Republican Senate signals it will confirm Biden Cabinet

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Senate Republicans are signaling they will confirm most of President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks in January — a rare bright spot for a White House that may clash with a GOP majority for years to come.

Many Republicans won’t even publicly concede that Biden will be the next president while President Donald Trump fights to overturn the election results. But a critical mass of GOP senators said in interviews that Biden has the right to his Cabinet, indicating he may be able to staff his administration largely to his liking.

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said that he believes a “president ought to be able to pick his or her Cabinet barring someone who is out of the mainstream of either party,” and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) gives “great latitude” to presidents to make appointments. Those two plus Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) give Biden a working majority on Cabinet picks, even if Democrats fall short in a pair of Georgia runoffs and the GOP holds a 52-48 majority.

“He’s our president-elect. All presidents have a right to their Cabinet,” Murkowski said. “Our job, our role is to make sure that he selects folks that are … within the mainstream. And are good, qualified credible candidates. And if he does that, sure, I am going to work with him.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/20/biden-cabinet-senate-republicans-438459

[BeyondGeography]

1. Yay! We get a cabinet!

Can he travel around the world as needed, too?

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Look for the AG pick to be a fight.

Because Senate Republicans will want assurances that Trump and his Administration and Cabinet will be off limits from investigations.

Watch what they do.

[shelshaw]

7. Maybe just appoint an acting AG and let him clean house

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

15. Exactly

[ancianita]

11. They might want to protect Barr and his unitary executive approach, but the law is the law.

Without 45's tweet stalking, at least a couple of them should be willing to vote in a nominee.

[paleotn]

18. Justice can operate quite effectively without an AG....

If anything, the last 4 years we've proven that our government can function with toadies or absolutely no one at the helm of various cabinet posts. So, if they think that will protect their party from irreparable harm, they're sadly mistaken.

[jmowreader]

24. I can understand why they'd feel that way

Investigating Trump and his Cabinet is going to snare a lot of Republican Members of Congress. Congress Critters have no immunity from prosecution for the authentic felonies they commit; Duke Cunningham is proof of that.

And I don’t know...I wanted the Democrats to take the majority in the Senate because they’re better people, not because only three Republicans haven’t been imprisoned for crimes they committed on behalf of Donald Fucking Trump. But if we’ve got to take jail, jail it will be.

[Polybius]

30. I think they would confirm Doug Jones

Merrick Garland absolutely.

[Maxheader]

3. We will see who has the biggest stick...

over the next eight years...

Always count your fingers after shaking hands

with a winger.

[paleotn]

19. I don't shake hands with wingers...

I barely acknowledge their existence. I don't do business with them. I don't associate with them. That goes for winger family members as well. That breach may never be healed and I'm I'm fine with that.

[IsItJustMe]

28. Know the feeling.

A little bit of peace of mind is worth a lot more than endlessly listening to lies and insanity. I am at the same place you are.

[Maxheader]

31. Same here with my ex family...

My count your fingers comment is for President Biden. He will have to work with the

winger sleaze in congress and he will have to make agreements...

[marble falls]

4. The Sun rises slowly over the Senate, but it is does rise.

[Iliyah]

5. Keep both eyes in front and back fully opened . . .

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Rubio says Republicon Senators to not pass Biden's cabinet for perceived mistreatment of T nominees.

[Loki Liesmith]

8. How magnanimous.

[mrs_p]

9. Don't trust them. Nt

[BlueMTexpat]

10. It damn well

better do exactly that!

[Baitball Blogger]

12. Don't get too excited.

What they are saying is that they will approve Centrist appointments. That's what they refer to, as the mainstream.

[Ohiogal]

13. Maybe these two

Are just posturing for a position in Biden’s administration?

[no_hypocrisy]

14. It won't happen if Mitch repeats his trick of not bringing this up for a vote.

Whenever Mitch believes that legislation or a nomination will go through no matter his sentiments, he just won't let it be voted on.

[Sherman A1]

25. Yup

He isn't nearly finished trying to F things up.

[JT45242]

16. "within the mainstream" I call BS

Bill Barr believes that the President is above the law as an entity unto himself -- as long as he is a Republican

Pompeo believes that the end of the world is a goo dthing

Betsy DeVos believes that the perfect world would include only for profit schools (mostly owned by her family)

I could go on and on....

These lying sacks of excrement make me sicker every day.

[Jay25]

22. I second that call

They let Trump run roughshod over everyone and everything, themselves and this country included, with smiles on their faces and praise for their master. He put the opposite in every position, there was nothing mainstream about anything Trump did.

[Ford_Prefect]

17. We've heard similar dissenting views from the same batch of Senators until they voted the other way.

I am not yet persuaded. We know Mitch prefers to play hardball and expects to determine future of the Republic as his divine right.

Call me when it happens. Until then I've no interest in soggy bottom land in Utah, Alaska, or Maine. We've all heard that pitch before.

[paleotn]

20. Personally, I think we will win both GA seats....

and this will become moot. Donnie is keeping our base enraged and ready to vote again. But without Donnie as the headliner, I don't think Republicans will turn out in the numbers we saw a couple weeks ago. They don't trust that their votes will be "counted" anyway, so what's the point? in their minds. They'd rather rage on facebook.

[JohnnyRingo]

21. Where were they when Trump was picking his cabinet?

"...within the mainstream of either party", but criminals, incompetents, and right wing whack-jobs are OK

[IronLionZion]

23. Let's add 2 new Dem Senators from Georgia to make sure

Warnock and Ossoff can get it done.

[sdfernando]

26. Well, we shall see if this actually happens. I don't really believe a word spewed out of any of

those sick people in the republic party.

Hey Lisa, you said “Our job, our role is to make sure that he selects folks that are … within the mainstream. And are good, qualified credible candidates. And if he does that, sure, I am going to work with him.”

My question is where have you been the last 4 years? Because orange pustule's cabinet picks surely are NOT mainstream and I don't recall you voting against a single one.


Hypocrisy, thy name is Republican!

[DENVERPOPS]

29. Perfectly said

I was going to say this exact thing, but you already did, and probably more eloquently than I would of! Thx.......


(And don't forget all his picks for advisers, Department heads, or for that matter his entire administration......)

[IsItJustMe]

27. LOL

Yeah, you believe that then I want to tell you about some ocean front property in Kentucky I have for sale. Seriously!!!

We all know how Mitch, Lindsey, and Mario have already stated that they are not going to pass any of Biden's nominees. I call BS on this article. I wish it were different, but it is what it is. I have faith in Biden to work around it the best he can.

[Midnight Writer]

32. I'll believe it when I see it.