Gaetz gets his own thread.
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:18 last edited by
It will seem more reasonable when his second choice of Don Jr is announced.
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:19 last edited by
@kluurs said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:
It will seem more reasonable when his second choice of Don Jr is announced.
Pfft...
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:20 last edited by
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:21 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:25 last edited by
He might have done it to take eyes of his semi-questionable picks. Usually one, maybe two nominees fail.
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:32 last edited by
I think he wants to get him to accept, resign from Congress, then fire the meddlesome bastard.
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:40 last edited by
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.
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I think he wants to get him to accept, resign from Congress, then fire the meddlesome bastard.
wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:46 last edited by@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…
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:49 last edited by
What a stupid man.
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I think he wants to get him to accept, resign from Congress, then fire the meddlesome bastard.
wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:51 last edited by@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.
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 23:58 last edited by
If I were 47 it would be a great move.
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wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 00:43 last edited by George K
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wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 01:00 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 01:01 last edited by
@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 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.
wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 01:04 last edited by@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?
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wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 01:13 last edited by
What exactly is Trump trying to accomplish, here?
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wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 01:14 last edited by
If he wanted recess appointments, this isn’t the way to get them.
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What exactly is Trump trying to accomplish, here?
wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 01:15 last edited by@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.
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wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 01:32 last edited by
Vance and Charlie Kirk (very close to the campaign) both tweeted in support of the pick. Seems it's serious, somehow.
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Vance and Charlie Kirk (very close to the campaign) both tweeted in support of the pick. Seems it's serious, somehow.
wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 01:33 last edited by@Horace said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:
Vance and Charlie Kirk (very close to the campaign) both tweeted in support of the pick. Seems it's serious, somehow.
Have to agree with others who just don't get it.
Must be some serious strategery going on.