I've seen enough. If there isn't even a single Republican willing to actually question a fall-down drunk who isn't fit to be a platoon leader before handing him the keys to The Pentagon, there really isn't any point to any of this. They've made it plenty clear that the Legislative Branch intends to cede its Constitutional authority to the Executive. Hopefully, he'll still allow them to rename a few post offices and pass a resolution to congratulate the Eastern South Dakota State University Men's Tetherball team on their championship performance.
And now we see if enough people will fight to save democracy and all of us need to shout & point it out, "look at this, this is not democracy, is this what you want."
"Democratic senators voiced their frustration Wednesday with answers from Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head up the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, about how he sees the limits of presidential power. The OMB, and Vought if he is confirmed, would be at the center of various potential fights the Trump administration may pick.
Trump has said he wants to challenge a 1974 law that forbids the administration from freezing money approved by Congress to be spent, so-called impoundment. OMB would also be crucial in potentially reclassifying a large portion of federal jobs to make them available for political appointees instead of career civil servants, an idea critics say would be a return to the 19th century political spoils system.
“You do give really good bureaucratic answers, which is why people, I guess, are crazily frustrated with bureaucrats. You are a very good bureaucrat in not answering questions,” said Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.), the top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, during Vought’s confirmation hearing. Peters called Vought’s answers “very troubling.”
One progressive group, Indivisible, said the panel’s Democrats did not grill Vought enough, though. “Democrats should have obliterated his credibility during today’s hearing. Why campaign on the dangers of Project 2025 only to barely mention it when its chief architect is sitting right in front of you?” asked Sarah Dohl, Indivisible’s chief campaigns officer, in a statement. “Don’t bury the lead — lay it out plain and clear. They should be relentlessly exposing the fact that Trump is already betraying his most high-profile campaign promises,” Dohl added.
Vought was clear on some subjects, though. He said he believed that some government bureaucracies had been “weaponized,” citing the Department of Justice and the FBI in particular for “trying to take out their own president,” referring to Trump."
The program response to any question about whether a nominee would actually follow a unconstitutional order from the proven rapist Trump is "I reject the premise that he would ever do that."
Waiting for the follow up: "So, are you saying that the president elect didn't mean it when he said he wanted that? And, if so, how do you know when he says something if he really means it or if he is just ranting? Or are you saying that anything that the president elect ask you to do is Constitutional as soon as he says it?"
I will keep repeating this until I see it finally take hold. The Democrats need to run on:
1) Trust Busting
2) Campaign Finance Reform ("Everyone must have an equal voice!")
3) Fair Taxation
Keep it that simple. Throw in some environmental protections and you basically have a return to the progressive policies that busted the Gilded Age and put Teddy Roosevelt into office.
And keep pointing out that despite his promises, the proven rapist Trump hasn't lowered prices (and, in fact, with tariffs, raised them).
"Cory Booker highlighted to Bondi that should she be confirmed, constituents have expressed concerns that she might make an effort to reverse the Justice Department’s defense of mifepristone access, safety and efficacy. Bondi, despite being in line for the nation’s top-most arbiter of laws, said she wasn’t aware of that policy. “I was not aware of that until we spoke. I will look at that policy. I was not aware of the policy,” she said." {HuffPost}
Doug Burgum: “When energy production is restricted in America, it doesn't reduce demand, it just shifts production to countries like Russia and Iran, whose autocratic leaders not only don't care at all about the environment, but they use their revenues from energy sales to fund wars against us and our allies,” Burgum said. “President Trump's energy dominance vision will end those wars abroad, will make life more affordable for every family in America by driving down inflation. And President Trump will achieve those goals while championing clean air, clean water and protecting our beautiful lands. In our time, President Trump's energy dominance can be America's big stick that will be leveraged to achieve historic prosperity and world peace.”
Spouse spent a sleepless night last night. She'd made the mistake of watching some of these hearings and found them so soul-destroyingly despairing that she doesn't think she'll sleep again for at least four years.
Lee Zeldin is an utter piece of shit.
That's it. That's the fact.
Trump being President again is a nightmare from which I cannot awaken.
I've seen enough. If there isn't even a single Republican willing to actually question a fall-down drunk who isn't fit to be a platoon leader before handing him the keys to The Pentagon, there really isn't any point to any of this. They've made it plenty clear that the Legislative Branch intends to cede its Constitutional authority to the Executive. Hopefully, he'll still allow them to rename a few post offices and pass a resolution to congratulate the Eastern South Dakota State University Men's Tetherball team on their championship performance.
