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madamesilverspurs

(15,800 posts)
Mon Oct 26, 2020, 08:06 PM Oct 2020

It's done. McConnell has written the epitaph. [View all]

It’s done. McConnell has written the epitaph.

The confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett is about more than filling the ninth seat at the Supreme Court. It is, in reality, a transferring of the diseased rot of a dying republican party, extending from Capitol Hill to the bench of the highest court, where the moral emaciation will continue, and the ensuing exhalations will carry the obvious stench of decay.

Rather than continuing as an institution that seeks the ideals of justice, the court now becomes just another instrument of the Republicans’ exertion of power gained at any cost. The effect of that misbegotten quest will be a toxic presence, blighting the court for years to come, perhaps for generations, thanks to Mitch McConnell and his grasping collaborators. The Barrett confirmation is nothing less than the death rattle of what used to be known as the “grand old party.”


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Well Said, Madame! leftieNanner Oct 2020 #1
As soon as Roe v Wade is overturned I will give to groups that get women to abortion legal states. roamer65 Oct 2020 #2
Give them a chance and they will pass a federal law Mr.Bill Oct 2020 #22
We need to get them bdamomma Oct 2020 #3
When do the witch dunking tanks roll out? Blue Owl Oct 2020 #4
I'm glad it happened in this way--so cynically and in-your-face and smugly renate Oct 2020 #5
Makes me want to punch him IN HIS FACE BigmanPigman Oct 2020 #16
My words and feelings exactly, hope all those bruises cost him his reelection bid, he needs to go KS Toronado Oct 2020 #23
Well said, and now Democrats must not ever turn their backs on Republicans, Baked Potato Oct 2020 #6
when at a meeting with republicans DBoon Oct 2020 #9
Yep, very prudent! Baked Potato Oct 2020 #36
Speaker Pelosi is on Chris Hayes now saying essentially she supports expansion of the courts, onetexan Oct 2020 #7
She feels pressure to say this now Steelrolled Oct 2020 #12
why dont u believe it will happen? I believe it to my core Dems will do this, plus grant statehoods onetexan Oct 2020 #14
if we pull off a good solid majority in the Senate I also believe this could happen nt yellowdogintexas Oct 2020 #26
So now we're just expecting to live under the beneficent dictatorship... Crunchy Frog Oct 2020 #15
Makes no sense? Codeine Oct 2020 #21
What happens when the republicans regain the presidency and senate? Steelrolled Oct 2020 #33
If Biden/Harris win and the Dems win the Senate it's hard to see how it doesn't. stlstdg Oct 2020 #31
Joe will not go for it. Steelrolled Oct 2020 #35
Here is what to do DBoon Oct 2020 #8
Mitch McConnell is the biggest scumbag in this country. Initech Oct 2020 #10
And every single person who voted for him. C Moon Oct 2020 #30
Dear GOP: We. Will. Break. You. DinahMoeHum Oct 2020 #11
Amy Covid "Ofdonald" Barrett. Crunchy Frog Oct 2020 #13
Ofdonald - that is spot on! moose65 Oct 2020 #20
She's now and forevermore to be called The Handmaiden by me Arazi Oct 2020 #29
She shall from this day forth be referred to as Amy Covid. rickford66 Oct 2020 #17
Um... and... uh... we're just gonna leave it that way? calimary Oct 2020 #18
I've been hearing about the GOP's immanent death for 30+ years Orrex Oct 2020 #19
You are correct. After Bush it was Republican Party Is finished. If Dems win and don't expand the Pepsidog Oct 2020 #24
That's a great, well said, 2 paragraph essay. You should send it to the NYT, WP or ... aggiesal Oct 2020 #25
So who are the 4 liberal judges under 45 we can expect to join the court next year? Moostache Oct 2020 #27
The Rot Really Started With Richard Nixon DallasNE Oct 2020 #28
Tonight I am working on a rewrite of one of my fav Carpenter songs to more match reality yaesu Oct 2020 #32
Yes I am trying to think of the positives mvd Oct 2020 #34
RIP GeorgeGist Oct 2020 #37
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