Sen. Tim Kaine to oppose Mike Pompeo for secretary of state

[DonViejo]

Source: CNN




By Kate Sullivan

Updated 1:13 PM ET, Sun April 15, 2018

(CNN) - Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation" that he will vote against former CIA Director Mike Pompeo for secretary of state because of what Kaine called the nominee's "anti-diplomacy disposition."

"We have a president who is anti-diplomacy," Kaine said. "And I worry that Mike Pompeo has shown the same tendency to oppose diplomacy."

Kaine cited Pompeo's opposition to the Iran nuclear deal when he was a member of the House of Representatives and said Pompeo "spoke about the relative ease of wiping out Iran's nuclear capacity with a bombing run."

In a written statement released after his appearance on CBS, Kaine called such a move "an unrealistic scenario" and wrote that Pompeo also "stands out in advocating US action to change out the governments" of North Korea and Iran.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/15/politics/tim-kaine-mike-pompeo-secretary-of-state/index.html

[sandensea]

1. Good. The man's obviously a thug, and little else.

I wouldn't be surprised if a senior CIA official revealed in the near future that Pompeo had attempted to use the agency to target Cheeto opponents.

[KPN]

2. He damned well better! Seems like a no brainer for any Senate Dem to me.

[lunasun]

3. Thank You Sen. Kaine

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. thank you for the rational and supportive response to the good Senator

we need more of that around here

I thank him for his leadership also

[MBS]

12. + 100 n/t

[riversedge]

4. Well, I hope all the Dems will vote NO 🌊🌊🌊 #FlipItBlue #BlueWave2018 #VoteThemOUT

[Mr.Bill]

6. No Democrat should ever vote

for any Trump nominee for any position.

[bitterross]

7. Agreed! Democrats SHOULD be obstructionists!

We darn well ought to obstruct any moves 45 wants to make. There is just about nothing I can think of that we should support if it is coming from the current administration.

[Mr.Bill]

8. Our elected officials

shouldn't have even attended the inauguration.

[BigmanPigman]

13. Ditto!

[raven mad]

9. Do it! OBSTRUCT!

RESIST!

[sarcasmo]

10. Ivanka is the Secretary of State.

[paleotn]

11. Pompeo

couldn't get a job at State, and he's picked for Sec State?! He has zip, zero, nada diplomacy experience. NOTHING! That's worse than just picking some random person off the street and asking if they want the position.