Chuck Grassley unapologetic about blocking Merrick Garland from U.S. Supreme Court
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usatoday.comPosted Feb 23, 2021, 8:20 PM UTC
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usatoday.comRepublicans demand unity but there is literally zero evidence they actually want unity.
Instead, they want to play the aggrieved party, regardless of how many concessions they receive, because this is quite literally one of their only strategies for riling up votes come election time. Scare and anger their constituents about how horrible the Democrats are, get them flocking to the polls.
If tomorrow Biden literally just said, "give me your agenda and we'll enact it, no questions or changes", they would gleefully vote through all the propositions while still bitching and moaning on Fox News that Democrats weren't giving them a seat at the table.
The entire Republican party, but especially the current sitting Republican congress, are entirely bad faith. They will never, not now, not for the rest of their miserable tenure, cooperate in any degree of good faith. They should be voted out and ignored entirely.
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McConnell filibustered his own goddamn bill when Dems called his bluff and went along with the proposal.
They wouldn't give their own agenda any vote beyond Romney, Murkowski and maybe Collins.
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Not only did Mitch filibuster his own bill, he was angry at Obama for agreeing to put it to vote.
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They're only taking after their cult leader in this regard. Who else remembers a humorous SOTU speech from early on in Trump's reign of error, where he looked out over Cryin’ Chuck and Lyin’ Ted, Crazy Bernie and Pocahontas, Dicky Durbin and Sneaky Dianne Feinstein, Jeff Flakey and Liddle Bob Corker, and wanted to be respected?
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Conservatives are unapologetic about everything. They are psychologically incapable of personal responsibility.
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Someday Grassley will generate a good news headline
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Well (and carefully) said.
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Hell, even Rush managed to generate at least one good one.
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" But Grassley alluded to the contentious confirmation hearing for Justice Brett Kavanaugh. "
grassley, another GOP psychopath
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Kavanaugh likely lied under oath about devils triangle and boofing. Is it a big lie? No but certainly disqualifying for a supreme court judge
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I'm unapologetic in declaring that Chuck Grassley is a big old piece of shit.
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Get this remnant of the Bronze Age the fuck out of there - he’s so old he sweats dust
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Term. Limits. These old fokks have been in power since the 1980s.
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I look at it this way, you wouldn't let your great grandfather drive a car, but you let these old farts run your country?
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"Judge Garland is a good pick to lead the Department of Justice. I don’t think anyone doubts his credentials," Grassley said. "He has decades of experience as one of the most respected appellate judges in the country. And before that, he was a great prosecutor. When the domestic terrorist, Timothy McVeigh, was executed for his crimes, we had Merrick Garland to thank for it."
“But he doesn’t like beer,” Grassley added, “and we wanted a Supreme Court justice who likes beer.”
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No, he likes beer... he just doesn’t shove it up his ass.
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Does this decrepit, senile, old windbag remember back that far?
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Yeah, he's a piece of shit. As is every other Republican senator.
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this fossil needs to fuck off back to Iowa and stay there
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This honestly should be remembered as one of the most disgraceful (potentially racist) things to ever happen in the history of the senate.
A black man, name a judge to the Supreme Court. Absolutely not!
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These people have literally zero ability to self examine and see the utter bullshit they are filled with
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Old cow.
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The GOP is a terrorist organization.
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"If only he had an "R" behind his name." Chuck Grassley was heard mumbling to himself.
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What an absolute piece of shit. He defends that travesty this way mere months after he voted to confirm Barrett during an ongoing election.
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It wasn’t just an election year. Millions of people had already voted in the election. It was in the middle of the presidential election
Hmmmm what was different?
Oh that's right... In 2016 there was a Democrat President and a Republican Senate and in 2020 both were Republicans.
The Notorious Amy Coney Barrett.
Hey if in 2024 it's Dem Senate and Biden or Harris is President feel free to replace Breyer
At this point based on the January exception Biden could have the six conservative justices assassinated, nominate and confirm their replacements, and then pardon the assassins and according to Republicans that would all fit with precedent.
Now obviously I'm not advocating for or desiring this, but it does illustrate how batshit insane their various rationales are when taken to logical conclusions.
I think he meant that 2016 was divided between the White House and the Senate
It only matters to the right that the correct words come out of his mouth, not that they have to make any sense.
‘Twas good for me but not for thee or something
Something about geese?
Something about shoes and feet? Or is it kettles and pots?