visionary Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Wait...why Capito? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 If I were Biden, I'd go on every network and call them out for holding up the confirmation, pointing out their obstructionism because they're scared. Let everybody know they're the bad guys. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 The amount of bending over that seems to come from the Dems in congress. And flat out rolling over too. Why do they do that so much? Could you imagine Mitch in this situation? I can't. Do they not know procedure as well or are they truly the ****footed ****es they appear to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinny21 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 54 minutes ago, KAOSkins said: The amount of bending over that seems to come from the Dems in congress. And flat out rolling over too. Why do they do that so much? Could you imagine Mitch in this situation? I can't. Do they not know procedure as well or are they truly the ****footed ****es they appear to be. My understanding is 1) they have some options they’re working through (but hoping it doesn’t come to that), 2) Mitch doing this is ridiculous (yet another ‘norm’ being broken), 3) they’re forced to walk a fine line due to the whole ‘unity’ message (not for their own sakes, but for Biden’s). Generally though, yeah, Dems roll over a lot. They don’t have FOX or the equivalent of right wing radio, representation is on the GOPs side, and they don’t want to mirror the ruthless, unscrupulous GOP. It’s a tough road to walk when you (generally speaking) want to do what’s right and the other side plays dirty on the regular. On the bright side, Dems have talked (including to the GOP) about remembering how the ACA went down - I think they still hope the GOP turns it around a mite, but I don’t think they’re going to put up with this **** for long. Or maybe that’s wishful thinking. I’ve heard a lot of talk though about actually legislating and letting the people decide (in 2022, etc) if they approve, vs playing scared and trying so hard not to misstep - and in turn losing elections because stuff isn’t getting done. We’ll see. As of now, my guess is negative messaging by the GOP wins out, but Dems have altered their usual playbook with Abrams, etc leading the charge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Austin ousts Pentagon advisory board members as he roots out Trump appointees Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has removed members of the Pentagon's advisory boards in a sweeping effort to oust a series of last-minute appointees by the Trump administration, according to defense officials and a memo obtained by POLITICO. In the memo dated Saturday, Austin fired all members serving on 31 defense advisory boards effective Feb. 16, including the Defense Policy Board, the Defense Business Board, and the Defense Innovation Board. Austin directed the immediate suspension of operations for 42 panels in total, while the Pentagon completes a “zero-based review" of the department's boards and commissions. The news, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, affects only members who were appointed by the defense secretary, or one of the civilian or military leaders of the armed services, not to those appointed by the president or Congress. "Members that are appointed by Congress or by the president are retained during this review period," a defense official said. The move applies to a number of controversial Trump allies, including Anthony Tata, the Pentagon's acting policy chief who came under fire last year for tweets calling former President Barack Obama a "terrorist leader," and Scott O’Grady, a former Air Force pilot who has used his Twitter account to spread false claims that the election was stolen from Trump. Both were appointed to the policy board. It does not apply to those who were appointed to the boards of visitors to the military academies, such as former Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, former Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, and former Pentagon adviser Douglas Macgregor. The ousting comes just days after Austin halted the in-processing of new members, effectively preventing a number of former President Donald Trump's acolytes, who were still completing paperwork and undergoing security checks, from actually serving on the panels. That included Trump's 2016 campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and deputy campaign manager David Bossie. Also out is Kash Patel, who was former acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller's chief of staff, who said over the weekend that he had been sworn in but his in-processing had been put on hold. The Trump administration made the appointments after booting several members of the advisory boards late last year. Click on the link for the full article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Larry Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 23 minutes ago, Cooked Crack said: There's a single nomination Trump sent, that Skippy didn't approve within 24 hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, Larry said: There's a single nomination Trump sent, that Skippy didn't approve within 24 hours? If they're not judges he's keeping at his usual pace. 🐢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Hawley paves 2024 path The Missouri Republican is the only senator to oppose every one of Biden’s Cabinet nominees to date. Click on the link for more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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88Comrade2000 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Love ❤️ Jen Psaki’s press conferences. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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visionary Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 https://twitter.com/sam_vinograd/status/1359528086354735109 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 On 2/9/2021 at 5:00 PM, China said: I thought the GOP was pro free speech? I guess they’re only okay with free speech that incites violent insurrection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LD0506 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Pffft.......they've never been pro-free anything 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 9 hours ago, visionary said: https://twitter.com/sam_vinograd/status/1359528086354735109 What does it say? It won’t let me see it because of his privacy settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 On 2/11/2021 at 10:20 AM, TheGreatBuzz said: What does it say? It won’t let me see it because of his privacy settings. Sam Vinograd said she’s been hired as a counsel for DHS. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PleaseBlitz Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 If someone at the Trump White House did this, and im sure several did, it would have been the 10th worst thing on any given day. **** off Maggie Habberman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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