Quin Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 3, 2017 -> 12:32 PM) Not that I think Hillary is equal to Trump but I question her decision making when she had Kaine as her VP. He's voted yes on all of Trump's cabinet picks so far. Spineless. Didn't vote for Tillerson. Pretty clear he's not gonna vote for DeVos. Probably won't vote Sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 3, 2017 -> 03:13 PM) Didn't vote for Tillerson. Pretty clear he's not gonna vote for DeVos. Probably won't vote Sessions. I doubt he votes for many if any of the remaining noms. The ones who have been confirmed so far (outside of Tillerson) were confirmed because they weren't terrible picks. Pompeo is debatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 3, 2017 -> 12:32 PM) Not that I think Hillary is equal to Trump but I question her decision making when she had Kaine as her VP. He's voted yes on all of Trump's cabinet picks so far. Spineless. Her pick for VP was an odd choice, I would have thought she would have selected someone different. Hopefully next time they get both candidates right to stop the re-election of Mr. Trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 you guys gotta go easy on brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Feb 5, 2017 -> 11:08 PM) you guys gotta go easy on brett Why, exactly, is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 QUOTE (Reddy @ Feb 5, 2017 -> 11:23 PM) Why, exactly, is that? You guys don't even let him recover from the all burns he's receiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Feb 5, 2017 -> 11:30 PM) You guys don't even let him recover from the all burns he's receiving. He could always quit sticking his hands into the fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett05 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 QUOTE (Reddy @ Feb 3, 2017 -> 07:52 AM) Tell me about the Bowling Green Massacre. To throw back to back 300's was amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett05 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 3, 2017 -> 09:32 AM) The only thing that is clueless is trying to rationalize that the GOP didn't try to obstruct Obama. Don't that person who tries to justify everything that your party does. Don't be a drone. Use your mind and see past the marching orders. I've done nothing of the sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett05 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 3, 2017 -> 09:33 AM) Too easy. Fair. I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Brett, Do you believe in American Exceptionalism (like Justice Roberts, Thomas and Scalia) or in the new Trump doctrine that Russia and the US are essentially moral equivalents? Do you believe Putin would be a better leader for America than Obama? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett05 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 6, 2017 -> 07:49 AM) Brett, Do you believe in American Exceptionalism (like Justice Roberts, Thomas and Scalia) or in the new Trump doctrine that Russia and the US are essentially moral equivalents? Do you believe Putin would be a better leader for America than Obama? I had to look up the term and used wikipedia (i know not a great source) to catch up on it. I'd say no, I do not embrace the term. I caught only a sound bite on the O'Reilly interview. I would say countries don't have morals, people do. I have no idea if Putin could be a better President of the United States than Obama or any of our Presidents for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxy Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 07:43 PM) Paul Wellstone, for example. I felt called to come back to Soxtalk, and what do I see, but a mention of a politician I still pine for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) QUOTE (Soxy @ Feb 6, 2017 -> 07:26 PM) I felt called to come back to Soxtalk, and what do I see, but a mention of a politician I still pine for. Might not be worth it unless you stay in the baseball parts. i took a long break and and already regretting coming back to this part. The hysteria is off the charts. But welcome back. Edited February 7, 2017 by Alpha Dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 QUOTE (Soxy @ Feb 6, 2017 -> 07:26 PM) I felt called to come back to Soxtalk, and what do I see, but a mention of a politician I still pine for. Blast from the past! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/08/politics/gor...eets/index.html Gorsuch says Trump judicial tweets are "demoralizing and disheartening"...hope there's audio/video proof here, or Blumenthal and CNN are going to be blasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 8, 2017 -> 04:49 PM) http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/08/politics/gor...eets/index.html Gorsuch says Trump judicial tweets are "demoralizing and disheartening"...hope there's audio/video proof here, or Blumenthal and CNN are going to be blasted. Gorsuch's PR/Comm guy confirmed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 9, 2017 -> 07:16 AM) Gorsuch's PR/Comm guy confirmed it. http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/09/politics/don...rats/index.html As predictable as clockwork... Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who never fought in Vietnam when he said for years he had (major lie), now misrepresents what Judge Gorsuch told him?" Trump tweeted Thursday morning. Pretty bold to also contradict Sasse and Ayotte. Edited February 9, 2017 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Schumer: Democrats will filibuster Gorsuch nomination Good. We have a deeply unpopular President who's whole administration has been one self-inflicted disaster after another and who is under investigation by the FBI regarding his election. Not to mention that it's a stolen seat in the first place. I only got to listen to about an hour of Gorsuch's testimony, but the segment I heard had him refusing to give a simple answer to whether he agreed with the court's decisions in Brown v Board and Griswold despite it being pointed out that Alito and Roberts had no problem giving an unequivocal "yes" during their hearings. We also had a Gorsuch decision reversed by the SCOTUS yesterday unanimously, and that case highlighted Gorsuch's tendency to be hyperliteral to the point of coming up with ridiculous conclusions (that always just happen to favor the powerful over the powerless). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 23, 2017 -> 09:45 AM) Schumer: Democrats will filibuster Gorsuch nomination (that always just happen to favor the powerful over the powerless). That's what DICKhead Durbin tried to pin him on and got his lunch handed to him. I don't have the link but he had a list of over 40 recent cases where what you claim just didn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Looks like the Dems have enough votes to sustain the filibuster on Gorsuch, and the Republicans are planning on nuking it to get him through. https://twitter.com/jasonnobleDMR/status/847122318270836736 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Manchin (WV) and Heitkamp (ND) are the only desertions so far. Patrick Leahy might be another. Would need at least 5 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Good riddance to the filibuster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 31, 2017 -> 09:32 AM) Good riddance to the filibuster. Would be at least interesting if they actually still had to stand and talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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