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2016 Postmortem

still_one

(98,883 posts) Mon Dec 5, 2016, 10:00 AM Dec 2016

What goes around comes around: Senate Dems plan to stall Trumps radical Cabinet picks [View all]

"Democratic senators intend to hold up the nominations of some Donald Trump Cabinet picks, but there’s not much they can do to stop them thanks to rules they recently implemented.

Several Democratic lawmakers told Politico that they could force up to 30 hours of debate and procedural votes on each nominee, which could take weeks off the Senate calendar and sap the momentum of Trump’s first 100 days."

Of cour Joe Manchin has a different take:

“That’s just bullsh*t,” said Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), one of five Democratic senators facing re-election in 2018 in states that strongly supported Trump. “My God, I think we should have an attorney general in place on Jan. 20. I sure do believe that.”

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/what-goes-around-comes-around-senate-dems-plan-to-stall-trumps-radical-cabinet-picks/

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What goes around comes around: Senate Dems plan to stall Trumps radical Cabinet picks [View all] still_one Dec 2016 OP

That's an ironic title FBaggins Dec 2016 #1

Does anybody else think Manchin and Hietkamp might switch parties MattP Dec 2016 #2

Manchin says no... but it doesn't make much difference FBaggins Dec 2016 #3