Rosenstein goes to bat for this guy getting the position.I don’t get that one.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the second-in-command at the DOJ, had repeatedly urged the Senate to stop delaying Benczkowski’s confirmation, saying the 48-year-old lawyer is a “highly qualified” candidate for the job.
“The President nominated a highly qualified lawyer named Brian Benczkowski to serve in that position almost one year ago,” Rosenstein said in a speech to lawyers in New York in May. “But Brian is still awaiting a confirmation vote.”
I wondered the same. Trips me out how Rosenstieen goes to bat for this guy though. I can’t figure it out.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the second-in-command at the DOJ, had repeatedly urged the Senate to stop delaying Benczkowski’s confirmation, saying the 48-year-old lawyer is a “highly qualified” candidate for the job.
“The President nominated a highly qualified lawyer named Brian Benczkowski to serve in that position almost one year ago,” Rosenstein said in a speech to lawyers in New York in May. “But Brian is still awaiting a confirmation vote.”
I will listen to arguments that we need every Democratic (sorry, "Democratic") vote in the Senate, but I won't listen very much longer. And the price exacted on Manchin should be an explicit agreement with Schumer on the votes where he will be supporting vs. deviating from (sorry "selling out") the Democratic position.
I still don't see how these votes gain him any voters - people don't track things like this. He could vote straight Democratic policy with maybe one or two symbolic deviating votes and still successfully claim he is a "centrist" or "independent minded" or "conservative Democrat" or "reaching across the aisle" or whatever Appalachian hogwash he is selling at home. The fact that he goes out of his way to undermine the party, and these days democracy itself, should never be forgotten.
Among the worst newses of the week. Nice job, though, $5F.
So it seems.
THAT GUY IS 48?!?!?
Dunno. Chess not checkers? Or Rosenstein is also in on the evil at some level?
I know. My rep for being cynical is starting to tarnish.
Just a young guy learning the ropes.
Just some dried blinies.
Yeah there is nothing Bliny mafia about Alfa bank, roll me another maestro.
Rosenstein goes to bat for this guy getting the position.I don’t get that one.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the second-in-command at the DOJ, had repeatedly urged the Senate to stop delaying Benczkowski’s confirmation, saying the 48-year-old lawyer is a “highly qualified” candidate for the job.
“The President nominated a highly qualified lawyer named Brian Benczkowski to serve in that position almost one year ago,” Rosenstein said in a speech to lawyers in New York in May. “But Brian is still awaiting a confirmation vote.”
I wondered the same. Trips me out how Rosenstieen goes to bat for this guy though. I can’t figure it out.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the second-in-command at the DOJ, had repeatedly urged the Senate to stop delaying Benczkowski’s confirmation, saying the 48-year-old lawyer is a “highly qualified” candidate for the job.
“The President nominated a highly qualified lawyer named Brian Benczkowski to serve in that position almost one year ago,” Rosenstein said in a speech to lawyers in New York in May. “But Brian is still awaiting a confirmation vote.”
One confusing aspect is how Rosenstein goes to bat for this guy in a big way.
I will listen to arguments that we need every Democratic (sorry, "Democratic") vote in the Senate, but I won't listen very much longer. And the price exacted on Manchin should be an explicit agreement with Schumer on the votes where he will be supporting vs. deviating from (sorry "selling out") the Democratic position.
I still don't see how these votes gain him any voters - people don't track things like this. He could vote straight Democratic policy with maybe one or two symbolic deviating votes and still successfully claim he is a "centrist" or "independent minded" or "conservative Democrat" or "reaching across the aisle" or whatever Appalachian hogwash he is selling at home. The fact that he goes out of his way to undermine the party, and these days democracy itself, should never be forgotten.
At least a few bucks to cure the problem. Luckily, I have a rebuilt transmission at hand, so hopefully it won't cost anything but labor.
Oh dear.
Joe Manchin can go take a vacation at the bottom of a flooded coal mine.
No, idiot me forgot to check the transmission fluid. I'm sure it's incorrectly rotated now, though!