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Murkowski Has Struck Back. (Original Post) VermontKevin Jul 2017 OP
Well, good for her. nt Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2017 #1
She's a write in. She owes the RNC nothing. VermontKevin Jul 2017 #2
"It'd be a shame for something to happen to all these appointment confirmations..." forgotmylogin Jul 2017 #4
In other words, not only does Trump not think things through, his avebury Jul 2017 #3
as far as they can throw bora13 Jul 2017 #7
+this. Exactly. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2017 #16
Attacking or threatening a US Senator is stupid Gothmog Jul 2017 #5
i can't believe it's legal. barbtries Jul 2017 #6
It's actually fairly common... Wounded Bear Jul 2017 #10
I am a lawyer and this may or not be illegal but it is stupid Gothmog Jul 2017 #11
A President threatening a Senator is grounds for impeachment: abuse of power of office. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2017 #13
Good for her! Looks like they messed with the wrong Senator lol Luciferous Jul 2017 #8
Lady boss! BadgerMom Jul 2017 #9
Come away from the Dark Side, Lisa. GoCubsGo Jul 2017 #12
tell her to bring Susan Collins with her SCantiGOP Jul 2017 #14
She should go full INDEPENDENT... LovingA2andMI Jul 2017 #15
Perhaps Dems should support moderate Repubs when do the right thing. TryLogic Jul 2017 #17
Brave people don't cower to your blackmail, Thug Trump Alice11111 Jul 2017 #18
Wow. She's been around the block a time or two. Now Trump can add the Senate to the list... Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #19
Yay, Murkowski wryter2000 Jul 2017 #20
Finally!! GulfCoast66 Jul 2017 #21
She ought to sic her pet grizzly on the POS who threatened her raccoon Jul 2017 #22
I suspect the next appropriations cmte meeting will be fun. CSPAN worthy. VermontKevin Jul 2017 #23

forgotmylogin

(7,527 posts)
4. "It'd be a shame for something to happen to all these appointment confirmations..."
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 01:38 PM
Jul 2017

"...you know, kinda like Obama's SC nom...tsk tsk. Imagine if all these nominees just got lost somewhere. Have you seen the beginning of the 70s Superman movie? Those bad hombres were out in space a LOOOONG time...

"Well, got things to do. Byeeee!"

barbtries

(28,787 posts)
6. i can't believe it's legal.
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 01:42 PM
Jul 2017

but then wasn't it the other orange one, oh i can't --- oh yeah, Boehner! who passed cash out before votes?

pretty much anything is legal iyar

Wounded Bear

(58,647 posts)
10. It's actually fairly common...
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 01:56 PM
Jul 2017

it's just not presented in a so "in your face" public forum like Twitter.

This usually happens behind the scenes. Since Trump and his minions have no sense of propriety, they air their dirty laundry in public.

SCantiGOP

(13,869 posts)
14. tell her to bring Susan Collins with her
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 02:47 PM
Jul 2017

Then Trump would lose the Senate if he alienated one more Republican.

(I do realize this is a fantasy, but wouldn't it be sweet)

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)
15. She should go full INDEPENDENT...
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 02:56 PM
Jul 2017

Liking her more and more. Leave the Republicans as they did nothing to help her win that Write-In Campaign last time.

TryLogic

(1,722 posts)
17. Perhaps Dems should support moderate Repubs when do the right thing.
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 03:00 PM
Jul 2017

It is long past time for focusing on issues, sanity, and common sense -- very uncommon characteristics among Republicans!

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
19. Wow. She's been around the block a time or two. Now Trump can add the Senate to the list...
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 03:43 PM
Jul 2017

of those he is warring with and making enemies of.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
21. Finally!!
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 04:05 PM
Jul 2017

A Republican Senator with a pair of...

Nevermind.

No surprise the only republicans with any modicum of decency are females.

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