How about they push Tuberville to stop being a dipshit instead.
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How about they just carve his bust into a potatoe and replace him with that?
It’d be smarter than he is…. And it probably wouldn’t smell as bad for the first few days…
That would require them to stand up to another republican, and they wouldn't even do that when they watched their golden boy attempt a self coup. Republican politicians have less spine than a tank of jelly fish.
How about oush him off a cliff instead.
Seems like it might be easier to change the Senate rules so it takes... I don’t know… five? Senators to block military promotions?
So even once they get the votes started it will take years for them to finish, if they ever do. And that's assuming every nomination goes smoothly and there arent barrages of stupid questions about "wokeness" or other bullshit.
Well it does fall in line with Republicans general thought process that only the high level positions get what they need and all the workers below them suffer. Business or the military it does not matter to them.
Well it does fall in line with Republicans general thought process that only the high level positions get what they need and all the workers below them suffer
If they go the slow route, they should start with the lowest rank promotions first.
Put Teletubbie Tommy on a container ship to Sochi and hold the fucking vote without him.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
In an effort to protest the Pentagon’s new abortion policy, Tuberville has maintained a six-month blockade denying military leaders from attaining new positions.
Tuberville is not budging despite rising GOP pressure to relent, and tried to turn the tables on Democrats in a floor speech Monday.
“We can also easily confirm you if Chuck Schumer would get off the dime and show that he actually cares about supporting our men and women in uniform,” Cotton said.
According to the Congressional Research Service, it would take about 700 hours of floor time to individually vote on the nearly 300 nominations and promotions that Tuberville is currently holding up.
But Cotton and other Republicans argue Schumer can use some floor time to advance votes on key nominees like the Joint Chiefs chairman and leaders of military branches.
Kaine said Democrats don’t mind voting for the promotions, but that process would only help the upper rank of officers and not benefit the rest.
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