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  • A Axtremus
    13 Nov 2024, 23:03

    No comment from Lindsey Graham, eh?

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    George K
    wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:06 last edited by
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    @Axtremus said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:

    No comment from Lindsey Graham, eh?

    The day evening is young.

    Someone commented that there was an audible gasp among Republicans when it was announced.

    "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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    • H Horace
      13 Nov 2024, 23:00

      I don’t think Gaetz would get 50 votes.

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      George K
      wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:17 last edited by
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      @Horace said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:

      I don’t think Gaetz would get 50 votes.


      President-elect Trump's latest selection for his next administration is facing immediate backlash from some within the Senate GOP, as they say his attorney general pick, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., will not get confirmed.

      "He will never get confirmed," a Republican senator, granted anonymity to speak freely, told Fox News Digital.

      One Senate Republican source simply said, "Ain’t gonna happen," about the prospect of Gaetz's confirmation....

      Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told reporters, "I think we have to consider any nominee by the president seriously, but we also have a constitutional responsibility."

      "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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        kluurs
        wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:18 last edited by
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        It will seem more reasonable when his second choice of Don Jr is announced.

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        • K kluurs
          13 Nov 2024, 23:18

          It will seem more reasonable when his second choice of Don Jr is announced.

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          George K
          wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:19 last edited by
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          @kluurs said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:

          It will seem more reasonable when his second choice of Don Jr is announced.

          Pfft...

          "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 13 Nov 2024, 23:20 last edited by
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            "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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              Horace
              wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:21 last edited by
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              Would like to believe this is strategic in some way that acknowledges the hopelessness of confirmation, but I'm not seeing it. It just seems stupid, and detached from the reality of no confirmation.

              Education is extremely important.

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:25 last edited by
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                He might have done it to take eyes of his semi-questionable picks. Usually one, maybe two nominees fail.

                Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                  Mik
                  wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:32 last edited by
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                  I think he wants to get him to accept, resign from Congress, then fire the meddlesome bastard.

                  "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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                    Tom-K
                    wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:40 last edited by
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                    I don't know him but I know people that know people that know him and he's said to be an unqualified piece of sh^t as a human being. A RABID Trump supporter. But, you need a decent man for AG. So, no from me.

                    Flushing the toilet is like practicing the piano; you just cannot go too long without doing it.--Axtremus

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                    • M Mik
                      13 Nov 2024, 23:32

                      I think he wants to get him to accept, resign from Congress, then fire the meddlesome bastard.

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                      LuFins Dad
                      wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:46 last edited by
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                      @Mik said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:

                      I think he wants to get him to accept, resign from Congress, then fire the meddlesome bastard.

                      That’s what I was hoping for half a minute… I also liked @Horace suggestion that it was a purity test to see who voted for Thune… But man, this took the wind out of my sails…

                      The Brad

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                        xenon
                        wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:49 last edited by
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                        What a stupid man.

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                        • M Mik
                          13 Nov 2024, 23:32

                          I think he wants to get him to accept, resign from Congress, then fire the meddlesome bastard.

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                          Renauda
                          wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:51 last edited by
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                          @Mik said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:

                          I think he wants to get him to accept, resign from Congress, then fire the meddlesome bastard.

                          That was what immediately came to my mind when I heard Gaetz was put forward.

                          Otherwise, no further comment from me on the matter.

                          Elbows up!

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                            Mik
                            wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:58 last edited by
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                            If I were 47 it would be a great move.

                            "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 K
                              wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 00:43 last edited by George K
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                              All is going according to plan..

                              Good riddance. He won't be confirmed.

                              "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 14 Nov 2024, 01:00 last edited by
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                                From NRO...

                                https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/trump-dares-the-senate-to-vote-down-matt-gaetz/

                                Matt Gaetz is such a terrible choice for attorney general that the odds are already high, within an hour of his nomination being announced, that he would fail a Senate confirmation vote.

                                It’s impossible to imagine any Democrat voting for him, so he can afford to lose only three Republicans (even assuming all 53 are there — a vote might have to wait for a replacement for Marco Rubio to be selected and seated, because Rubio will need to be confirmed himself before resigning). It’s not very hard to count to four votes on the Republican side (starting with Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins) who will be against him.

                                Will Trump insist on a vote if the numbers aren’t there? While every administration sends up some nominees who fail, they usually withdraw.

                                A failed Gaetz nomination, if it goes to a vote and is killed by fellow Republicans, would make him an immediate martyr in some MAGA corners. That could well be a blessing to Gaetz, just in time for a primary fight to either succeed Ron DeSantis as governor of Florida in 2026 or in that fall’s special election (perhaps, against DeSantis or a DeSantis appointee) to fill the remainder of Rubio’s term.

                                "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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                                • G George K
                                  14 Nov 2024, 00:43

                                  All is going according to plan..

                                  Good riddance. He won't be confirmed.

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                                  Mik
                                  wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 01:01 last edited by
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                                  @George-K said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:

                                  All is going according to plan..

                                  Good riddance. He won't be confirmed.

                                  He won't even get GOP votes.

                                  "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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                                  • M Mik
                                    14 Nov 2024, 01:01

                                    @George-K said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:

                                    All is going according to plan..

                                    Good riddance. He won't be confirmed.

                                    He won't even get GOP votes.

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 01:04 last edited by
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                                    @Mik said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:

                                    He won't even get GOP votes.

                                    He'll get some. Nowhere close to 51.

                                    Who would vote him? Barrasso? Hawley?

                                    "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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                                      LuFins Dad
                                      wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 01:13 last edited by
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                                      What exactly is Trump trying to accomplish, here?

                                      The Brad

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                                        LuFins Dad
                                        wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 01:14 last edited by
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                                        If he wanted recess appointments, this isn’t the way to get them.

                                        The Brad

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                                        • L LuFins Dad
                                          14 Nov 2024, 01:13

                                          What exactly is Trump trying to accomplish, here?

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 01:15 last edited by
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                                          @LuFins-Dad said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:

                                          What exactly is Trump trying to accomplish, here?

                                          Throw a bone to the extreme GOP, saying "I tried," while realizing this is DOA and getting someone competent in. Anyone, even my cat, would get a more favorable evaluation after this clusterfuck of a nomination.

                                          "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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