned about K during Ford's testimony they feel now that everything is OK with him.

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        3. SanCarlos.TV‏ @SanCarlosMedia Oct 6
          Replying to @Verbaljungle @emptywheel

          That's called cognitive dissonance ...

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        4. Steven‏ @Verbaljungle Oct 6
          Replying to @SanCarlosMedia @emptywheel

          Very true

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        1. Alice Vermillion‏ @AliceinOlympia Oct 3
          Replying to @emptywheel

          This does nothing for my insomnia.

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        1. Lori‏ @IsTrumpCareDead Oct 3
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Personal opinion: He didn’t look sad turtle enough for this to be bluster.

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        2. Justin‏ @jjoque Oct 3
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Could it also be that he doesn't have the votes and wants to get this over with so he can get someone else confirmed before the election?

          1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
        3. Dinah‏ @edlane3 Oct 3
          Replying to @jjoque @emptywheel

          In the same vein, I wonder if Trump intended to get rid of Kavanaugh, using the Mississippi rant to hurt the candidacy without alienating Trump's own base. The baton was passed to McConnell, who (as you suggest) does not have the votes but has to clean up the mess.

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        1. Mr_Scottch‏ @Mr_Scottch_ Oct 3
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Nah, she hasn't caved, she's just voting they way she always does. She's two faced, tells her constituents one thing while always doing another.

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        1. LaurieG.1234‏ @summer1119_g Oct 3
          Replying to @emptywheel

          I thought it was over last week. I’m holding out hope. That may be foolish. But that’s where I am.

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        1. George Peterson  🌊‏ @petersongeorged Oct 3
          Replying to @emptywheel

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          There's this toohttps://twitter.com/KagroX/status/1047668339781369856 …

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          Anomynous Tweeter-1, LLC @KagroX
          The vote on cloture doesn’t have to happen at the earliest possible time. He can let it ripen and wait if he needs to work on securing the votes. Assuming getting the votes is something he wants to do, as opposed to delivering an “I told you so” to Trump. https://twitter.com/CharlesPPierce/status/1047667761084846080 …
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        2. RBG Horcrux‏ @dparkdpark Oct 3
          Replying to @emptywheel

          I don't understand why James Roche, Kavanaugh's college roommate, wasn't interviewed in the previous 6 FBI background checks. Wouldn't he be someone who would have been interviewed?

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. IBrake ForAnts‏ @ibrake4ants Oct 3
          Replying to @dparkdpark @emptywheel

          Maybe Kavanaugh didn't put his name down? It would be easy to get away with; he only roomed w him for one semester and he had at least 2 other roommates that year...one being his best friend.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. RBG Horcrux‏ @dparkdpark Oct 3
          Replying to @ibrake4ants @emptywheel

          True. I forgot that Roche moved out after one semester. I guess I thought it would be more thorough but I think I remember now that someone mentioned they only check the list that Kavanaugh would have provided.

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