Senate Democrats on HotAir

Senate Democrats

Oct 2019

Senate Dems to Hillary: No. Just …. no.

Ed Morrissey Oct 25, 2019 9:21 AM

“I supported her wholeheartedly, but I believe it’s time for another nominee.”

Senate Dems to IRS: Strip the NRA of tax-exempt status

Ed Morrissey Oct 02, 2019 8:01 PM

Sounds … familiar.

Sep 2019

Jimmy Carter: Shouldn’t there be an age limit on the presidency?

Ed Morrissey Sep 18, 2019 8:41 PM

Message to Democrats?

Aug 2019

Senate Republicans to SCOTUS: Democrats are a threat to your independence

Ed Morrissey Aug 29, 2019 4:01 PM

“Their court-packing plans are … a direct, immediate threat to the independence of the judiciary.”

McConnell to Dems on filibuster: Aren’t you tired of rule-change backfires yet?

Ed Morrissey Aug 22, 2019 8:01 PM

“Democrats … will rue the day, as they have before.”

Jul 2019

“They’ve lost their minds”: Senate Dems now totally committed to knee-jerk opposition to Trump judicial nominees

Ed Morrissey Jul 06, 2019 2:31 PM

Bragging rights.

May 2019

Senate Dems: Yeah, let’s not get into impeachment

Ed Morrissey May 01, 2019 10:01 AM

NPR/Marist poll: Majority agrees.

Feb 2019

Green New Deal Dodge: Schumer asks Dems to vote “present”

Ed Morrissey Feb 28, 2019 5:21 PM

Curiously yellow.

Sasse to Dems: Either vote to protect newborns or declare your support for infanticide

Ed Morrissey Feb 25, 2019 12:01 PM

“When the Senate votes, they have to choose: endorse Governor Northam and infanticide or defend newborn babies.”

Democrats somehow block bill prohibiting… infanticide

Jazz Shaw Feb 05, 2019 8:01 AM

Wait… what?

Sen. Rick Scott: Democrat’s irrational hate is standing in the way of an immigration compromise

John Sexton Feb 01, 2019 5:21 PM

“They hate President Trump so much that they cannot behave in a rational manner.”

Jan 2019

Hillary’s 2016 endorsers: Stay out

Ed Morrissey Jan 30, 2019 4:01 PM

“Is she running as a Democrat or is she going to go the coffee man’s way?”

CNN: My but Harris’ fellow Senate Dems are skittish about socialized medicine

Ed Morrissey Jan 30, 2019 8:41 AM

“Well, I’m not there.”

Will any Senate Dems not running for president please sit down?

Ed Morrissey Jan 16, 2019 8:41 PM

Are there any Senate Dems who want their current job?

Oct 2018

Kagan: Will the Supreme Court have a middle any more?

Ed Morrissey Oct 05, 2018 11:05 PM

Hackery.

NY Times: FBI investigation could be finished Monday, Democrats upset

John Sexton Oct 01, 2018 1:01 PM

“the investigation’s apparent narrow reach has infuriated the judge’s critics…”

Sep 2018

Farrow: New Kavanaugh accuser came forward because “Senate Democrats came looking”

Jazz Shaw Sep 24, 2018 10:41 AM

A new wrinkle

So when will Senate Dems meet to discuss Beto? Update: Or Bill?

Ed Morrissey Sep 14, 2018 2:01 PM

Sauce for the goose.

Kavanaugh, Day 2: Second verse, same as the worst?

Ed Morrissey Sep 05, 2018 10:01 AM

“Sham!” Well … yeah.

What if you threw a confirmation party and no one … cared?

Ed Morrissey Sep 04, 2018 8:41 AM

In a rational world …

Aug 2018

Politico: Senate Dems still gearing up to smear Kavanaugh over Kozinski

Ed Morrissey Aug 06, 2018 8:41 AM

Despicable.

Hatch: Senate Dems have gone “borking mad” over Kavanaugh

Ed Morrissey Aug 02, 2018 8:01 PM

“We can’t keep going down this partisan, picky, stupid, dumbass road…”

Jul 2018

The Hill notices: Dems swinging at Kavanaugh — and missing

Ed Morrissey Jul 25, 2018 4:01 PM

Desperation.

