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- Manlobbi
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No. of Recommendations: 7
Thune is the next Republican leader.
While he will certainly support the general GOP agenda, he isn't a Trump sycophant. Scott - Trump's loyalist - got dumped in the first round of voting, coming in last.
The vote for GOP leadership in the Senate was by secret ballot. That has annoyed MAGA to no end. They want to know who was not loyal to Trump. Apparently loyalty to Trump is the one and only requirement and all non-loyalists must be punished or purged.
Most importantly, I suspect this means that the Senate will not abandon their constitutional duty to provide advice and consent for Presidential appointments. That is the guardrail which is holding for the time being.
Now, if we could only get a secret ballot for party leadership in the House. Then again, the House was always meant to be messier than the Senate.
--Peter
No. of Recommendations: 0
And has Mitch disappeared yet? NOPE
However, in LIBERAL RED CHINA Hu Jintao was taken from a meeting while XI just sat there.
But the fact that you are applauding Thune as Senate Leader - I'll take it :) What an improvement.
See what happens when Smugs refuser to try and understand the point of view of so many? You lose elections.
And now, Thune is your man.
Haha
No. of Recommendations: 14
The vote for GOP leadership in the Senate was by secret ballot.
I wish impeachment votes were by secret ballot. I suspect the outcomes would be quite different.
No. of Recommendations: 5
But the fact that you are applauding Thune as Senate Leader
Please don't put words in my mouth. I am not applauding Thune as Senate Leader. I would have much preferred Schumer to remain in that role. Him, I would applaud.
I am merely acknowledging that Thune is a more centrist choice than the MAGA Moron Scott of the miserable state of Florida, and is unlikely to rubber stamp the worst of Trump's impulses. That is the best I can hope for in the current circumstances.
It's a battered and worn guardrail, but at least it will be somewhat functional.
--Peter
No. of Recommendations: 1
REPUBLICANS: IT'S THUNE!
You: Whew!
Look at you. Cheney is a Patriot. Thune is a Centrist.
America is Great Again!
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