And now we see if enough people will fight to save democracy and all of us need to shout & point it out, "look at this, this is not democracy, is this what you want."
Ta, Evan. Not watching any of this.
" The best people " 😭
Don’t forget drunks
"Democratic senators voiced their frustration Wednesday with answers from Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head up the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, about how he sees the limits of presidential power. The OMB, and Vought if he is confirmed, would be at the center of various potential fights the Trump administration may pick.
Trump has said he wants to challenge a 1974 law that forbids the administration from freezing money approved by Congress to be spent, so-called impoundment. OMB would also be crucial in potentially reclassifying a large portion of federal jobs to make them available for political appointees instead of career civil servants, an idea critics say would be a return to the 19th century political spoils system.
“You do give really good bureaucratic answers, which is why people, I guess, are crazily frustrated with bureaucrats. You are a very good bureaucrat in not answering questions,” said Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.), the top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, during Vought’s confirmation hearing. Peters called Vought’s answers “very troubling.”
One progressive group, Indivisible, said the panel’s Democrats did not grill Vought enough, though. “Democrats should have obliterated his credibility during today’s hearing. Why campaign on the dangers of Project 2025 only to barely mention it when its chief architect is sitting right in front of you?” asked Sarah Dohl, Indivisible’s chief campaigns officer, in a statement. “Don’t bury the lead — lay it out plain and clear. They should be relentlessly exposing the fact that Trump is already betraying his most high-profile campaign promises,” Dohl added.
Vought was clear on some subjects, though. He said he believed that some government bureaucracies had been “weaponized,” citing the Department of Justice and the FBI in particular for “trying to take out their own president,” referring to Trump."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-accuse-trump-budget-chief-pick-evasion_n_6786ebc4e4b009ff25909ad7#:~:text=One%20progressive%20group,in%20a%20statement.
One thing is clear -- Doug Burgum will be played by Eugene Levy when they get around to making a movie of this.
My one ray of hope is that these clowns will overreach and fuck up so badly that democracy is restored.
meh...buncha chucklefucks...
The program response to any question about whether a nominee would actually follow a unconstitutional order from the proven rapist Trump is "I reject the premise that he would ever do that."
Waiting for the follow up: "So, are you saying that the president elect didn't mean it when he said he wanted that? And, if so, how do you know when he says something if he really means it or if he is just ranting? Or are you saying that anything that the president elect ask you to do is Constitutional as soon as he says it?"
I will keep repeating this until I see it finally take hold. The Democrats need to run on:
1) Trust Busting
2) Campaign Finance Reform ("Everyone must have an equal voice!")
3) Fair Taxation
Keep it that simple. Throw in some environmental protections and you basically have a return to the progressive policies that busted the Gilded Age and put Teddy Roosevelt into office.
And keep pointing out that despite his promises, the proven rapist Trump hasn't lowered prices (and, in fact, with tariffs, raised them).
"Cory Booker highlighted to Bondi that should she be confirmed, constituents have expressed concerns that she might make an effort to reverse the Justice Department’s defense of mifepristone access, safety and efficacy. Bondi, despite being in line for the nation’s top-most arbiter of laws, said she wasn’t aware of that policy. “I was not aware of that until we spoke. I will look at that policy. I was not aware of the policy,” she said." {HuffPost}
Ignorance has been a virtue for at least 30 years.
And anybody who believes that deserves the bridge dropped on them that was just sold to them
Republicans take pride in their ignorance, ever since it was modeled for them by Ronald Wilson Reagan.
Doug Burgum: “When energy production is restricted in America, it doesn't reduce demand, it just shifts production to countries like Russia and Iran, whose autocratic leaders not only don't care at all about the environment, but they use their revenues from energy sales to fund wars against us and our allies,” Burgum said. “President Trump's energy dominance vision will end those wars abroad, will make life more affordable for every family in America by driving down inflation. And President Trump will achieve those goals while championing clean air, clean water and protecting our beautiful lands. In our time, President Trump's energy dominance can be America's big stick that will be leveraged to achieve historic prosperity and world peace.”
What the fuck is he smoking??😅
And where does he get it?
Spouse spent a sleepless night last night. She'd made the mistake of watching some of these hearings and found them so soul-destroyingly despairing that she doesn't think she'll sleep again for at least four years.
A galling assembly of avaricious assholes.
Every fucking one of them worthy of the Luigi treatment. Speaking of same, I saw some graffiti in downtown Tracktown yesterday: "Free Luigi!"