“Pudzer, a restaurant executive and Trump campaign supporter, had attracted widespread criticism regarding his business record and personal background. Additionally, a prominent conservative publication [The National Review] announced its opposition to the pick on Wednesday, saying that Puzder’s support for more legal immigration is at odds with Trump’s position.
Some Republican senators initially said they were withholding support until they could see how the political novice fared at his confirmation hearing, which was scheduled for Thursday morning. But as Wednesday progressed, it became clear to Republican Senate leaders that they did not have the votes to confirm him.”
http://www.timesunion.com/news/politics/article/McConnell-says-Puzder-lacks-votes-to-win-10935155.php
Some ... SOME Senate GOP dumbbells think they know better than the President.
Their only role is to ensure the nominees are not crooks or traitors. The political views of nominees have no bearing on why this President nominated them because they serve at the pleasure of the President whose views are the only relevant ones.
Other Freepers have posted that Pudzer knows very well how regulations hamper businesses and that this aspect of his background is what the President wanted.
Similar observations go with the nominations of Tillerson and Mnuchin. Their views are irrelevant as they will be on a leash held tightly by President Trump. It is their background and experience that is important in the execution of the policies of the President, not their views.
In the War Between The States, General U.S. Grant was deemed unacceptable as a candidate for Command of the Union Army because of his love of whiskey, his frequent drunken behavior and lack of social graces. But those things were never relevant. What was relevant to the President was his ability to win battles and to strategize a campaign for defeating the forces of rebellion. Nothing else mattered.
I sense the Congress is going to feel the heat shortly if these kinds of outcomes continue.