They may be reeling, but the GOP has its rubber stamp ready for the new nominees⌠We have to confirm them fast before too much information becomes available.
"At the rate this administration is hemorrhaging staff, pretty soon the Presidentâs barber is going to play a big role in American foreign policy.â
Barber? What need would Trump have for someone who cuts hair? Maybe a hairstylist, sure, but someone who cuts it when it grows too long? Not an issue.
All remaining nominees need at least 9 Dems to reach 60 votes. 10 or 11 if one considers the health status of McCain and Cochran.
Fuck McConnell - shut the whole thing down!
@johnzdennis - the royal wig-maker?
ETA - I think @juliagrey is right - isnât that why they needed MyPants to come in and break the tie for Devos?
Doesnât it only take 51 votes to confirm a nominee?
This is all just delightful. Weâre closer to nuclear war with one country and closer to hastening the acquisition of weapons for another, the latter in one of the most dangerous regions on earth. #MakeAmericaGlowArmageddonly
âI think itâs important that the President and Secretary of State are on the same wavelength and I think the President now will be,â the normally tight-lipped Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) told reporters Tuesday, adding that he hopes the Senate will act swiftly to confirm Pompeo to the role.
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"My main concern is: does she now know that those techniques are not allowed?â Graham said. âAt the time, there was doubt. Today, there is no doubt. That will drive my thinking more than anything else.â
Horse shit historical revisionism. There was no doubt back then either. It remains incredibly depressing that Graham is what passes for a âmoderateâ GOP Senator these days.
Yet Republican allies of President Trump were unsurprisingly supportive of the sudden cabinet shuffle, noting that it followed months of tension between Trump and Tillerson.
Because of course they are. As long as they have their man with âworking digitsâ in the Oval Office, they can pass any garbage legislation their corporate masters want. The only remaining question is, can our republic survive until next January?
OT But I think the UAE refusing to give up information to Muller is a bigger story. Maybe in âPhase 2â ?
and here it comes⌠only the best peopleâŚ
Itâs not clear to me how Tom Cotton was able to speak with Trumpâs dick in his mouth.
âAt the rate this administration is hemorrhaging staff, pretty soon the Presidentâs barber is going to play a big role in American foreign policy.â
âAmerican foreign policy.â
How quaint.
Democrats had better slow roll the confirmation process and drag out and highlight every bit of dirty laundry.
It is time to get down and dirty. Any Democrat who supports either of these appointments needs to be voted out.
Correct. Thatâs how Betsy DeVos got confirmed with Pence casting the deciding vote.
Non-SCOTUS nominations only require 51 votes now.
Itâs not the UAE refusing to share their info, itâs Qatar. Theyâre afraid of getting on the wrong side of the fucking moron in the WH.
Qatar, not the UAE.
I saw that tooâŚso, um, the President is on the same wavelength withâŚHIMSELF?!?
If this is an example of his thinking, itâs no wonder Sen. Cotton is normally âtight-lippedâ!!!
Yes. 51 is the hurdle. There is no filibuster on non-supreme court nominees.
whoops. @wintermoon beat me to it.