Posted on 01/02/2022 4:11:46 AM PST by cotton1706
MEET YOUR FUTURE HOUSE INTEL CHAIR — Minority Leader KEVIN MCCARTHY named Rep. MIKE TURNER (R-Ohio) as new ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, a prominent national security post that ensures he’ll be the leading contender to replace Rep. ADAM SCHIFF as panel chair if the GOP flips the House. Turner replaces Rep. DEVIN NUNES, who’s leaving to become CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group.
Turner, elected in 2002 after serving as mayor of one of our hometowns (Dayton!), is considered more of a pragmatist than his predecessor. He’s tacked to the center for much of his career, even opposing the GOP’s 2017 Obamacare repeal effort and calling DONALD TRUMP’s attempt to build his border wall via emergency declaration a “dangerous precedent.”
Turner has close military ties: His district includes Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and as a member of the House Armed Services Committee, he’s been a fierce defender of the Pentagon’s budget. He’s a Russia hawk who regularly blasted Trump for being too cozy with Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN.
For a good sense of who Turner is, watch this recent clip of him going toe-to-toe with TUCKER CARLSON over whether the U.S. should supply Ukraine with intelligence and weapons to repel Russian aggression. When Carlson asked, “Why would we take Ukraine’s side and not Russia’s side? … Who’s got the energy reserves? … I’m totally confused,” Turner responded:
“Ukraine is a democracy. … Russia is an authoritarian regime seeking to impose its will on validly elected democracy. … We’re for democracy. We’re for liberty. We’re not for authoritarian regimes coming in and changing borders by tanks. … We need to make sure we’re on the side of democracy.”
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A DIFFERENT House Republican leader/speaker would appoint DIFFERENT people.
So we need a DIFFERENT leader than McCarthy in the House.
Actually I like Mike Turner, he was very good during the destructive impeachment trial.
The author doesn’t understand the transactional nature of politics. How did Bob Dole, arguably one of the worst GOP presidential candidates ever, get the party’s nod to go up against Bill Clinton? For God’s sake, the man could have played an extra in “Dawn of the Dead” without any makeup. It’s because he had garnered enough favors that the people who decide such things couldn’t turn him down. Did Bob Dole either know or care that he was the worst possible candidate? I’d argue he neither knew or cared because, like most politicians he lived in a bubble where no one ever said an unkind word or anything that he might look askance at. Also, in his mind he was young and vibrant, probably seeing himself in the mirror through some pretty fancy mental software that subtracted age lines and added the missing vibrance. Politicians don’t seek a job because they can do it. They seek it for personal reasons having nothing to do with the service to the public. Nancy Pelosi, for example, is probably one of the worst people to occupy her position. No matter how much damage she does, I guarantee she doesn’t care.
Everyone excited and anxious about the republicans taking back the house and senate, better get ready to be very disappointed when they do.
Like looking for the needle in a haystack;
finding a leader who’s NOT compromised.
These back room deals are killing us.
Smoking John, Lyin’ Ryan, now Kevin (the Mouseketeer)
Quite true .
We have learned to accept mediocrity in our government leaders,
despite this nation being under attack both internalaly and from foreign sources.
There will be no change until there is change at the top.
Boehner is a gift that keeps on giving ...
Remember that McCarthy was appointed leader by a majority of the House Republicans.
The problem is not with “leadership”, the problem is with every single person who voted for him.
We need a long campaign to clear out the RINOs.
Yep...the 2022’s are all about restoring the UniParty “balance” threatened by MAGA.....same thing happened after the Tea Party 2010
“We’re going to get the same from McCarthy as we did with Boehner and Ryan.“
Were you really expecting something different? How do you think the corporate DC GOP Swamp maintains itself? This is a horrible trade. Giving up Nunes, one of a handful of non swampers, for McCarthy’s guy. Nunes will do nothing more for Trump than be a legal defense coordinator. The federal judges have been picked and briefed about the coming hurricane of legal and campaign finance challenges for Trump’s media concern. The regime and its henchmen in Big Tech, the Uniparty and the courts will TRO and regulate Trump into silence again.
Uniparty globalist c-[expletive deleted]
The word liberal in your post is erroneous. The Democracy supported in Iraq was not considered liberal.
The democracy developing in the various GCC nations is not liberal
Bottom line is you are impatient in your judgement. The effort is taking place over a long time after initial implementation.
History is a process, not an event
As has been the case in the past several years.
If we truly want to see Pro America changes, it really is time to form another party instead of going with the totally feckless and worthless RNC/GOP.
Of course. And they are constantly reminded exactly where their campaign money comes from and who it is funneld through [McCarthy because he is a reliable bag man].
You are confused about the word “liberal” which is a word long predating its corruption by the socialist left. It generally means constitutional elected government with freedoms and rights for individuals. Nothing more. Nothing about social programs or anything like that.
My use of the word liberal is not in error. It is deliberate. And it is ironic. You don’t create democracy at gun point but through culture.
I’m not excited at all, a RINO (GOPe) Congress does nothing for me.
OHIO PING!
Please let me know if you want on or off the Ohio Ping list.
Why don’t they do what they did for America.
Open up the borders and let everyone come in?
Including unaccompanied children.
Suddenly, on the other side of the world,they are concerned about borders and democracy?
They must be joking?
McCarty knows what he is doing. The Country prospering is not in his interest. The Country returning to what made it great is, if he has anything to say about it, not going to happen. What he is going to keep going is the direction towards self destruction the Country is heading. And he will keep the sheep sedated and calm. How? By saying things like,” Wait until 2024”. “Wait until 2022” When he knows the Democrats will steal both elections and he will aid and abet in the theft. But Have no fear. The GOP and the Police are on our side. One cannot lose with that combination.
The loony left have corrupted many words. Many people continue to accept the altered words or meanings.
And this was happening long before the woke “movement” started.
Interesting how you never hear “conservative”Fox News refer to the US as a Constitutional Republic but repeatedly say,”democracy”
The left are not liberal unless liberal has been redefined to include corruption as part of it’s philosophy?
Classic liberals would believe in the right of self-defense.
Modern socialists stealing the liberal label are attempting to take away that right reserving all power of violence to the state thus controlling the citizenry.
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