Rachel is reporting Dems

[Puglover]

Will not have a confirmation hearing for Loretta Lynch until next session. I hope she is wrong on this one.

[trueblue2007]

1. SENATE DEMOCRATS ARE SHIT if they don't approve our new attorney general

damn harry reid

[Puglover]

2. For what possible reason?

I don't understand.

[ChiciB1]

5. Me Either... This Is Weird & Very Confusing OR

are Democrats now Repukes and EVERYONE in Congress hates Obama? Or hates the government? Or just don't give a shit?

I suppose I should hold my comments until I hear why, but I just have to say that it seems this is the beginning of some sort of revolt and revolution is brewing.

What can it be??

[trueblue2007]

3. senate dems will not approve Lynch as attorney general ??? Rachel reported this also

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/loretta-lynch-hearing-wait-112779.html



Loretta Lynch hearings likely to wait

By Manu Raju

11/11/14 2:01 PM EST

Senate Democrats appear increasingly likely to punt confirmation proceedings for attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch into next year, a move that would appease Republicans who want the fight to wait until they hold the majority.

Senior Senate Democratic and White House aides say they are reluctant to provoke a process fight with the newly empowered Republicans. No final decision has been made, but several Democrats privately believe that there might not be enough time to confirm Lynch in the lame-duck session, anyway.

While Lynch has yet to be thoroughly vetted for the job, her nomination has not provoked a major outcry from Republicans, a sign she still stands a strong shot at being approved even in a GOP-led Senate — unless she trips up during her confirmation hearings.

Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the Democrat who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee that will consider the nomination, is not making Lynch’s confirmation his top priority in the remainder of the year. Instead, Leahy is pushing hard to enact the USA Freedom Act, a sweeping overhaul of domestic surveillance programs that proponents fear would die next year if it doesn’t pass while Democrats control the Senate.



Added to the hurdles: The White House has yet to formally send over the papers associated with the Lynch nomination, meaning the bureaucratic work of considering the nomination has yet to begin in earnest, let alone the nominee’s own one-on-one meetings with senators.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/loretta-lynch-hearing-wait-112779.html#ixzz3Iokmpzxm

[trueblue2007]

4. SENATE DEMOCRATS are crap if they don't approve our new attorney general

[Zorra]

6. There it is. Our future: "a move that would appease Republicans". nt

[truebluegreen]

8. True dat.

[elleng]

9. NO, NOT 'not approve,'

won't entertain the matter; won't take it up, will let that happen next session when repugs are in control of the senate.

[Bettie]

14. Appeasement

They should look back on history and see how such policies have worked out in the past.

They're going to buckle and give Cruz and Co. everything they ask for.

I doubt we'll even see token resistance to anything.

Wave good bye to the entire social safety net.

[LondonReign2]

17. "a move that would appease Republicans"

That's our Dems alright.

[elleng]

7. More correctly put, Senate will not TAKE UP nomination of Loretta Lynch during the current session,

while Dems are in the majority. Consequently the nomination will be brought up again, next session, next year, when Repugs are in the majority, and what's his name runs the place and determines what will be taken up, and when.

I suppose we'll start hearing WHY tomorrow.

[riversedge]

10. They said his last week already. Wish I could find he article but

I did post a comment here on DU

[elleng]

11. Thanks. riversedge. I'd like to see it.

Did they say why? I heard a while ago, on one of the shows, they have to deal with budget bill now. Maybe that's why?

[riversedge]

12. I looked yesterday but could not find it. and

I do no recall why. But it does seem like even the Dems-even with the delay are assuming she will be confirmed. I do not trust the Republicans for anything anymore. Simple as that.

[elleng]

19. I definitely don't trust the repugs.

[Boom Sound 416]

13. It could be a sly move.

Perhaps they are betting the republicans will act like republicans.

Lynch seems to be a smart and non controversial choice. So the confirmation is just waiting there as the first 'to do' of the new session.

And here are the republicans. Fresh off convincing America they can and are ready to govern.

And what do they do? Muck it all up by protesting the presidents choice and the country goes on without an AG and Washington's gridlock is only further rooted.

The democrats get to come out and say a big "we told ya so" and the republican after glow is crushed.

Just a theory.

[flamingdem]

16. The base would be angry

Black female? Though cannot fathom them doing the delay fir that.

[myrna minx]

15. What the hell is wrong with them?

Gah!

[Autumn]

18. Senate Dems AND White House aides are reluctant to provoke a process fight

with the newly empowered Republicans. No she's not wrong, I think we all know why.