Reuters: Kavanaugh’s clerks may be a little too helpful

Ed Morrissey Jul 16, 2018 8:01 PM

Plus: Another post-Putin summit chorus of “If we lose, you must recuse.”

More delicious Democratic infighting over the Kavanaugh nomination

John Sexton Jul 14, 2018 4:01 PM

“It ain’t California and New York that’s electing a senator from Montana.”

WaPo: Could this major (league) scandal sink Kavanaugh nomination?

Ed Morrissey Jul 12, 2018 10:01 AM

Mild thing.

More Senate Dems: Kavanaugh could be the end of health care as we know it

Ed Morrissey Jul 11, 2018 12:01 PM

“Democrats believe the No. 1 issue in America is health care.”

Apr 2018

Lankford: It’s time to reimpose Democratic limitations on confirmation debate

Ed Morrissey Apr 24, 2018 8:01 PM

“Long term, for the health of the Senate, we can’t keep doing this.”

Feb 2018

Dem Senators to Trump: You can’t launch a pre-emptive strike on North Korea — or anywhere else

Ed Morrissey Feb 05, 2018 11:21 AM

And shouldn’t?

Jan 2018

DoJ: Menendez is off the hook

Ed Morrissey Jan 31, 2018 6:01 PM

Zero tolerance?

“This place sucks”: Manchin warns Dems they could remain in the minority “the rest of your life”

Ed Morrissey Jan 24, 2018 4:01 PM

Nearly retired?

Democrats say they have votes to shut down the government (Update: House passes funding bill)

John Sexton Jan 18, 2018 6:03 PM

“Senate Democrats said they’re confident they have the votes to block the stop-gap spending bill that the House is taking up…”

Dec 2017

WaPo to “zero-tolerance” Dems: Good for you. Now do Menendez

Ed Morrissey Dec 13, 2017 8:01 PM

Maybe after January 16th.

Franken: Wait ’til you hear what I say on the Senate floor this morning

Ed Morrissey Dec 07, 2017 8:41 AM

Suspense.

(Dam) Breaking: Multiple Senate Dems call on Franken to resign; Update: DNC chair: “Franken should step down”; Update: Franken announcement coming tomorrow? Update: 22

Ed Morrissey Dec 06, 2017 12:02 PM

Coordinated attack.

Nov 2017

Strib editorial board to Franken: YGBKM

Ed Morrissey Nov 28, 2017 12:01 PM

“He seems to be saying, ‘I’m sorry for what you think I did.'”

Blowback possible after Senate Democrats vote against nominee they claim is too Catholic

Rachel Mullen Nov 04, 2017 1:01 PM

Dogma living loudly in Democrats?

Oct 2017

Menendez bribery charges in jeopardy?

Ed Morrissey Oct 12, 2017 8:01 PM

Streams of benefits.

Sep 2017

Dems mull 2018 strategy: Do we go The Full Socialist?

Ed Morrissey Sep 13, 2017 10:01 AM

“Rather than give a detailed proposal about how we’re going to raise $3 trillion a year…”

Jul 2017

Trump nominates Jon Huntsman for Ambassador to Russia

Jazz Shaw Jul 19, 2017 8:01 AM

Still an unusual choice

Jun 2017

Democrats plan to halt Senate business over GOP health bill

John Sexton Jun 19, 2017 5:21 PM

“Your Senator can slow the Senate down to a crawl…”

Congressional Democrats plan to sue Trump over violations of the emoluments clause

John Sexton Jun 07, 2017 7:21 PM

“…78 House Democrats and 25 Democratic senators had signed on in support of the lawsuit.”

Trump: Obstructionist Dems “taking forever” to confirm ambassadorial nominees

Ed Morrissey Jun 05, 2017 6:01 PM

Forfeit.

May 2017

Senate Dems: Forget about Lieberman for FBI; Update: No announcement today

Ed Morrissey May 19, 2017 10:01 AM

Keep looking.