It’s funny how on certain topics (and to be clear, VERY few), the Dems and reps are the same. The Dems have feinstein who’s in a similar state, and she’s got people keeping her in office because they don’t like who the governor is(n’t) going to pick
Feinstein is an order of magnitude more cognizant than McConnell, and yet a great many Dems want to see her removed also…and you just don’t see that kind of parity with the GOP.
But you’re right, there’s at least calls from the Dems to kick her out, so there is a decent difference between the two parties. I just wish the leadership felt the same way.
Leadership wants her out, and she finally accepted the option of letting another Democratic senator temporarily fill her position on the Judiciary Committee while she was unable to attend for many, many weeks in the most recent episode - but Republicans refused.
At that point, Democratic leadership can decide that they want her out so badly that they’ll simply hand Republicans a win. Or they can try to get her back in her seat with her hand on the button, so that Democrats can get at least a few wins in the Judiciary Committee.
I want Feinstein out, but I still think Democratic leadership made the correct decision.
There’s reports from colleagues that they need to repeatedly reintroduce themselves to her during the same meeting. She was completely unaware of her own months long absence from the capital.
There’s definitely more Democrats calling for her retirement than GOP calling for McConnells (AFAIK there are zero), but saying she’s an “order of magnitude more cognizant” is pretty damn generous
It’s funny how on certain topics (and to be clear, VERY few), the Dems and reps are the same. The Dems have feinstein who’s in a similar state, and she’s got people keeping her in office because they don’t like who the governor is(n’t) going to pick
Feinstein is an order of magnitude more cognizant than McConnell, and yet a great many Dems want to see her removed also…and you just don’t see that kind of parity with the GOP.
I wouldn’t go as far as to say the lady who tried to give a speech during a roll call vote, ceded power of attorney to her daughter and has to heavily rely on her staff to function is more mentally cognizant than the turtle by any stretch. He’s struggling, but she’s on another level.
But you’re right, there’s at least calls from the Dems to kick her out, so there is a decent difference between the two parties. I just wish the leadership felt the same way.
Leadership wants her out, and she finally accepted the option of letting another Democratic senator temporarily fill her position on the Judiciary Committee while she was unable to attend for many, many weeks in the most recent episode - but Republicans refused.
At that point, Democratic leadership can decide that they want her out so badly that they’ll simply hand Republicans a win. Or they can try to get her back in her seat with her hand on the button, so that Democrats can get at least a few wins in the Judiciary Committee.
I want Feinstein out, but I still think Democratic leadership made the correct decision.
There’s reports from colleagues that they need to repeatedly reintroduce themselves to her during the same meeting. She was completely unaware of her own months long absence from the capital.
There’s definitely more Democrats calling for her retirement than GOP calling for McConnells (AFAIK there are zero), but saying she’s an “order of magnitude more cognizant” is pretty damn generous
That’s ridiculous, Feinstein is clearly far more gone.
The issue isn’t her replacement, it’s that Dems would lose control of all of the committees she’s on.
I don’t believe for one second that Democrats and Republicans are the same or equally corrupt.
In this case, though, it does seem like they’re both playing the same stupid game due to their own seniority rules.
It’s not about who Gavin Newsom would or would not pick, it’s a matter of the Judicial Committee being brought to it’s knees if she’s out.
They can’t appoint a replacement without cooperation from the Republicans, and the Republicans would rather stall the committee than replace her.