Chuck sez shorts are ok...

[George K]

@Mik said in Chuck sez shorts are ok...:

Thanks. Thanks a lot, George.

You're quite welcome.

I just thought that the Chris Farley "Chippendales" thing would be a bit over the top.

[LuFins Dad]

@George-K said in Chuck sez shorts are ok...:

I wanna see Jerod Nadler (I know, he's not a senator) in a mankini.

Go ahead, and try to unsee THAT.

Why would you want to see that?

[George K]

@LuFins-Dad said in Chuck sez shorts are ok...:

Why would you want to see that?

To make @mik happy?

[Axtremus]

@taiwan_girl said in Chuck sez shorts are ok...:

@Jolly said in Chuck sez shorts are ok...:

"However, others entering the chamber must comply with the dress code. Coats/ties for men. Business attire for women,"

Why should Senators be exempt?

Rules for thee, but not for me!

This sort of elitist thinking won't stand up well in time. Let's hope there will be a more thoughtful revision to the Senate Leader's decision soon.

[Jolly]

Fetterman owns a suit. He has a wife. I suspect between those two facts, he can manage to wear a suit while in the Senate chamber.

What's next, The Resident wearing his aviators and pajamas at the next State of the Union address?

[Axtremus]

Many Senate and House traditions are overdue for an update.
Probably quite a few of these are less of an issue if remote work is embraced more.
I have no problem with the Senate updating its dress code, even if it ditches suits and ties.
My objection is to the "rules for thee, not for me" nature of this particular update.

[Jolly]

Some traditions should never be updated.

Respect and proper decorum for the institution is a good tradition.

[Axtremus]

@Jolly said in Chuck sez shorts are ok...:

Some traditions should never be updated.

Good thing suits and ties won't be one of those. I expect suits and ties to go the way of the powdered wigs.

[Jolly]

@Axtremus said in Chuck sez shorts are ok...:

@Jolly said in Chuck sez shorts are ok...:

Some traditions should never be updated.

Good thing suits and ties won't be one of those. I expect suits and ties to go the way of the powdered wigs.

It may not be suits and ties, but it damn sure won't be a sloppy pair of shorts and a stained hoodie.

[George K]

He wore a suit when he was sworn in.

He wore a suit when he was Lt. Governor.

He wore a suit when he appeared on TV interviews, and at the debate.

He can, he just doesn't want to. Because it's all about MEEEEE!

[George K]

[Axtremus]

Progress!

[George K]

@Axtremus said in Chuck sez shorts are ok...:

Progress!

Those aren't WalMart ties...

[Aqua Letifer]

@Jolly said in Chuck sez shorts are ok...:

Some traditions should never be updated.

Respect and proper decorum for the institution is a good tradition.

Honestly in this situation, yeah, I agree.

[taiwan_girl]

Cross posted with the other important trending topic here.

[Jolly]

That dog won't hunt.

[89th]

His twitter profile picture is misleading.

Agree the dress code should not be updated. At the very minimum it should reflect semi-formal requirements. Personally, I hate ties. Always have, and I've always thought in 100 years people will look back, like the wigs of the 1700s, and be like... but why did you have a piece of fabric looped around your neck? That being said, sharp dress clothes (pants, shirt, and perhaps jacket) should absolutely be required in Congress.

[Mik]

@George-K said in Chuck sez shorts are ok...:

@LuFins-Dad said in Chuck sez shorts are ok...:

Why would you want to see that?

To make @mik happy?

Who shit in your oatmeal this morning? Jeez....

[George K]

Does Fetterman even want to be senator?

https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/does-john-fetterman-really-want-to-be-a-senator/

[Mik]

From that piece:

"So far in his Senate career, Fetterman has missed 33.4 percent of the Senate votes. He is the chamber’s second-most absent member, behind Dianne Feinstein of California, who has missed 46.3 percent of the votes this session. Much of Fetterman’s absence was during his six-week stay at Walter Reed Medical Center in treatment for clinical depression — he missed 85 percent of the votes in February and March. But not all of it was from that time period; Fetterman also missed 13 percent of the votes from July to September.

On July 19, he missed a vote to require the president to consult Congress before withdrawing from NATO. On July 11, he missed a confirmation vote on Xochitl Torres Small to be deputy secretary of Agriculture. And two days later, he missed confirmation votes for Kalpana Kotagal to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and David M. Uhlmann to be assistant administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency."

Expel him and send him back home.