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JohnSJ

(98,883 posts) Fri Aug 5, 2022, 08:07 PM Aug 2022

Did Bernie Sanders block President Obama's appoints to the USPS Board? [View all]

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/8/15/1969636/-Bernie-Sanders-did-indeed-block-Obama-Democratic-nominees-to-USPS-board

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/postal-service-trump-dejoy/2020/08/18/a9b4dd18-e14c-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html

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Did Bernie Sanders block President Obama's appoints to the USPS Board? [View all] JohnSJ Aug 2022 OP

I read the Daily Kos article, and it seems that indeed he did block them Hekate Aug 2022 #1

In the KOS article Warren Gunnels explains what happened AntivaxHunters Aug 2022 #2

Send me a link. I did not see that...Markos is a progressive too. Demsrule86 Aug 2022 #7

I looked it up myself. And all I will say is Sen. Sander made a miscalculation. Demsrule86 Aug 2022 #8

The postal nominees Bernie blocked wanted to privatize the Postal Service, end 6-day mail, Celerity Aug 2022 #34

It is required that the board have representatives from different parties: W_HAMILTON Aug 2022 #18

+1 betsuni Aug 2022 #21

Can't the same be said though with giving a Republican the position AntivaxHunters Aug 2022 #31

Three of ours, two of theirs. On a Board that has to have 5 from one party and 4 from the other. Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #32

Fair AntivaxHunters Aug 2022 #33

He's wrong. W_HAMILTON Aug 2022 #37

"Who" is wrong? AntivaxHunters Aug 2022 #40

Gunnels. He himself admitted... W_HAMILTON Aug 2022 #41

Sorry but no AntivaxHunters Aug 2022 #42

No Kidding.. and here we Cha Aug 2022 #51

now usps is run by a guy who wanted to gut the Postal Service, privatize it & slash jobs, pensions msongs Aug 2022 #3

It sure looks like it. And it's comradebillyboy Aug 2022 #4

.... greatauntoftriplets Aug 2022 #5

Yes, in December 2016. lapucelle Aug 2022 #6

Thanks for the background JohnSJ Aug 2022 #9

Thank you. betsuni Aug 2022 #11

I cant say USPS services have changed much over the last ten years SYFROYH Aug 2022 #10

You must have missed everything that's been happening. yardwork Aug 2022 #26

Maybe don't appoint people who want to privatize the Post Office and gut unions? Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2022 #12

And what exactly do you think he was doing... W_HAMILTON Aug 2022 #17

You do understand, don't you, that the law required Obama to appoint two republiQans in order Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #35

The Independent Senator from Vermont 48656c6c6f20 Aug 2022 #13

Did people defend anti-union privatizers? Sympthsical Aug 2022 #14

Yes, the usual suspects Sewa Aug 2022 #16

Blocking Obama's appointments and letting Trump make them all instead... W_HAMILTON Aug 2022 #19

+1 betsuni Aug 2022 #20

Sanders made the best decision Sewa Aug 2022 #22

Democrats are always expected to predict the future. betsuni Aug 2022 #23

In December 2016 we ALL could predict the future. yardwork Aug 2022 #27

Did he not have the information that ANY slate Obama put forward would HAVE to have two republiQans? Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #30

One would think this would be obvious. Apparently not to everyone, though. Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #28

Yeah, anybody can see that. Cha Aug 2022 #47

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... betsuni Aug 2022 #25

No. They defended the best way to work with the rules governing the Board. Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #29

K&R betsuni Aug 2022 #15

Why did Obama nominate them in the first place? 867-5309. Aug 2022 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #38

"Obama nominates Vicki Kennedy, Ted Kennedy's widow, for USPS board" lapucelle Aug 2022 #43

Mahallo for Explaining that, Cha Aug 2022 #45

Mahalo, John, for Shining the Light Cha Aug 2022 #39

Sanders wanted to Primary Obama JI7 Aug 2022 #44

Exactly. Cha Aug 2022 #46

Ahh Yep! Peacetrain Aug 2022 #48

Ding! Ding! Ding! ☝🏼 Tarheel_Dem Aug 2022 #50

Hey Aloha, Tarheel Cha Aug 2022 #52

Aloha, dear Cha. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2022 #53

Good to see you! Cha Aug 2022 #54

And you as well. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2022 #56

Aww Mahalo, Tarheel💕 Cha Aug 2022 #57

Yes, and set the board up for the disaster that came with tRump's election. Hortensis Aug 2022 #49

well, two were republicans bigtree Aug 2022 #55

well two, by law, had to be republicans Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #58