Posted on 09/09/2021 7:09:47 AM PDT by cotton1706
The White House is withdrawing the nomination of David Chipman to run the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco (ATF) and Firearms, Fox News has confirmed.
Chipman, who had a history of caustic comments about gun owners and worked for gun control groups for years after his career as an ATF agent, was staunchly opposed by Republicans. But he struggled to gain the support of several Democrats, who never explicitly opposed Chipman's nomination but also never publicly supported him either.
The Washington Post first reported the story.
This marks the second major defeat for one of President Biden's nominees of his term. The White House withdrew its nomination of Neera Tanden to run the Office of Management and Budget earlier this year, after Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced he opposed her over her controversial Twitter history.
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But we're not fooled. Instead of affecting policy from an official capacity, he'll be affecting policy from an unofficial one.
It's how the Ruling Oligarchy works.
Someone far worse is waiting in the wings.
True, but the real story here, to me anyway, is the fact Senator Linda Grahamnesty helped stop this nominee. Linda has always voted to give the sitting president the cabinet picks he wanted…unless of course…
Ping. If true, hallelujah.
Linda is running for President in 2024
Nearly all of his funds will come...again from Liberals.
That’s a surprise, Flimsey has voted for every other lunatic Senile Joe has appointed.
Now we get to see who the actual pick was rather than the stalking horse.
This is a small victory, but a victory nonetheless. The next nominee may be worse, but we have at least run the clock down for 1/2 year. Less time left for the next loser to do damage.
This is a start. Nominating this joker was akin to Harvard appointing an atheist chaplain. Honestly, these people are just insufferable. Relentless in their pursuit of the destruction of our country
I hadn’t considered that, but you’re right. Less time for a leftist Senate to push through someone slightly more palatable, before a possible GOP takeover of both houses in Jan, 23. Now, if the GOP could just hang tough for just a little over a year, ...
The Republicans in the Senate should stop confirming anyone that this communist
White House appoints. The nominee’s aren’t from Joe Biden himself, but some nefarious back room committee. This White House isn’t even what Slow Joe promised the Democrats. Just stop this madness.
White House to withdraw controversial ATF nominee David Chipman
Small but important victory. Celebrate while you can.
Linda jokes aside, this is a BIG win.
I wonder if part of the calculation is that Chipman most likely would have perpetrated another Waco. Things are tense enough in this country, and such an event probably would set off the powder keg.
“Someone far worse is waiting in the wings.”
Yep.
As a RAT or RINO?
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