That’s kinda what helped Trump get elected. Easily swayed, not high on the critical thinking ladder voters were sick and tired of being told they’re stupid when they’re being stupid. I think a good chunk of the voters for Trump was just a middle finger at liberals. doorhinge’s gloating, and to be honest a great deal of the … louder … conservatives on this board are great evidence of that. Stupid people don’t like being told they’re stupid.
Murkowski and Collins are both on the Senate Health Education Labor & Pensions Committee. If they really cared that DeVos wasn’t qualified, either one of them could have stopped her nomination by voting “no” in committee. Neither did.
Team Spirit.
I blame high school football.
When you get right down to it, there weren’t even two. IIRC, Collins could have stopped the whole business in committee, but chose not to. She and Murkowski knew good and well there wouldn’t be a third so they were safe pretending to be “moderate.”
Perhaps this offers a hint…
House bill introduced to abolish the Department of Education
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/318310-gop-lawmaker-proposes-abolishing-department-of-education
Nah, you’re completely missing the point of doorhinge and the other doorknobs.
The Dems lost, see? They lost! THE DEMOCRATS LOST!
So abso-fuckin’-lutely nothing the Republicans (who are in power because THE DEMOCRATS LOST!) do matters, at all.
So get over it, because THE DEMOCRATS LOST.
Another promise Trump kept, he drained the swamp to make room to build an open air toxic waste dump.
I know nothing about Murkowski. Collins is a throwback liberal Republican in a state where you can still find them, like Moxie soda. She is the only Republican Senator in New England and she’s not going to help them all that much, so even if true – meh. It still shows more principle than a lot of other Senators we could name.
What on earth are you talking about?
SecEduc Betsy DeVos is on Twitter.
“In 90 days we will begin the execution of fat and slow kids.”
Well Trump university was such a success I image that the with Devos’ promotion of school choice we can look forward to Trump elementary, Trump middle school and Trump High.
It requires a D to vote against a ridiculously unqualified candidate?
You are saying SOMETHING about the republicans, but it’s not very flattering.
You had me going for a minute.
At first I thought it was a parody.
If you think that’s hitting on someone, i think we may know why you are so angry and bitter.
I guess that is what passes for humor in Democratic circles. Sad!
Agreed. Personally I would welcome a Great Debate on what the Federal Government should be doing with education vs the States - but that is my bias in regards to a lot things under Federal control.
But even though I support charter schools and vouchers, I am not anti-union.
Most importantly - this lady appears to be an idiot with zero concept of how Federal education policy even works. Good luck to the bureaucrats.
That feed is great.
I guess this what passes for wit in republican circles. Pathetic!
Because politics has devolved to this point.
Since positions in the US are up for sale, why not put the whole country on Craigslist, and sell to the highest bidder, for fucks sake? Shorten everyone’s misery.