When the Senate was ask to confirm — or not — the Republican Party head Trump’s pick for National Security Advisor they failed the citizens. Eighty Eight of one hundred Senators picked the man who would eventually flee the White House in disgrace, leaving the government he swore an oath to in confusion, and weakening our nation. Both Republicans and Democrats voted for Flynn, though a few Democrats did not.
All those who did reveled in their role as Senators providing “advice and consent,” as the ultimate national vetters of the most important jobs. But they didn’t really do their jobs, did they? In fact, it looks like they didn’t even try. I’m pretty sure the Republicans in Congress have no clue what “advice and consent” means or what the Constitution says, or history says, about this.
The total number of Senators voting for each of Republican President Trump’s nominees is less than usual, with many, sometimes most, Democrats voting against the various and often very unqualified nominees. The Democrats who did vote for these individuals will be held to account over coming years, especially those who voted for Flynn, Tillerson, and the other most closely linked to currently developing scandals.
But now we have an interesting development. One of the most awful choices ever put forth for a high cabinet post ever, in any government by any president — equal to in level of insult and injury to the Betsy DeVos nomination which Congress narrowly approved — was Andrew Puzder as labor secretary.
The public outcry about putting this particular fox in charge of that particular hen house should not have exceeded the outcry against Tillerson or the others, but the general public and, certainly, Trump’s Republican Congress, appear not to understand too much about what happens in government and why it is important. But an attack by Oprah, armed with withering truth, and outrage over Puzder’s misconduct, some of which could be an embarrassment even to the Trump administration and the rest of the Republicans, was too much.
Moments ago, Puzder made a move we wish so heartily that Republican Donald Trump’s father had done years ago: he withdrew just in the nick of time.
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When the Senate was ask to confirm — or not — the Republican Party head Trump’s pick for National Security Advisor they failed the citizens. Eighty Eight of one hundred Senators picked the man who would eventually flee the White House in disgrace, leaving the government he swore an oath to in confusion, and weakening our nation. Both Republicans and Democrats voted for Flynn, though a few Democrats did not.
All those who did reveled in their role as Senators providing “advice and consent,” as the ultimate national vetters of the most important jobs. But they didn’t really do their jobs, did they? In fact, it looks like they didn’t even try. I’m pretty sure the Republicans in Congress have no clue what “advice and consent” means or what the Constitution says, or history says, about this.
The total number of Senators voting for each of Republican President Trump’s nominees is less than usual, with many, sometimes most, Democrats voting against the various and often very unqualified nominees. The Democrats who did vote for these individuals will be held to account over coming years, especially those who voted for Flynn, Tillerson, and the other most closely linked to currently developing scandals.
But now we have an interesting development. One of the most awful choices ever put forth for a high cabinet post ever, in any government by any president — equal to in level of insult and injury to the Betsy DeVos nomination which Congress narrowly approved — was Andrew Puzder as labor secretary.
The public outcry about putting this particular fox in charge of that particular hen house should not have exceeded the outcry against Tillerson or the others, but the general public and, certainly, Trump’s Republican Congress, appear not to understand too much about what happens in government and why it is important. But an attack by Oprah, armed with withering truth, and outrage over Puzder’s misconduct, some of which could be an embarrassment even to the Trump administration and the rest of the Republicans, was too much.
Moments ago, Puzder made a move we wish so heartily that Republican Donald Trump’s father had done years ago: he withdrew just in the nick of time.
from ScienceBlogs http://ift.tt/2lRVDpZ
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