Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) will block more than 1,000 military promotions from going through until the Defense Department confirms that a key impeachment witness will not suffer from retaliation for speaking out last year.
You go, Tammy! Protect Lt. Col. Vindman NOW for being a patriot, so we don’t have to try to explain to our grandchildren how such a patriot was betrayed not just by the Pumpkin Traitor, but by Democratic Senators who failed to step forward and demand justice.
This is excellent. Hold this orange bastard’s feet to the fire.
Awesome, awesome, awesome.
Let’s play Hardball. I love it.
My comment does not add value, it just makes me feel good.
You GO Girl!
You tell 'em. They can Fuck off!
That’s my Senator. Well Played!
“Vindman’s promotion to colonel is reportedly in jeopardy as Trump has raged at him for testifying in last year’s House impeachment inquiry.”
How much was the dollar value of the Taliban contract that Putin put on Vindman’s head?
Defense Department announces the promotion of Lt Colonel Vindman. And, in unrelated news, his permanent re-assignment to São Paulo, Brazil.
If she’s interested in running for VP, I’d say this moves her up the list.
Um, what is the mechanism by which one senator, even on the Armed Services Committee, can block a 1000 promotions?
Mine too. Thank FSM for Tammy.
A good one?
I’m actually curious, and the article doesn’t say. What do senators have to do with the inner workings of military promotion?
We need more women in legislative roles. The men are proving to be worthless.
Once a warrior, always a warrior. Hot damn!
Evidently this is what’s possible.
I don’t know how all this works, but I can’t help but think of all the appellate judges that got through the Senate Judiciary Committee in the last 3.5 years. Duckworth’s Illinois mentor, Dick Durbin sits on that committee. I’ve lost count of the statements of his I’ve read about how very unhappy he is with the deeply unqualified nominees being forced through.
Tammy Duckworth is such a badass. Not sure if she’s on the VP shortlist but she would be a great choice.
Here’s where the rubber meets the road with respect to his understanding of what America means when Lt. Col. Vindman addressed his father: ‘I will be fine for telling the truth.’
Each Senator has the power to stop certain bills under certain circumstances - not sure of the details. It happens a lot. A Senator will hold up important legislation to force the Majority Leader to cave on some personal thing or another.