Republicans quietly plot to sink Biden nominees

[applegrove]

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Republicans quietly plot to sink Biden nominees

Alayna Treene, author of Sneak Peek, Axios

https://www.axios.com/biden-trump-cabinet-nominees-republicans-70531e77-89b2-4a67-ae9f-213aac6e1d70.html

"SNIP.....

Republicans are making plans to torpedo some of President-elect Biden's prospective Cabinet, agency and judicial nominees if the GOP keeps its majority, aides involved in the discussions tell me.

What we're hearing: Top targets include political names and civil servants who spoke out loudest against President Trump, forced out his appointees or became stars in the impeachment hearings — like Sally Yates and Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman — as well as longtime targets of conservative media, like Susan Rice.

Targets also include more obscure potential nominees for federal judgeships, solicitor general and the Supreme Court. Republicans worry these nominees could blunt conservative moves on deregulation or social policy.

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And several Republicans — including Sens. Mitt Romney, Susan Collins and Pat Toomey — still believe in the longstanding norm that presidents should get the cabinets they want unless there are truly legitimate concerns about a nominee.

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Then there is this: https://crooksandliars.com/2020/11/three-republican-senators-say-theyll

[Karadeniz]

1. No governing, only obstruction... Ceased to be a political party.

[Blue Owl]

2. It's executive order time for Joe

Fuck these depraved tRump-humpers

[pandr32]

6. It has been a-okay with the GOP for 4 years

But watch them go back to freaking out about a Democratic president doing it.

[sprinkleeninow]

3. Somehow I'm getting Yahoo News that I dint sign up for and this same just came in.

The repukers are planning to bust Dems' adz over all picks whining that this was done to them when Dems had control.

Please God, make this contention and strife be over and done with now!

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. Well, that's what they say now.

Let Pelosi pass the legislation and let Biden deliver the message on who is obstructing aid and support for all Americans. They still have to run in 2022, 2024, 2026....eventually, they will die off from either old age or self-inflicted wounds (votes).

[MFM008]

5. acting secretary

if its good enough for maggot...............

[C_U_L8R]

7. A word of friendly advice to Republicans.

Maybe it's time you all stopped with the "plots".
I mean, these things just keep blowing up in your faces.
Again and again.
To great comedic effect.
Why don't you try some good governance for once.
It could do the world some good.
And you guys wouldn't look like such fools.
Hey, maybe you even won't loath yourselves so much.
Try it.

[applegrove]

8. McConnell is tittering I'm sure.

[DBoon]

9. Didn't we once have a Democratic president ..

who successfully ran for re-election against a "do nothing congress"?