Posted on 11/13/2024 6:52:33 PM PST by dangus
I would have said, "I get it; Gaetz will be appointed by recess appointment, but won't his appointment still have a pointless political cost?" I mean, he's innocent until proven guilty, but hardly exonerated, and it's all still kind of a yucky situation for an Attorney General to have been in.
Then I realized: the way to get rid of him is to appoint the next guy he picks. You want to get rid of Gaetz? Then you have to vote for (say for humorous example) Mark Levin as your next Attorney General.
BRILLIANT!
That will work. Perhaps even Ted Cruz is ready for a lifetime appointment himself.
AG appointment is not permanent, thank goodness. Perhaps you didn’t really mean to use the word permanent?
Mark levin trashed Trump. Rush did not like Trump. Had to stop listening to both
Levin came around but he really went out of his way to trash Trump
Not as many people did that as one may think
Michael Savage was in Trump’s corner from the beginning.
If the 'appointees' are in Congress and resign now then the 90-day election process for a replacement can begin right away, thus having that Congressperson in place on January 20 with no damage to a narrow House majority.
THAT is the BEST idea I have read!!
Trump used Togo on savage back when Romney was running. He seemed frustrated then
Yes, you did. APPOINTMENTS is in quotations, not clownish. I take back my apology.
Go back and read what you typed.
“ Yes, you did. APPOINTMENTS is in quotations, not clownish. I take back my apology.
Go back and read what you typed.
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I did go back. Clownish is in quotes unlike the clownish I just wrote here indicating how clownish this stupid tangent is
IIRC, the Senate Majority Leader can call for a recess....if only for three-five days...
ROFL Sleep well!
After much delay, the FBI found nothing to it, but Gaetz's enemies in the Kevin McCarthy camp recycled the claims into lurid news stories and a House ethics complaint that remained pending in order to provide a continuing basis to smear Gaetz. By resigning, Gaetz deprives the House Ethics committee of jurisdiction and ends the case so that the files can be released and his name cleared in the Senate confirmation process.
With that in mind, the Gaetz nomination also makes sense as a way to definitively and publicly refute the contention that the Department of Justice and the FBI can or should be politically independent. When publicly exposed, Gaetz's experience will show that both agencies are accustomed to abusing their power for nefarious political purposes and need accountability. As Attorney-General, Gaetz will be that accountability.
I’m sorry but this absolutely stupid reasoning. Why would he get rid of Matt Gaetz as a congressman. You’re making stuff up that doesnt exist. Ridiculous.
My thoughts on this are Gaetz resigned his seat effective immediately BECAUSE Trump wants him in the Senate in Rubio’s seat!! AG will be either Matt Wittaker OR Mike Davis, I am betting on Mike Davis because he and Grassly are very close, Mike worked under Grassly for quite some time!! Gaetz in the senate will be far better than Rubio to gum things up there!!
There's rumors that Desantis is going to put his AG Ashley Moody in Rubio's seat.
I dont think this is the case.
I dont agree. I think Trump wants to be ready to hit the ground running on January 20.
Thune publicly said he will allow recess appointments. He could be lying, but he did so publicly.
I think Trump is very serious about these appointments.
Mainly that Gaetz has had Trumps back through his first term, the last 4 years and now. And he is a fighter.
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