Posted on 08/03/2017 12:07:20 PM PDT by EveningStar
Sen. John Cornyn took to the Senate floor Wednesday to talk about the backlog of President Trump’s executive nominations, saying he’s “never seen anything quite like it.”
As Cortney reported last month, if the current pace continues, it would take 11 years for all of the president’s nominees to be confirmed—long after he’d be out of office even if he did get a second term.
"We had an election on November 8, but for many of our colleagues, the election remains undecided. They don't accept the verdict of the American people, the Electoral College, that President Trump won the election. Hillary Clinton lost," Cornyn said.
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Yeah, and you might occasionally be counted among them.
Chief one being Mitch McConnell.
Hey John, feeling the wrath of the voters?
Until somebody seriously kicks the MSM’s ass nothing will be accomplished.
Voters to Cornyn: “Then get off your useless butt and fix the problem”
Texas has a Super Majority and yet you vote like you live in Seattle.
Must be, to be making seemingly pro-Trump noises for now.
The words of a conspirator.
5.56mm
Chief one being Mitch McConnell.
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The Turdle.
Just wait until 2020. That’s 2 elections for the non-believers on our side. At least we KNOW where the other side comes from.
Let me just name one--our former colleague, Kay Bailey Hutchison, who has been nominated to serve as the Ambassador to NATO. I cannot think of a more qualified person than my good friend, the former Senator from Texas. Our country needs leadership in Brussels, at NATO, to help counter Russian aggression and threats and intimidation against our allies in the region, but that is just one example.
The House has sent nothing to Trump to sign except the sanctions bill against Russia!
George Washington on the Baneful Effects of Political Parties
“Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the Spirit of Party...”
Excerpts from George Washington’s Farewell Address
September 19, 1796
“... One of the expedients of Party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions & aims of other Districts. You cannot shield yourselves too much against the jealousies & heart burnings which spring from these misrepresentations. They tend to render Alien to each other those who ought to be bound together by fraternal Affection.
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“All obstructions to the execution of the Laws, all combinations and Associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, controul counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the Constituted authorities are distructive of this fundamental principle and of fatal tendency. They serve to Organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force — to put in the place of the delegated will of the Nation, the will of a party; often a small but artful and enterprizing minority of the Community; and, according to the alternate triumphs of different parties, to make the public Administration the Mirror of the ill concerted and incongruous projects of faction, rather than the Organ of consistent and wholesome plans digested by common councils and modefied by mutual interests. However combinations or Associations of the above description may now & then answer popular ends, they are likely, in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the Power of the People, & to usurp for themselves the reins of Government; destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.“... in a country so extensive as ours, a Government of as much vigour as is consistent with the perfect security of Liberty is indispensable — Liberty itself will find in such a Government, with powers properly distributed and adjusted, its surest Guardian. It is indeed little else than a name, where the Government is too feeble to withstand the enterprises of faction ...
“I have already intimated to you the danger of Parties in the State, with particular reference to the founding of them on Geographical discriminations. Let me now take a more comprehensive view, & warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the Spirit of Party, generally.
“This Spirit, unfortunately, is inseperable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human Mind. It exists under different shapes in all Governments, more or less stifled, controuled, or repressed; but in those of the popular form it is seen in its greatest rankness and is truly their worst enemy.
“The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissention, which in different ages & countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders & miseries, which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security & repose in the absolute power of an Individual: and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of Public Liberty.
“Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight) the common & continual mischiefs of the spirit of Party are sufficient to make it the interest and the duty of a wise People to discourage and restrain it.
“It serves always to distract the Public Councils and enfeeble the Public Administration. It agitates the Community with ill founded Jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot & insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence & corruption, which find a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions. Thus the policy and the will of one country, are subjected to the policy and will of another.
“There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the Administration of the Government and serve to keep alive the spirit of Liberty. This within certain limits is probably true--and in Governments of a Monarchical cast Patriotism may look with endulgence, if not with favour, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in Governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate & assuage it. A fire not to be quenched; it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest instead of warming it should consume."
Politicians acting like children. It is becoming clear majorities are worthless for our side and there is a possibility that many GOP seats may be sniped as the Trump train loses steam.
Politicians acting like children. It is becoming clear majorities are worthless for our side and there is a possibility that many GOP seats may be sniped as the Trump train loses steam.
I believe around half of the GOP caucus would like to be rid of President Trump; they just don’t want to get caught in the act.
P!ss on the Uniparty.
Voting in congressional elections is pointless.
They don’t accept the verdict of the American people, the Electoral College, that President Trump won the election.... ............................... Well? He wasn’t suppose to win, so that’s good enough. He won because only 5% of the media and intelligentsia supported him. The odds were like 10-1 that he would loose. I guess the same people would go to the race track and demand their 2-1 odds back when the projected looser with 10-1 odds wins? Had this election been reversed, there would be no whining by anyone. I’m sorry but these whiners never grew up past 5.
We need a second party.
Then I suggest, HIGHLY suggest, that these “some” be DEFEATED in their next elections and the same people that voted for President Trump will usher in a new group who will SUPPORT him, DEFEND him and WORK with him on his agenda instead of the BRAIN-DEAD, COWARDS and closet DEMONRATS like yourself Senator “CORNY”!!! You and so many other so-called Republican Senators make me sick!!! Your ilk will be responsible for losing the majority that this president needs.......dopes!!
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