He got his name in the news. That is all it takes to lead to sweet, sweet cash donations. It’s all about the Benjamins.
He did not give two little shits for his supposed “agenda”
Might I point out that we’re still lacking the ten or so upper-echelon confirmations, which Tuberville probably sees as “too woke”.
He hasn’t stopped his blockade, he’s only lessened it. He’s still holding out , supposedly on his ideological grounds; the problem still isn’t resolved; and the top offocers are the ones you’d want to try to get on your side if you’re hoping for any sort of confrontation.
This isn’t over yet.
Yeah, but 10 officers can go through the regular process, whereas 400 would have taken forever.
And you can make a better case that O10 is a specific appointment unlike regular career progression.
Well, I couldn’t make that case, because I have no idea what it means, but I trust you.
Sorry – O10 is the pay grade of “four star” officer.
Yes, i can see the argument that at the 4-star level, there should be individual assessments.
I see the argument. I sort of even agree with it. I don’t think Tommy understands the argument.
The position that many 4 star generals are often assigned as combatant commanders. Despite the name it doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with active combat. There is a fundamental misunderstanding of the chain of command most Americans have. The Joint Chiefs command nothing. The 4 star commanders of the Unified Combatant Commands all report directly to the president. When you get to that level you have equal or more responsibility and authority than most high level appointments that the Senate has to give consent to. It makes sense to give the commander of Central Command the same level of scrutiny as the Secretary of Education.
I agree with this. It’s only ten of them. Of those at least a few will be acceptable to everyone
And they could have gone through the regular process if Tuberville hadn’t jammed 400 others down Congress’ throat.
No they would have been in the unanimous consent vote unless a senator had an objection to any of them.
This does suggest that maybe the Senate needs to rethink how they handle the confirmation of promotions in those levels. But more in general, Tuberville serves as a reminder that a lot of the Senate’s vaunted role as the “more deliberative” body is an artifact of the default setting being utter immobility that any single member can monkeywrench, and of how the size and complexity of the modern government has caused both Houses to rely on “unanimous consent” and “suspension of rules” to get anything done.
Although he got all the attention because of how utterly stupid his strategy was, Tuberville is not the only Senator to deploy a blanket hold on nominations. Senator J.D. Vance has put a blanket hold on all Department of Justice nominees to protest the prosecution of Trump. Senator Joe Manchin announced a blanket hold of all EPA nominees earlier this year over greenhouse gas emissions regulations. And Senator Bernie Sanders announced a hold on the NIH director and “all health nominees” until the Administration announced a comprehensive plan to reduce prescription drug prices.
Ultimately, this is why it took so long for even Democratic Senators to come around on forcing the issue. Because set the precedent that an unpopular hold can be circumvented, and suddenly their current and future holds lose some of their power.
Oh, sweet summer child, you underestimate the willingness of those who tear down instead of build up.
Fair enough but it’s just ten votes that can be done relatively quickly
My fingers ache as I type this, but Tuberville is acting as the voice of reason in the latest idiotic Florida brain-leakage.
What the fuck does Congress have to do with College sportsball playoffs?
Now, anytime a GOPer doesn’t like something, there’s investigations and threats?
They’ve mistaken “small government” for “petty government”.
Well, because here he’s talking about something he legit knows about.
Yes. The answer is yes.