Gentlemen, Start Your Engines: Pence And McConnell Race Into Confirmation Campaign

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 09: Vice President Mike Pence (L) talks with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the East Room before U.S. President Donald Trump introduces Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee to... WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 09: Vice President Mike Pence (L) talks with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the East Room before U.S. President Donald Trump introduces Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee to the United States Supreme Court at the White House July 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. Pending confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Kavanaugh would succeed Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, 81, who is retiring after 30 years of service on the high court. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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With Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination announcement less than 12 hours old, Vice President Mike Pence and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) are diving right into the confirmation campaign, according to a Tuesday Bloomberg report.

Pence has Tuesday morning booked with local television and radio shows in states President Donald Trump won in the 2016 election.

He will then reportedly keep up his busy schedule, planning to be on a call with White House allies to whip up support, to be present at Kavanaugh’s introduction in McConnell’s office, to interview with far right radio host Rush Limbaugh, to eat lunch with Republican senators and to appear on two national televised interviews.

McConnell’s office told Bloomberg that Kavanaugh will meet with senators individually this week, and that the Judiciary Committee will announce the date for confirmation hearings after a thorough review of Kavanaugh’s extensive records.

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  1. There certainly seems to be a subdued urgency to this confirmation.

  2. A better title would be “GOP Leaders’ Plan To Ram Through Confirm Kavanaugh Revealed”

  3. So their rush to justice (so to speak) begins.

    May the walls close in on all of them.

  4. Subdued? It’s about as subdued as a puppy licking your face.

  5. Sarcasm is a subtle thing.

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