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I saw what you did there!

Hehe

“Gaetz told confidants he did not want to .... delay Trump from getting his attorney general in place immediately at the start of his administration,”

Contrast with Biden-Garland who twiddled thumbs for 18 months, and allowed the Trump infection to fester. The Biden-Garland vacuum was quickly filled by magats, Heritage, federalists (more than Garland).

Worst political decision in my lifetime (even worse than disbanding the Baath party/military in Iraq).

It seems pretty clear that he and at least a few other Republicans really don't want Gaetz to be AG. I don't know what their reasons are, but I'm sure pleasing Democrats isn't one of them.

No matter why he and the others opposed the appointment so strongly, I'm glad they did. I can easily feel that emotion without revising my overall opinion of any of them.

We know they aren't clean.

Why the sudden change?

If they were clean they would have voted to ban from office in impeachment #2?

I mean, why be a leader if the opposing party will clean up your mess? Just be as irresponsible as you can be and walk away from your responsibilities.

I think this is McConnell trying to take some responsibility, or at least indicating some buyers remorse, but it's far too little, too late. Same with Collins and Murkowski.

He won't be in the Senate or run again. Maybe he thinks Trump will be busy with a thousand other enemies before he gets to Mitch.

One of only four. I am depressed

It's possible those four were the most adamant, but I'd be surprised if there weren't more. According to Lawrence O'Donnell, Gaetz is the most hated Republican in both houses of Congress... by Democrats and Republicans alike.

To me, the most interesting part of this is the fact that, for once, Senate Republicans did not give Trump something he wanted. I find that quite refreshing.

At any rate, it was great to see them stand up to him at least once. Watching them all constantly kowtow to TSF during his first term was exhausting.

The majority were against him originally. Mitch won't be around. How about the other guy?
This is a lot of backbone for Colins who was sure Kavanough had learned his lesson and believed he'd protect abortion rights.
I think we can count on Murkowski if she survives.
But we need more than 1.

He still has 2 years left for his Senate term. He only "stepped down" from the Minority Leader position but will still be there to make turtle chuffing noises.

there have to b a couple r senators tired of kissing his ass, dont there?

I'm stockpiling popcorn.

Even if he had the votes, this was going to shine a very bright light on that cockroach.

The confirmation hearings would have been devastating. I think Trump and Gaetz were counting on this being a recess appointment with no hearings.

Even though it's too little too late to save his twisted shitty reputation.

If what he needs to do to atone for his rat fu*#ery.

Garland wasn't confirmed until March 10, 2021. So that's real rich, Republicans.

He couldn't very well say he was pulling out to save himself from the public humiliation of the Senate refusing to confirm hum.

When he was Senate leader, Trump was a useful idiot for judicial appointments, tax cuts and deregulation. Now that Mitch is just 1 of 100, he's free to do what he wants. Maybe that includes sticking it to Trump every now and then.

Too bad you didnt support conviction in the Senate—which would have barred Trump from running for President again. Would have been so much tidier dontcha think you soulless husk of a man?

The four were ready to be counted, but there were twenty behind them as well, and probably anotehr ten behind them. Gaetz is despised by anyone who has lived an even moderately upright life. He is unfit for public office, period.

What does that say about his district?

His district is so red that a dead possum somebody scraped off the highway could get elected as long as it had an R after its name!

Sex trafficking, sex parties and illegal drug use. The American people have a right to know what shenanigans their elected officials get up to after they spout off moralizing speeches on the floor of Congress.