Gaetz gets his own thread.
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@Renauda said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:
I get the distinct impression the author is not at all impressed with having Gaetz put forward as a possible AG. In fact I don’t think he even likes Gaetz as a person.
Yeah, it's subtle, but if you read between the lines, you can see he is not 100% in.
@George-K said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:
@Renauda said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:
I get the distinct impression the author is not at all impressed with having Gaetz put forward as a possible AG. In fact I don’t think he even likes Gaetz as a person.
Yeah, it's subtle, but if you read between the lines, you can see he is not 100% in.
I’d say about as subtle as a rock dash stucco bathtub.
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Only non-witches get due process.
- Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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@jon-nyc said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:
House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Friday that he does not think a House Ethics Committee report on allegations related to Matt Gaetz should be released and is “going to strongly request that the Ethics Committee not issue the report.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/politics/johnson-ethics-report-gaetz/index.html
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So the best remaining explanation for the nomination is that it was to provide cover for his stepping down as a representative.
I mean, that's the best explanation that admits to any strategy to it. The other explanation, which may be occam's razor, is that Trump was unaware of the impossibility of confirmation, and nominated whoever he felt like.
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Didn't they (Trump, Gaetz, et al) board a plane without an AG nominee and by the time they landed they had decided to go with Gaetz? Seems it might just be occam's razor...aka a rushed decision made over a Big Mac.
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"Appreciated their thoughtful feedback"
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@George-K said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:
“Checks and balances…
Sadly RFK and Holder were not available for comment.
The check's presumably in the mail. I'm not sure I'd use the term 'balanced' to describe RFK.
