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KitSileya

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8. Five nominees, two were Republican

Reply to Sienna86 (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 08:15 AM

Nov 2020

Three were not. All were stopped by Senator Sanders.

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Did we ever find out why Senator Sanders blocked Pres. Obama's three Dem nominees [View all] KitSileya Nov 2020 OP

They were Republicans DeeDeeNY Nov 2020 #1

Two of them were Republicans. Three were not. KitSileya Nov 2020 #6

Obama is 100% OPPOSED to privatizing our magnificent USPS. Hortensis Nov 2020 #16

I knew that Benjamin Franklin was the first Postmaster General KitSileya Nov 2020 #23

+100. There've always been good, honorable and competent conservatives, Hortensis Nov 2020 #27

Some were republicans, three were Democrats. There is a requirement that there be no more than 5.... George II Nov 2020 #38

And if he had voted for (Rs) the media and his detractors would never have let him forget it. Doremus Nov 2020 #51

The fact is Obama HAD to nominate republicans. It's just that simple. There could not be.... George II Nov 2020 #52

That seems short-sighted to me. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #53

They were republicans. Pressing privatizing Postal Service. Sienna86 Nov 2020 #2

Five nominees, two were Republican KitSileya Nov 2020 #8

Then all five should have been democrats Politicub Nov 2020 #12

Well, he had to try to get around Senator Sanders somehow. KitSileya Nov 2020 #14

Who is Stephen Crawford? Politicub Nov 2020 #15

The first Dem nominee. KitSileya Nov 2020 #18

There were already two Democrats on the Board. There could be no more than five Democrats... George II Nov 2020 #47

This. They were privatization zealots. Bernie was right, after all. n/t Greybnk48 Nov 2020 #26

"Socialism"... and postal unions FBaggins Nov 2020 #3

The Postal Union was against the nominations from what I've read. octoberlib Nov 2020 #4

Did you try looking it up? JHB Nov 2020 #5

Three of them were Democrats. n/t KitSileya Nov 2020 #7

Where did they stand on privatization? JHB Nov 2020 #13

That the union didn't support. Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2020 #20

Why do you think they would leak anything? The Republicans would have gone along Autumn Nov 2020 #9

But three of them were Democrats. KitSileya Nov 2020 #11

And those three Democrats would have been fired. And your two Republicans would go along Autumn Nov 2020 #17

Fired? They have 7-year terms. KitSileya Nov 2020 #19

When did Trump ever give a shit about the rules? And when were there any repercussions Autumn Nov 2020 #22

that's a cop out BainsBane Nov 2020 #31

The postal union was against the appointment. That was enough of a reason. nt Autumn Nov 2020 #32

Do you have evidence of that? BainsBane Nov 2020 #37

I remember it being discussed at the time. Try google nt Autumn Nov 2020 #39

Years of turmoil at Postal Service governing board fueled political firestorm, critics say A years-o BainsBane Nov 2020 #40

There's nothing on Google about the Democratic nominees wanting to privatize the postal service. lapucelle Nov 2020 #54

I didn't say there was anything about them wanting to privatize the P.S. I said the postal Autumn Nov 2020 #55

Obstructing the slate gave Trump free reign to remake the entire board. lapucelle Nov 2020 #56

As our friend George is fond of saying, that's nothing to do with what I posted. Autumn Nov 2020 #57

Yes it does. lapucelle Nov 2020 #59

Actually they're 9-year terms, and the President can't fire them. Plus there can't be more than.... George II Nov 2020 #29

So you're telling us that Sanders KNEW in 2015 that trump would win a year later and fire........ George II Nov 2020 #24

Yeah, anyone who has paid attention to what the repigs did to Obama knew what they do. Autumn Nov 2020 #25

So Democratic nominees are preemptively blocked because some day sometime in the future.... George II Nov 2020 #28

The subject is whatever I want to bring up in my response. You can complain about a Senator Autumn Nov 2020 #30

The raw, cold fact is he blocked the nominations of DEMOCRATS by a Democratic President and.... George II Nov 2020 #33

That is a fact, Bernie Sanders did just that. He and I are both proud to stand with the Union. Autumn Nov 2020 #34

It wasn't very far-sighted. So he blocked Governors in 2015 (and 2016) and those blocks.... George II Nov 2020 #36

I also support the postal workers unions so I had no problem with the block back then lunasun Nov 2020 #10

Not really. They are appointed to 9-year terms. The five in 2015 would still be there until 2024.... George II Nov 2020 #43

Not definitively. Why would someone who caucuses with the Democrats block appointments..... George II Nov 2020 #21

Why not nominate someone the Postal Union supported and avoid the problem? I thought unions jalan48 Nov 2020 #35

The absolute bottom line is that if Sanders hadn't blocked the five in 2015 and one in 2016.... George II Nov 2020 #41

No, the bottom line is that Obama shouldn't have nominated people the Postal Union opposed. jalan48 Nov 2020 #44

That was more 3 years before Obama made his choices, and even before he was.... George II Nov 2020 #45

From the same article... jalan48 Nov 2020 #46

Yes, Obama is very much pro-union. But for some reason his appointees weren't "pure" enough.... George II Nov 2020 #48

I'm sure union members share your concerns about purity tests. jalan48 Nov 2020 #49

Was the union formally against those appointments? Are they happier with the 6 trump appointments? George II Nov 2020 #50

Double post...sorry! George II Nov 2020 #42

Wow! Iggo Nov 2020 #58

2024 primaries will be here before you know it. Steelrolled Nov 2020 #60

I guess so, huh! Iggo Nov 2020 #61