Chris, you provide a list that includes “but is not limited to” five GOP Senators to closely monitor during the confirmation process. If I were still a working journalist I’d write a story about a sixth Senator who will be interesting to watch in the next two years: Mitch McConnell. The former GOP leader is free from having to carry the …
Chris, you provide a list that includes “but is not limited to” five GOP Senators to closely monitor during the confirmation process. If I were still a working journalist I’d write a story about a sixth Senator who will be interesting to watch in the next two years: Mitch McConnell. The former GOP leader is free from having to carry the water for Trump. He is not going to run again. He’s a free agent. Trump has no leverage over him. The two men don’t like each other. Oddly, McConnell, loathed by Democrats for his unprecedented, heavy-handed, hypocritical approach to the Supreme Court confirmation process, may now side with Democrats in opposing one or more of these nominees. He’s already at loggerheads with Trump over national security issues such as support for Ukraine. He’s got nothing to lose by opposing Gabbard, whose connections with Russia and Syria, raise national security concerns. He reportedly was a no vote on Gaetz before he withdrew.
Pete might be domed, but just on the optics. Deep down, Moscow Mitch is still, and will always be, a die hard republican. He cost us a Court pick when he could have been a decent fair human, and he's never going back. He might hate trumpf, but he hates and loathers the dems more. I think it is going to be a kabuki dance where 2 or 3 of them object strongly, Susan Collins will make a deep and stirring speech, and then they will approve all of his nominees.
Chris, you provide a list that includes “but is not limited to” five GOP Senators to closely monitor during the confirmation process. If I were still a working journalist I’d write a story about a sixth Senator who will be interesting to watch in the next two years: Mitch McConnell. The former GOP leader is free from having to carry the water for Trump. He is not going to run again. He’s a free agent. Trump has no leverage over him. The two men don’t like each other. Oddly, McConnell, loathed by Democrats for his unprecedented, heavy-handed, hypocritical approach to the Supreme Court confirmation process, may now side with Democrats in opposing one or more of these nominees. He’s already at loggerheads with Trump over national security issues such as support for Ukraine. He’s got nothing to lose by opposing Gabbard, whose connections with Russia and Syria, raise national security concerns. He reportedly was a no vote on Gaetz before he withdrew.
Pete might be domed, but just on the optics. Deep down, Moscow Mitch is still, and will always be, a die hard republican. He cost us a Court pick when he could have been a decent fair human, and he's never going back. He might hate trumpf, but he hates and loathers the dems more. I think it is going to be a kabuki dance where 2 or 3 of them object strongly, Susan Collins will make a deep and stirring speech, and then they will approve all of his nominees.
You’re probably, sadly, correct on all counts.