Lisa Murkowski Archives

The State Of The GOP … Controlled Opposition

September 9, 2023 Ed Mosca

What have we gotten from Republicans since the Biden-Regime seized power? Tough talk … but empty words … because NO ACTION to back up the talk … indeed, just the opposite. For example, here is Lisa Murkowski talking tough, literally hours after acting in concert with the Biden-Regime. It’s a put-on. The GOP is controlled … Read more

SCOTUS on Senate Ethics Complaint Against Justice Clarence Thomas: A Unanimous “Up Yours!”

May 1, 2023 Skip

An Update: Well, perhaps not quite that direct but certainly, within the “politically polite” language used in DC (aka “my friends on the other side of the aisle” as they are shivving each other), a 9-0 unanimous vote against acceding to the whims of an (allegedly) co-equal Branch of government.

Attacking SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas by Demanding a Democrat Spawned Code of Ethics

April 29, 2023 Skip

The Democrats hate him with a passion that is an order magnitude hotter than the surface of the Sun. They hated him when Joe Biden chaired the US Senate Judiciary Committee at the time and the heat has never stopped.

Dem Sen. Maggie Hassan Pushes “Teaching Fish to Swim” or Something…

June 16, 2021June 15, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Teaching Fish to swim is a nice metaphor for a complete waste of someone’s time. Several Someone’s. Consider that as I regale you with one of NH US Senator Maggie Hassan’s Press Releases.

Sarah Palin Repeats Her 2018 Warning to Sen. Murkowski – I Can See 2022 My House

September 25, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Lisa Murkowski is a moderate Republican squish in the mold of John McCain. Murkowski didn’t try to overturn Trump’s election as did McCain, but they were otherwise aligned. As such, Murkowski cannot be counted on to help appoint a Trump SCOTUS nominee.

Trump more powerful than you can possibly imagine

BREAKING NEWS – No more witness, Trump may be acquitted tomorrow

January 31, 2020 Skip

BUMPED and UPDATED II: It’s sounding like this will be done by Wednesday.

BUMPED and UPDATED: Murkowski will vote NO on more Impeachment witnesses. The Democrats needed 4 Republicans to force the issue; they got Mittens and “never know how she’s gonna vote” Collins. This is almost all over.

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Four Republican Senators had to vote with the Democrats to have more witnesses (e.g., that the US House Democrats should have done in their ‘inquiry’ but refused to follow up their subpoenas with Judicial orders). Two of the regular suspects have decided to do just that.

Even though Republican Sen Murkowski was going to vote “No”, she didn’t – but not for the reason you think

October 6, 2018 Skip

The old technique is called “Pairing”:

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski announced that although she opposes Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, she will be listed as ‘present’ in the final vote tomorrow so that Montana Senator Steve Daines can stay at his daughter’s wedding. The announcement comes hours after [Republican Senator] Daines revealed he was willing to jet to Washington after walking his daughter down the aisle, in order to confirm Kavanaugh if needed. Thanks to Murkowski – a crucial Republican swing vote – he will no longer have to following her ‘agonizing and close call’ decision.

‘I will be a no today and a no tomorrow,’ she said during a press conference on the Senate floor on Friday evening. ‘I will, in the final tally, be asked to be recorded as present and I do this because a friend, a colleague of ours is in Montana this evening and … he’s going to be walking his daughter down the aisle and he won’t be present to vote. I have extended this as a courtesy to my friend. It will not change the outcome of the vote,’ she added.

Murkowski Concedes

September 26, 2018September 1, 2010 Steve MacDonald

The larger message is that the right is taking the job of Senator a bit more seriously this cycle. I can only wonder if they will do the same thing here in New Hampshire.