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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,920 posts)
Mon Nov 30, 2020, 10:10 PM Nov 2020

Republicans vow to block Biden budget pick over her 'disparaging' comments about senators

One of Joe Biden’s reported appointees is already facing opposition from Republicans for her outspoken and often harsh comments about the right on social media.

Neera Tanden, who has been active in centrist Democratic Party politics for decades, is expected to be nominated by Mr Biden to run the Office of Management and Budget. A longtime loyalist of Bill and Hillary Clinton, Ms Tanden is well-known for her engagement with adversaries on Twitter, where she is extremely prolific.

Ms Tanden has yet to tweet about the reports Mr Biden has chosen her — but some Republican operatives are already declaring that she should consider her nomination a non-starter.

-snip-

Ms Tanden has lately hit out at Republican senators over their move to confirm Supreme Court justice Amy Coney Barrett in an election year, despite their refusal to do the same in 2016. In a statement at the time, she wrote that the nomination had changed the Supreme Court into “an arm of the Republican agenda”, and that “Mitch McConnell has broken the Senate, he has broken the Supreme Court, and in conjunction with president Donald Trump, he has broken our democracy.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-vow-block-biden-budget-162749551.html

Guess the truth hurts.

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Republicans vow to block Biden budget pick over her 'disparaging' comments about senators (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 OP
So, what did she say Ohiogal Nov 2020 #1
So, what did we learn from Trumpass??? DURHAM D Nov 2020 #2
Bingo fearnobush Nov 2020 #3
Yup....I do not have any fucks to give them on confirmations...those aren't a thing now. Moostache Nov 2020 #10
"We believe that as acting director she will act in the Best Interests of the Public" Captain Zero Dec 2020 #19
Fucking snowflakes Stinky The Clown Nov 2020 #4
Bravo Ms Tanden!! That Patriarchy, GOP old guard can NOT tolerate... Budi Nov 2020 #5
Neera rso Nov 2020 #6
K and R. Thank You for posting this... Stuart G Nov 2020 #7
Make her ACTING!!! elleng Nov 2020 #8
A better strategy ThoughtCriminal Nov 2020 #9
Paul Krugman as the acting? Captain Zero Dec 2020 #20
The hypocrisy just never ceases to amaze. After putting up with trump's bullshit, all of a sudden tulipsandroses Nov 2020 #11
... betsuni Nov 2020 #12
F.T.F. Brainfodder Nov 2020 #13
She said mean things about us! She can't join our club! never never never! DBoon Nov 2020 #14
Oh boohoo Dem2 Dec 2020 #15
As if they wouldn't have blocked her no matter what sandensea Dec 2020 #16
I guess when she see's how fascist operate and and exposes them they get there underwear in knots turbinetree Dec 2020 #17
ha, no worries, just add the word "acting" to any title...they got nuttin' I tell yas!... bringthePaine Dec 2020 #18

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
10. Yup....I do not have any fucks to give them on confirmations...those aren't a thing now.
Mon Nov 30, 2020, 11:14 PM
Nov 2020

The GOP broke that element of the government and we should not give a single micrometer on it either...the president is no longer required to consult congress, obtain their approval or even acknowledge their subpoenas.

Captain Zero

(6,801 posts)
19. "We believe that as acting director she will act in the Best Interests of the Public"
Tue Dec 1, 2020, 05:21 AM
Dec 2020

is all that should be said...

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
5. Bravo Ms Tanden!! That Patriarchy, GOP old guard can NOT tolerate...
Mon Nov 30, 2020, 10:25 PM
Nov 2020

...an accomplished Woman with a resume of creds to own, speaking the absolute Truth about their bullshit.

Neera Tanden will be the woman who defeats their old white male guard.
There are barriers that need busting & Ms Tanden is up for the task because she is correct. And they are not.

Total support for Neera Tanden to break that old guard of "shut up & sit down" white male club of patriarchy.

Bravo Ms Tanden! BRAVO 💙👍

rso

(2,271 posts)
6. Neera
Mon Nov 30, 2020, 10:26 PM
Nov 2020

Wow, Republican Senators suddenly concerned about disparaging comments, while their President must have made thousands of such comments in the last few years. Irony is dead in the GOP.

ThoughtCriminal

(14,047 posts)
9. A better strategy
Mon Nov 30, 2020, 10:45 PM
Nov 2020

is to keep the nomination in place and pick someone they like even less as the Acting.

tulipsandroses

(5,123 posts)
11. The hypocrisy just never ceases to amaze. After putting up with trump's bullshit, all of a sudden
Mon Nov 30, 2020, 11:20 PM
Nov 2020

of a sudden they object to something that is supposedly disparaging??? After trump disrespecting career civil servants, the FBI, the CIA, the military? Ya gotta be kidding me. And nothing disparaging about what she said. She's right. Mitch McConnell broke the Senate and helped trump break our democracy.

DBoon

(22,356 posts)
14. She said mean things about us! She can't join our club! never never never!
Mon Nov 30, 2020, 11:39 PM
Nov 2020

Said the senators who never outgrew kindergarten

sandensea

(21,624 posts)
16. As if they wouldn't have blocked her no matter what
Tue Dec 1, 2020, 01:02 AM
Dec 2020

God Himself could have come down to endorse her - and they'd still be against her.

The Devil's endorsement? That might have done it.

turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
17. I guess when she see's how fascist operate and and exposes them they get there underwear in knots
Tue Dec 1, 2020, 01:06 AM
Dec 2020

they then whine...................

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