Rhetoric aside, it is chilling that a sitting Senator would take such a step and we should all be concerned about what this could lead to.
Today it’s Tuberville’s hold on nominations for non-military political reasons. Maybe tomorrow it’s the Armed Services committees treating these appointments and promotions like judicial nominations. All of a sudden, you effectively have de-facto political appointments for in-the-ranks military leadership, and U.S. politics is far scarier than it’s ever been.
Sure, I’m committing a slippery slope fallacy here, but given the track record of our political leaders to cause institutional decay with zero-sum game partisan politics, I don’t think it’s a stretch.
… given the track record of our political leaders to cause institutional decay with zero-sum game partisan politics, …
One side of the political aisle is well known for open obstruction. The other is not.
This shit is bizarre. This is the radicalism they speak about. They do it themselves. There’s no worthy cause here.
It is always projection with those fascists.
This is a two-party system at its worst.
I’m old enough that my grandfathers fought in WWI. My mother’s second husband was a B-17 captain. Third husband was a fighter pilot in the Pacific theater. My father retired from the regular army as a LTC. Col.
These bastards would have fought each other to get to the head of the line to beat the shit out of Turderville.
But as others have noted, we have this obstructionist process in place.
As one of the other commentators said, maybe we should change the fucking rule. I just don’t know how.
I’ve never voted Republikklan in my life, but there were some who had honor. Senator McCain, for example. But now we’re stuck with this shit with legs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert's_Rules_of_Order
I really need to read that.
The guy would rather be called “Coach” than “Senator,” by choice. He doesn’t care about what’s best for the United States, it’s citizens, and his constituents. That’s his second job. His first job is “Coach.”
Tuberville is an absolute fucking dumb shit who deserves the benefits that his poorest constituents receive and nothing more.
…aiding communist and autocratic regimes, and being used by adversaries like China against the US.
“Mission accomplished!” – Republican Tommy Tuberville
If you think that isn’t by design, you probably vote #GOP.
Seems kinda performative to me idk why would this be going down on a CNN show
