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applegrove

(118,942 posts) Sun Jun 24, 2018, 06:48 PM Jun 2018

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Jeff Flake Threatens to Block Trump's Judicial Nominees

ANDREW DESIDERIO at the Daily Beast

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeff-flake-threatens-to-block-trumps-judicial-nominees

"SNIP.........

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) is threatening to grind arguably the best-functioning part of President Donald Trump’s agenda to a halt.

The Arizona senator, a frequent Trump critic, indicated on Sunday that he would soon move to block consideration of the president’s judicial nominees until and unless Republican leaders allow votes on measures aimed at pushing back against Trump’s authority.

“I do think that unless we can actually exercise something other than just approving the president's executive calendar, his nominees, judges, that we have no reason to be there,” Flake, who is not seeking re-election, said on ABC’s This Week.

“So I think myself and a number of Senators, at least a few of us, will stand up and say let's not move any more judges until we get a vote, for example, on tariffs,” he added.

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Jeff Flake Threatens to Block Trump's Judicial Nominees (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2018 OP

Don't pull a "Rand Paul". We're watching. oasis Jun 2018 #1

Yeah, Yeah Me. Jun 2018 #2

Flake is a phony as a three dollar bill. Wellstone ruled Jun 2018 #3

I feel the same way!!! BUT bluestarone Jun 2018 #5

Not going to happen. Wellstone ruled Jun 2018 #7

Exactly! fallout87 Jun 2018 #8

Yes he is untrustworthy. Wellstone ruled Jun 2018 #10

i'm 99.99% sure your right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bluestarone Jun 2018 #9

He not and will never upset the Mesa Crowd Wellstone ruled Jun 2018 #11

I'll believe it when I see it. volstork Jun 2018 #4

Feckless Flake Makes Bogus Bluff RockRaven Jun 2018 #6

Flake has to put his money where his mouth is peggysue2 Jun 2018 #12

Let me know when Flake follows through on his threats. Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #13

Cheap stunt by flakeoff BSdetect Jun 2018 #14

Don't trust him one bit. lark Jun 2018 #15

IF he does it, THEN I will give credit Tom Rinaldo Jun 2018 #16

Yeah sure. All talk no action kimbutgar Jun 2018 #17

Looks to me like Jeff Flake is taking a page from tRump's play book. pazzyanne Jun 2018 #18

Maybe Flake is offering himself up to provide cover to those R senators who are Dream Girl Jun 2018 #19

Seeing is Believing; Talk is Cheap dlk Jun 2018 #20

do it then. paleotn Jun 2018 #21

A timid approach bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #22

Liar. old guy Jun 2018 #23

He's all talk and no action. I think he just gets off COLGATE4 Jun 2018 #24

oasis

(49,490 posts)

1. Don't pull a "Rand Paul". We're watching.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 06:51 PM

Jun 2018

Me.

(35,454 posts)

2. Yeah, Yeah

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 06:52 PM

Jun 2018

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

3. Flake is a phony as a three dollar bill.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 06:58 PM

Jun 2018

bluestarone

(17,132 posts)

5. I feel the same way!!! BUT

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 07:03 PM

Jun 2018

Man it sure would be GREAT if this time it happened!

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

7. Not going to happen.

Reply to bluestarone (Reply #5)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 07:13 PM

Jun 2018

Flake will follow Orin Hatch and Mike Lee as well as Dean Heller.

fallout87

(819 posts)

8. Exactly!

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 07:14 PM

Jun 2018

Flake is no hero! Flake is a flake. He promises to resist Trump in public, and votes for him in the senate.

DO NOT TRY TO MAKE FLAKE A HERO.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

10. Yes he is untrustworthy.

Reply to fallout87 (Reply #8)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 07:39 PM

Jun 2018

bluestarone

(17,132 posts)

9. i'm 99.99% sure your right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 07:15 PM

Jun 2018

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

11. He not and will never upset the Mesa Crowd

Reply to bluestarone (Reply #9)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 07:41 PM

Jun 2018

as well as the Snowflake Fundies.

volstork

(5,404 posts)

4. I'll believe it when I see it.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 07:01 PM

Jun 2018

I've truly never seen a more aptly named individual...

RockRaven

(15,097 posts)

6. Feckless Flake Makes Bogus Bluff

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 07:07 PM

Jun 2018

that's my prediction anyhow...

peggysue2

(10,853 posts)

12. Flake has to put his money where his mouth is

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 07:41 PM

Jun 2018

The Senator has made several provocative statements and delivered several impassioned speeches. But unless he carries through, it's all hot air.

We're watching you, Senator. The whole world is watching.

As my foul-mouthed grandmother would say: piss or get off the pot.

Freethinker65

(10,118 posts)

13. Let me know when Flake follows through on his threats.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 07:42 PM

Jun 2018

He is likely to flake out as usual.

BSdetect

(8,999 posts)

14. Cheap stunt by flakeoff

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 08:02 PM

Jun 2018

lark

(23,203 posts)

15. Don't trust him one bit.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 08:20 PM

Jun 2018

drumpf will promise him something and he'll fold like a cheap suit, just like always, just like all repugs do when in office because they want his russian $$ and vote stealing. Russia might also have dirt on a lot of them that drumpf uses to threaten them with, he certainly doesn't care about anything other than using them and they are so stupid they go along.

Tom Rinaldo

(22,919 posts)

16. IF he does it, THEN I will give credit

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 08:23 PM

Jun 2018

The ball is in your court Jeff.

kimbutgar

(21,288 posts)

17. Yeah sure. All talk no action

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 08:31 PM

Jun 2018

Flake is a flake and talks out of the side of his assthat bliws farts.

pazzyanne

(6,560 posts)

18. Looks to me like Jeff Flake is taking a page from tRump's play book.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 08:41 PM

Jun 2018

Hopefully?

Dream Girl

(5,111 posts)

19. Maybe Flake is offering himself up to provide cover to those R senators who are

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 08:42 PM

Jun 2018

Remaining. Afteakk, he has nothing to lose.

dlk

(11,606 posts)

20. Seeing is Believing; Talk is Cheap

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 09:11 PM

Jun 2018

As Rachel Maddow has long said, "watch what they do, not what they say."

paleotn

(18,015 posts)

21. do it then.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 09:18 PM

Jun 2018

You and your fellow Senator from AZ have nothing to lose.

bucolic_frolic

(43,536 posts)

22. A timid approach

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 09:22 PM

Jun 2018

More powerful would be to focus on the extreme nature of his nominees and their profound lack of experience and qualifications for the job.

old guy

(3,284 posts)

23. Liar.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 09:30 PM

Jun 2018

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

24. He's all talk and no action. I think he just gets off

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 09:53 PM

Jun 2018

making brave speeches about how things OUGHT to be and then contentedly wanders back to his desk in the Senate to vote FOR the very things he just preached so eloquently against. Rand Paul without some of the obvious crazy.

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