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Chuck sez shorts are ok...

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  • JollyJ Offline
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    Jolly
    wrote on last edited by
    #14

    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?

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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    • AxtremusA Offline
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      Axtremus
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      #15

      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.

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      • JollyJ Offline
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        Jolly
        wrote on last edited by
        #16

        Some traditions should never be updated.

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

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • JollyJ Jolly

          Some traditions should never be updated.

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

          AxtremusA Offline
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          Axtremus
          wrote on last edited by
          #17

          @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.

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          • AxtremusA 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.

            JollyJ Offline
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            Jolly
            wrote on last edited by
            #18

            @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.

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • George KG Offline
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              George K
              wrote on last edited by
              #19

              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!

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • George KG Offline
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                George K
                wrote on last edited by
                #20

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • AxtremusA Offline
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                  Axtremus
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #21

                  Progress!

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                  • AxtremusA Axtremus

                    Progress!

                    George KG Offline
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                    George K
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #22

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

                    Progress!

                    Those aren't WalMart ties...

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • JollyJ Jolly

                      Some traditions should never be updated.

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

                      Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                      Aqua Letifer
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #23

                      @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.

                      Please love yourself.

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                      • taiwan_girlT Offline
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                        taiwan_girl
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                        #24

                        Cross posted with the other important trending topic here. 😛

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                        • JollyJ Offline
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                          Jolly
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #25

                          That dog won't hunt.

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                          • 89th8 Offline
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                            89th
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #26

                            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.

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                            • George KG George K

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

                              Why would you want to see that?

                              To make @mik happy?

                              MikM Offline
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                              Mik
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                              #27

                              @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....

                              "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                              • George KG Offline
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                                George K
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                                #28

                                Does Fetterman even want to be senator?

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

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                • MikM Offline
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                                  Mik
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #29

                                  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.

                                  "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                  • George KG Offline
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                                    George K
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #30

                                    I can excuse his absences for health issues. The other stuff not so much.

                                    At least Obama showed up, if only to vote “present. “

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    • MikM 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.

                                      CopperC Offline
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                                      Copper
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #31

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

                                      Expel him and send him back home.

                                      Yes, tell Pennsylvania to raise the bar and try again.

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                                        George K
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #32

                                        Screenshot 2023-09-20 at 6.11.37 PM.png

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #33

                                          Screenshotted for posterity.

                                          Screenshot 2023-09-20 at 8.04.05 PM.png

                                          There are things you can think, and things that you can say. They are not identical sets.

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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