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What are Johnboy's chances of being confirmed? I mean Markwayne (Original Post)
CurtEastPoint
Mar 11
OP
The last time the U.S. Senate rejected one of its own for confirmation was ..........
bucolic_frolic
Mar 11
#1
This GOP Senate is without equal for groveling acceptance of every nomination sent to them
IA8IT
Mar 11
#11
I Have heard two Democratic Senators singing his praises, so I'd go for "Sure Thing".
Midnight Writer
Mar 11
#7
bucolic_frolic
(55,388 posts)1. The last time the U.S. Senate rejected one of its own for confirmation was ..........
not very often, if at all. It's an old boys' club.
IA8IT
(6,433 posts)4. John Tower 1989?
bucolic_frolic
(55,388 posts)8. Good memory
proves the point
IA8IT
(6,433 posts)11. This GOP Senate is without equal for groveling acceptance of every nomination sent to them
displacedvermoter
(4,700 posts)2. It's a Sure thing
hlthe2b
(114,149 posts)3. At least they had the good sense to include a hyphen for John-Boy...
Markwayne is unbelievably ridiculous.
hatrack
(64,979 posts)5. You mean Sen. Kickass T. Horsefucker? Take it to the bank.
He spends his spare time licking Trump's ass, when he isn't challenging Congressional witnesses to fights, or cowering behind chairs in the House of Representatives.
sop
(18,856 posts)6. He's a sitting senator, he's one of them.
Midnight Writer
(25,529 posts)7. I Have heard two Democratic Senators singing his praises, so I'd go for "Sure Thing".
bucolic_frolic
(55,388 posts)9. They get him out of their hair /nt
miyazaki
(2,661 posts)10. Yo Johnboy; the Waltons at least had scruples.
Markwayne? They name him after John Wayne? ( another phony cult hero).
usonian
(25,815 posts)12. DO NOT post this on social media or email to 200 of your friends, but
Markwayne is an anagram (scrabble grand winner of 9 letters) for
YAM WANKER
Prairie Gates
(8,288 posts)13. Kwayne will be confirmed with a lot of Dem votes: 99%