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Hortensis

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

Sat Aug 6, 2022, 07:56 PM

Aug 2022

Without McConnell's and Sanders' blocking of Obama's appointments, he would have put a stable, competent board in place that could have held off tRump and the RW powers' ongoing attempts to destroy/privatize the USPS. All informed observers knew that at the time, and the links are an indication of the discussion.

Speculation over exactly why they would do that is open. McConnell's motives are obvious -- he needed to block formation of a board that could protect and run the USPS properly. There were a very limited number of ways Sanders would have benefited, which were also speculated about at that time.

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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