Posted on 02/10/2025 1:03:10 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
In 1987, Judge Robert Bork went before the Senate Judiciary Committee for confirmation hearings to the Supreme Court. Expecting a sober discussion of legal issues, instead he was “borked,” as it came to be called. Led by Chairman Joe Biden, the hearings descended into a farcical attack on the most distinguished jurist of his time.
Since then, nominees for every position, whether Republican or Democrat, have given studied demurrals to tough questions, making confirmation hearings almost worthless.
That changed when President Trump’s three most controversial cabinet picks were grilled: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to head the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, whom I’ll discuss, and Kash Patel for FBI director. Each showed a Trumpian combativeness that gave Americans a view of the low quality of their senators.
RFK Jr., the scion of the most famous Democratic family, faced Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont...
“I’m going to make America healthier than other countries,” Kennedy said, before Sanders interrupted him. “By the way, Bernie,” Kennedy continued, using the senator’s first name, “The problem of corruption is not just in the federal agencies. It’s in Congress, too. Almost all the members of this committee, including yourself, are accepting millions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry, protecting their interests.”
Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran, was challenged by Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, a Gulf War veteran, on Syria policy...
Gabbard responded she enlisted in the Army “because of al Qaeda’s terrorist attack on 9/11…. It was shocking and a betrayal to me and every person who was killed on 9/11, their families and my brothers and sisters in uniform, when as a member of Congress I learned about President Obama’s” Timber Sycamore program, since made public, “of working with and arming al Qaeda.”
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THEY ARE STILL NOT CONFIRMED! PLEASE CONTINUE PRAYING!
Trump should appoint all three “acting” for 6 months, in six months flip flop them and rename them “acting” at one of the other two positions. In six months do another shuffle. The shadow state has no defense for the “acting” appointment.
I fully agree. Their confirmation is in jeopardy because the swamp knows these people will be out for the kill (figuratively speaking).
Imagine the fear the FIB and IC have over a good housecleaning that exposes corruption beyond what id found at USAID. I have a feeling both Tulsi and Kash have trained teams waiting to infiltrate the enemy camps to bring order to the disorder.
And I bet there are diehard libs that still believe Nixon was the most corrupt President ever.
Gabbard is scheduled for cloture vote tonight.
Likely full Senate confirmation vote 30 hours later.
Most curious and annoying that Vance is scheduled to be in Europe. Risky.
I think Tulsi’s vote is this afternoon?
Ah, thanks.
Hmm… these are not dumb people they must be confident no one is going to pull a McTraitor.
WHATTTT
If the vote is a tie, Vance is in Europe and won’t be present to break it?!
We’d better not have any flippers!
I'd bet that if the vote is this afternoon, and it's a tie, that Vance gets on a fast jet back to Washington so that he arrives here this evening to break the tie. Fortunately the timezone difference is in his favor.
Thune is dithering. Not enough pressure...
That’s why prayers needed.
John Thune is Dem cuck
Why do they still play the silly cloture game?
It’s not in the Constitution .
He’s on his knees servicing Schumer.
Tulsi Gabbard has won the Cloture vote with 52 votes to limit debate.
Max 30 hrs debate begins. Final confirmation vote Wednesday.
Make it 3 hours. 30, how stupid.
I hate RINOS.
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