Originally published at: Senate Dems Will Grill Their GOP Colleague and Potential New DHS Pick About ‘Reckless Brutality of ICE’ - TPM – Talking Points Memo
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) will face questions from his Republican and Democratic colleagues on the Senate Homeland Security Committee today after President Trump fired Kristi Noem as the Department of Homeland Security secretary and named him as her replacement earlier this month. Democrats are expected to ask Mullin about his views on ICE’s brutal enforcement…
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America has no shortage of complete meatheads.
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I would hope Markwayne would die of embarrassment, but I doubt he has any shame.
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Markwayne did absolutely no preparation for this hearing, but I’m resigned to Senate Brain overwhelming the obvious solution of not confirming this rodeo clown.
@eldonlazar He doesn’t have any self-preservation instinct, either, since he’s willingly climbing aboard a sinking ship.
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He will be confirmed because he is a Senator. Senators just aren’t denied in these circumstances. The fact is he has no relevant experience in law enforcement or running complex organizations. For me the real question is how does he get along with his boss-Stephen Miller?. Does he have any independence?
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And if you watch these “hearings” prepare to be depressed. “Suffering fools” and getting past the noise is important to personal progress and survival. And you already know that. Beware!
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What the fuck is a classified mission and why is this idiot qualified to participate in that non-existent thing?
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Opens box, lifts up answer and reads it out loud:
“No…”
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Ah … can’t say. It’s ___________.
Wiki describes Antifa as highly decentralized. Haven’t had much luck yet. Still stuck on “highly”
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Marky Wayne is as much a war hero as John Wayne.
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Rand Paul is doing a fine job, Fetterman’s mind is so open the wind blows freely between his ears. I can only wonder if Aqua Buddha will vote to confirm and if that’s enough to kill the nom. Magic 8 ball says “No”.
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Or of self-promoting fabulists and bloviators. I hope they ask him about his MMA record, which one could charitably characterize as “sparse.”
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Yep, sadly, Fetterman keeps an open mind because he’s so empty-headed.
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Rand Paul just announced he is a NO
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Anybody voting to confirm Mullin is past help.
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Honestly, if Markwayne Mullin requested to leave any organization where I had a say, I would ok it. Let him be Steven Miller’s problem.
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The only thing that Mullin could reliably commit to is doing whatever Trump asks him to do – including lying to Senators.
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We can only hope he gets into a fist fight with Stephen Miller.
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The good news: Kristi Noem is gone.
The bad news: Markwayne Mullin is the new pick for DHS.
If confirmed, I’d say it is a wash, or possibly worse.
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And, unfortunately, should be past serving in the Senate. If any of the confirming members are up for re-election this year, they should be sent packing at the first available opportunity and replaced with people who can still think.
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