Trump hits Dems on 'record' number of unconfirmed nominees

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY LUIS SANCHEZ - 03/11/18 11:22 AM EDT

President Trump on Sunday blasted Democrats for obstructing his nominations and urged the Senate to move faster to confirm his nominees.

Link to tweet

On Wednesday he accused minority leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) of endangering national security by blocking some of his nominees for ambassador positions.

However, Democrats argue that a number of Trump’s nominees have withdrawn or faced intense scrutiny for conflicts of interest or a lack of qualifications for their nominated positions.

At the top of the president’s stagnated nominees is Richard Grenell, a former U.S. spokesperson at the United Nations that Trump nominated to be ambassador to Germany.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/377829-trump-hits-dems-on-record-number-of-unconfirmed-nominees

[strangedaysindeed]

1. Yeah, payback's a Bitch!

Huh Chump!

[Iliyah]

2. And I'm sure McTurtle will back the Dems up

re: GOP obstructing it. Oh wait, na.

[Historic NY]

3. Remember when Republicans blocked the nomination of Obama's people, one died waiting.

[forgotmylogin]

8. Remember when Republicans ignored Obama's SC Justice nomination? (n/t)

[pandr32]

4. What "good and talented people"???

Good grief! The ones we've seen so far can't get proper security clearances, have no related experience, are working for Russia or a Russian mob, are perverts, are billionaires seeking to control policy, or want to live lavishly on tax dollars with fancy furniture and first-class accommodations/flights (or a combination of some or all).
We need to keep the brakes on all his nominees.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

5. If the Dems win back the Senate in November and Justice Kennedy retires next year,

Trump's going to really see some heavy duty obstructing. We've got Turtle's example of not even holding hearings on a new SCOTUS appointment, even when the Constitution requires it. Either Trump appoints someone with Kennedy's judicial philosophy and temperament (like the Rebugs said was a requirement for someone to fill Scalia's seat), or the seat can stay open until 2021.

Also, if one or more of your appointments can't be approved by a Senate that your party controls, what does that tell you about the quality of your appointments, Donnie-boy?

[DFW]

6. I can just imagine some Trumpador dork, speaking not a word of German, as our ambassador here

Actually, way back when the world appeared sane (and we all thought Hillary would be our next POTUS), even I was floated as a name for our ambassador to Germany. After all, I speak the language, am married to a German, and moving expenses to Germany would have cost the taxpayers next to nothing, since I'm already here.

However, my wife would have cringed at the pomp, and I wouldn't have wanted to take the pay cut (color me spoiled). Besides, with my penchant for speaking my mind, especially when I am confronted by useless bureaucrats or Nazi-style arrogance and intolerance, I think I might have lasted a week in that job--maybe not even!

[lark]

7. Hey fuckface, nominate decent qualified people and they will get approved.

Continue nominating your daughters' friends, your valet, people with zero qualifications, people who can't get security clearances because they beat women, people who can't get confirmed or get security clearance because they are criminals, and this is what happens. DUH!

[BumRushDaShow]

9. Democrats don't run the committees nor the Senate. nt