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Originally Posted by wayside
JD,
Coulda, shoulda, woulda. Hillary along with all other dems should have been there to vote. This was not some minor issue that could be shrugged off as "difficult to fit into my campaign schedule." This was a deliberate act not to go on the record. They all have the financial ability to fly to DC for the vote and then get back out shaking hands and kissing babies. Shame on them all. This is truly representative of what this country has come to...politics before principle. It cannot be explained away. If the Dems allow the Republicans to win this election it will be over issues like this, that can be used to show the "weakness of character" that the Repubs used in the past. How is it possible that the Dems have not learned yet?
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I agree they should have showed up.
Imagine, if for nothing else a few republicans voted against confirmation, just to make the vote close enough that 4 votes would have made a difference.
I have no problem holding this against ALL of them who didn't show, but I'll have a big problem if some who didn't show get a pass and the media makes a bit thing out of only some not showing.
On the other hand, it didn't seem to hurt Obama or help Hillary when she showed up to vote and he didn't on another issue recently.
Maybe this means more to us than it does to the general public. Which is also sad.