For someone who claims to hate Chicago-style politics, Trump sure is trying hard to throw up his best bad impression of Daddy Daley.
Alderman Alaska for the 49th Ward just lost 60 patronage jobs and all garbage collection and snow removal until she comes around…
I’m not going to go into the details
Then you’re an enabler. “Go into” the details of the threat.
Subtlety. That’s the tRump organization’s motto. They don’t even bother with an offer you can’t refuse.
And note that this threat was made not to Murkowski (which would have been bad enough), but the other Senator.
I keep askin’
Had enough yet Republicans?
Prefer to wait a little longer to see what he does next?
I thought so
Have fun, Republicans. You built it, and you own it top to bottom.
And Sullivan voted for it? Looks like it’s Murkowski who has Alaska’s senatorial balls.
Nice state you have there. Shame if something would happen to it.
I wonder what Sarah Palin would think, if she could?
Are they looking for bridges to have traffic study’s at?
Well it’s a good thing trump doesn’t pal around with any frenemy countries that would like to annex Alaska or anything. Because that would, you know, be worrisome.
I’m feeling like I’m reading a Mario Puzo novel for some reason…if he was channeling Hunter Thompson.
ETA: OMG I meant to say Homer Simpson…lol
Are you finally waking up to what a horror show and mafia thug pieces of shit your “President” and leaders of your party you continue to associate yourself with are?
Murkowski and Collins should both publicly announce they are leaving the GOP and becoming independents, and if threats by the Trump mob continues or Senate Majority try and pressure them, they will caucus with the Democrats and the GOP will lose the ability to run the Senate.
Honestly, I think he’s ashamed to. He’s ashamed to talk about it.
It’s (regrettably) part of the ever-expanding scope of his daily job as this maladministration sinks deeper into the mire. He has to do it. But I think he’s simply ashamed to discuss in detail the fact that the executive branch is threatening to cut off his state based on their political opinions. Embarrassment by proxy.
Looks like the threat worked on Sen. Sullivan. Either that or he’s just trying to blame Trump for his own vote to take away healthcare coverage from 15-22M people.
they’re looking for bridges to nowhere. Basically any bridge in Alaska.
Zinke is threatening not just Alaska, but the entire country. He claims Theodore Roosevelt is a role model, but he’s going to overturn environmental protections everywhere. “Roll back Obama” is this administration’s mantra
Mr. Zinke’s staff on Tuesday filed a legal proposal to rescind the nation’s first safety regulation on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. They are exploring a proposal to loosen safety rules on underwater drilling equipment put in place after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They have rolled back an Obama-era order to block coal mining on public lands and delayed carrying out a regulation controlling emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from oil and gas wells.
Not necessarily.
In her opening statement, Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the panel’s chairwoman, called her state “the poster child” among the many that suffered under the current Department of the Interior.
“For eight years, it seemed that this administration has taken the approach that Alaska has to be protected from Alaskans,” she said, “and they acted accordingly.”
Seems to me that this comes under
18 U.S. Code § 201 - Bribery of public officials and witnesses
I suppose it’s a question of whether threatening to take away something that has been offered is the same as offering something to influence an official act.
Perhaps it should just be reported to Mueller and let him decide.
Kudos Mr. h. Well done.
Murkowski chairs the Senate committee with jurisdiction over Interior.
STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!
During Zinke’s nomination hearing he made it clear to the senate what his plans are.
But Mr. Zinke also emphasized his support for drilling, mining and logging on federal lands, activities strongly opposed by many environmental groups
Murkowski praised him at that hearing. They’re all enablers.
called her state “the poster child” among the many that suffered under the current Department of the Interior.