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Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins have no excuse to oppose Pete Hegseth for SecDef after they confirmed Lloyd Austin during the Biden administration.
The Federalist ^ | January 24, 2025 | Jordan Boyd

Posted on 01/24/2025 2:47:43 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine are hinging their opposition to the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, on their alleged concern that he is not fit to handle the pressures of the Pentagon job.

Their paragraphs-long attempts to justify why they are going against the will of their GOP voters, however, pale in the face of their voting records for a cabinet member who abandoned his post twice without notifying Congress.

Murkowski announced Thursday on X that she “cannot in good conscience support [Hegseth’s] nomination for Secretary of Defense” because she believes he is ill-equipped to undertake the “immense responsibility.” She also bought into the Democrat and corporate media-led smear campaign to defame Hegseth’s name, claiming that the allegations published on the front pages of propaganda outlets are “unbecoming of someone who would lead our armed forces.”

“Above all, I believe that character is the defining trait required of the Secretary of Defense, and must be prioritized without compromise. The leader of the Department of Defense must demonstrate and model the standards of behavior and character we expect of all servicemembers, and Mr. Hegseth’s nomination to the role poses significant concerns that I cannot overlook. Given the global security environment we’re operating in, it is critical that we confirm a Secretary of Defense, however, I regret that I am unable to support Mr. Hegseth,” she wrote.

Collins similarly declined to vote in favor of Hegseth’s confirmation because she claimed to be “concerned that he does not have the experience and perspective necessary to succeed in the job.”

(Excerpt) Read more at thefederalist.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska; US: Maine
KEYWORDS: alaska; gettherope; jordanboyd; lisamurkowski; lloydaustin; maine; petehegseth; rankedchoice; rcv; susancollins; voting
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1 posted on 01/24/2025 2:47:43 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Drama queens


2 posted on 01/24/2025 2:49:10 PM PST by WashingtonSource
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Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine.....

....are assistant Democrats


3 posted on 01/24/2025 2:49:51 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

They’re Dems in skirts. Kick them out of the party.

At least Joe Miller survived the crash in AK


4 posted on 01/24/2025 2:49:54 PM PST by combat_boots
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Both their states have RCV.

Those two don’t need an excuse, do they...


5 posted on 01/24/2025 2:51:55 PM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: WashingtonSource

One is corrupt, the other is senile or soon to be.


6 posted on 01/24/2025 2:52:51 PM PST by Fungi
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Collins can’t make up her mind. She defended Kavenaugh and expressed her disgust of unobstantiated information.

Why change now?

She’s up in 26. Get rid of her. Screw Maine. Let the Dem win.

Pick off GA or NM or VA.


7 posted on 01/24/2025 2:53:53 PM PST by Fledermaus (SANITY RETURNS!)
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I’m more inclined to overlook Collins since she’s in a blue state. Murkowski is a pure backstabbing RINO who the Turtle spent ALL of the money the Senate Republicans raised in order to prop up against.....Another Republican! Kelly Tschibaka would have been a much better Senator. Alaska has got to get rid of ranked choice voting. It is only going to lead to Democrats and RINOs getting elected as already happened with Murkowski and the state’s Representative in the US Congress as two Republicans split the vote and allowed the Democrat with a plurality to squeak by.


8 posted on 01/24/2025 2:59:35 PM PST by FLT-bird
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Of course they approved Lloyd Austin. He is African-American, ya know???


9 posted on 01/24/2025 3:14:50 PM PST by woweeitsme
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

IF they are actually Republicans... Correct.

However, they aren’t. They are Democrats with the wrong letter behind their names...


10 posted on 01/24/2025 3:17:32 PM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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Except they’re idoits .


11 posted on 01/24/2025 3:20:20 PM PST by Old Yeller (On judgement day, you’ll wish you were biblically correctly, not politically correct.)
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Two drunkin hags that use this to get thier 10 minutes of fame


12 posted on 01/24/2025 3:29:33 PM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

They also voted to approve Dr. “Rachel” Levine to the HHS.


13 posted on 01/24/2025 3:56:19 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

A couple of dizzy skanks. The Senatorial Adventures of the Bobblehead Twins.


14 posted on 01/24/2025 4:04:16 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (For a good time, call Lisa M. 123-4567)
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Pete needs to put on a dress and diddle kids to get approval from them...


15 posted on 01/24/2025 4:05:22 PM PST by SteveinSATX (Anti-liberalism 24/7)
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These two really really need to fe retired asap


16 posted on 01/24/2025 4:11:30 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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Collins voted "not guilty" to Clinton Perjury article / Obstruction of justice article?

...there was a women that claimed she was assaulted by BJ...

Guess Collins falls into the Whoopi "rape-rape" judge/jury.

17 posted on 01/24/2025 4:14:28 PM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Time to throw them out of the Temple...again)
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To: FLT-bird

Maine’s Second District is Trump country. He carried it by a wide margin in 2016, 2020 and 2024 earning one electoral vote each time. Also strong 2nd Amendment country.

I live here and there is already a movement to primary Collins in 2026. Many people here have had it with her.


18 posted on 01/24/2025 4:18:49 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Russia? China? Democrats and RINOs are the biggest threat to the survival of America.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

You know, I don’t care if Hegseth is a bastard, as long as he is the right bastard for the job.


19 posted on 01/24/2025 4:20:11 PM PST by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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To: lastchance

Now you’re thinking like George Patton.


20 posted on 01/24/2025 4:23:34 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (For a good time, call Lisa M. 123-4567)
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