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calimary

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57. +1000
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 08:42 PM
Apr 2019

We’ve gone way beyond courtesy by now. Be tough. Be ruthless - even devious! Do what you think they’d do.

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Republicans did it to Blasey Ford, at the Kavanaugh hearing, watoos Apr 2019 #1
Can they really defund him so much that it hurts him? BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #3
That was no secret ambush. We were informed. Hortensis Apr 2019 #4
Blasey Ford is a woman, though NewJeffCT Apr 2019 #11
They get special treatment because the Democrats don't force them to do otherwise. pdsimdars Apr 2019 #20
++++++ zentrum Apr 2019 #27
+1 uponit7771 Apr 2019 #33
+1 uponit7771 Apr 2019 #32
Blasey Ford WANTED to testify FBaggins Apr 2019 #41
Is anyone wondering why Barr is freaked out about facing his own profession? Baitball Blogger Apr 2019 #2
I want them to question him BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #5
No doubt. Baitball Blogger Apr 2019 #7
I want them to put his fucking nuts in a vise until the sonofabitch ... 11 Bravo Apr 2019 #52
I like it...it's inspired! BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #55
that's an excellent point BB. Yet, even with an atty, Barr's pretty good at stall and obfuscation. Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2019 #56
Barr is now trump's lawyer. We need to treat him as such. spanone Apr 2019 #6
Then the US government needs to stop paying him! dchill Apr 2019 #29
If he hadn't told him, the R's on the committee would have and made a big public stink about hlthe2b Apr 2019 #8
Since when is SOP throwing a wrench into the works? stopbush Apr 2019 #9
Since people seem to want Democrats to disregard rules because Republicans are doing it... Caliman73 Apr 2019 #47
Thank you fo saying this StarfishSaver Apr 2019 #50
Nadler did it because he wasn't thinking vlyons Apr 2019 #10
And you wonder what the heck it will take to wake them up? pdsimdars Apr 2019 #22
i'm not sure about that barbtries Apr 2019 #54
Hopefully they'll find some "prosecuter" better than the GOPers had in Kavanaugh. Plus, Hoyt Apr 2019 #12
I agree, the last Senate hearing watoos Apr 2019 #15
Well put nt prodigitalson Apr 2019 #36
If Barr objects to the 30-minute Q&A session sop Apr 2019 #46
or they could each defer to one...who could continue the questioning. Grasswire2 Apr 2019 #49
Nothing is stopping Senate Dems from using DeminPennswoods Apr 2019 #13
Lindsey is running it they will get only a few minutes. House wants their counsel gets half hour pdsimdars Apr 2019 #23
Sure there is FBaggins Apr 2019 #37
The senators can certainly yield their time to one colleague DeminPennswoods Apr 2019 #59
They can yield to each other FBaggins Apr 2019 #60
I want to hear from Mueller, not Barr. Sneederbunk Apr 2019 #14
Too bad they couldn't both appear at the same hearing. watoos Apr 2019 #17
Barr's balking about being interrogated by "lawyers" at the hearing was bogus. Texin Apr 2019 #16
Giving them a heads up isn't the problem, watoos Apr 2019 #18
Precisely and here is probably the most famous example benfranklin1776 Apr 2019 #25
if it hadn't been that it would have been another pretext. barbtries Apr 2019 #19
Informing the witness of the structure and procedures of a hearing is SOP StarfishSaver Apr 2019 #21
It goes beyond that FBaggins Apr 2019 #38
Democracies die when we treat political opposition like they are the enemy zaj Apr 2019 #24
Yeah ok, watoos Apr 2019 #30
Barr's objection to being questioned by a lawyer is a pretext gratuitous Apr 2019 #26
If the committee members do the questioning, House of Roberts Apr 2019 #28
That's it. watoos Apr 2019 #31
Dems can "do" courtesy & enforce the law at the same time. It's what's done in civilized countries. ancianita Apr 2019 #34
Because he works for us, Corgigal Apr 2019 #35
Who is "us"? FBaggins Apr 2019 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author ahoysrcsm May 2019 #61
They all are supposed to work for us FBaggins May 2019 #62
We may have to homegirl Apr 2019 #40
Congress Has Abandon Regular Order DallasNE Apr 2019 #42
Barr and everyone within the tRump administration* are pushing the bounds of the laws. Texin Apr 2019 #43
I believe that Barr refused to testify unless several conditions are met grantcart Apr 2019 #44
Barr was supposed to testify voluntarily and has balked at the arrangement bigbrother05 Apr 2019 #45
A MOB BOSS sees "courtesy" as weakness and will exploit it. Grasswire2 Apr 2019 #48
I feel like we're complaining about this for days, and it's all a distraction exercise. Calista241 Apr 2019 #51
That's exactly what it is- Barr is running interference and killing time coti Apr 2019 #53
+1000 calimary Apr 2019 #57
They couldn't hide it -- the R's also get to call their own counsel to ask questions. n/t pnwmom Apr 2019 #58
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