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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:14 PM Dec 2016

Trump Dares Senate to Reject Tillerson

Source: Political Wire

December 14, 2016 By Taegan Goddard

“Donald Trump’s selection of Rex Tillerson for secretary of state on Tuesday amounted to a dare to Senate Republicans to reject the ExxonMobil chief over his close ties to Russia. Early signs suggest the GOP won’t defy the president-elect,” Politico reports.

“Barring new revelations about Tillerson’s past and connections with Russia, there are early indications that he will be confirmed… Still, Trump and Tillerson will have little margin for error. GOP Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Marco Rubio of Florida and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina have all reacted critically to Tillerson’s business ties to Russia. It would take only three Republicans to sink him, if all Democrats vote no.”

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Read more: https://politicalwire.com/2016/12/14/trump-dares-senate-reject-tillerson/

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mindem

(1,580 posts)
1. Of course,
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:18 PM
Dec 2016

those three will be too chicken shit to stand up to agent orange drumph. The idea that the repukes will do anything to reign him in is ridiculous, that would be admitting they were wrong.

 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
2. I dare you to reject him.
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:20 PM
Dec 2016

And we dog dare you to keep pushing him.

And I double dog dare you to turn him down.

(Protocol)

turbinetree

(24,632 posts)
3. I think I am going to demand that confirmation hearing
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:21 PM
Dec 2016

look at the book by Steve Coll, Private Empire, be entered into evidence during the hearings after all it is all about Exxon Mobil. also know as Standard Oil.

As for the serial predator, FU and the horse you road in-------------again, you are not my president there are 65 million that voted against your 62 million

This is not some authoritarian, plutocrat system dick****, you can whine all you want, but if this "guy" is not qualified to be dog catcher he's not qualified to be dog catcher


Bawaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa


 

immoderate

(20,885 posts)
4. The Republicans are not committed. There are Democrats that will approve him.
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:25 PM
Dec 2016

Joe Manchin comes to mind.

--imm

Else You Are Mad

(3,040 posts)
5. I have a feeling that...
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:27 PM
Dec 2016

That most of Trump's appointments will be rejected, and Trump will go with his actual choices afterwards. Trump knows how to negotiate, and he knows that you always make your first offer or counter offer to be the most absurd so they will settle somewhere in the middle -- where you actually planned to be.

Once these crazies are rejected he will win popular support for being attacked by both parties, then put in his real choices. This is in line with how he runs his life, and, I hope to God that I am right -- other wise we are fucked so badly.

C Moon

(12,188 posts)
7. True. I'd forgotten that's how Republicans operate: push far out of reach
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:29 PM
Dec 2016

and then move in little by little.

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
8. Definitely he is playing the senate. He has them tied up in knots
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:31 PM
Dec 2016

Once they vote down these absurd picks, he'll get the ones he wants.

bdamomma

(63,652 posts)
6. trump dares senate?????
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:29 PM
Dec 2016

he is sick SOB, what a freaking bully he is.

He really thinks he is dic...tator learned from his master Putin

Congress needs to stand up against him..... sigh.

Old Vet

(2,001 posts)
16. Sooner or later Trump and his kids (trumpettes) are gonna make some serious mistakes......
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 06:46 PM
Dec 2016

With a ego like his with his fucked up kids its bound to happen.

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
19. since the Rs are seizing power & don't want special investigation re: Trump-RNC-Russia,
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 08:17 PM
Dec 2016

we shouldn't wait for more mistakes. There are enough already. What to do about the R coup is another thing.

justhanginon

(3,287 posts)
9. Lock step or goose step with their glorious leader. Whoodathunk!
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:32 PM
Dec 2016

One thing about the republicans, you can rely on their complete lack of applying any sense of a moral code to any given situation. Filth!

bdamomma

(63,652 posts)
10. We are the only ones
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 03:00 PM
Dec 2016

to stand up to this man/child and say NO........call your congress people and representatives.

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
17. let's just hope if he won't divest his businesses...
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 06:50 PM
Dec 2016

he'll be tied up with lawyers over that and won't do the damage we expect. we can only hope

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