Republican Senate signals it will confirm Biden Cabinet
Source: Politico
Many Republicans wont even publicly concede that Biden will be the next president while President Donald Trump fights to overturn the election results. But a critical mass of GOP senators said in interviews that Biden has the right to his Cabinet, indicating he may be able to staff his administration largely to his liking.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said that he believes a president ought to be able to pick his or her Cabinet barring someone who is out of the mainstream of either party, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) gives great latitude to presidents to make appointments. Those two plus Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) give Biden a working majority on Cabinet picks, even if Democrats fall short in a pair of Georgia runoffs and the GOP holds a 52-48 majority.
Hes our president-elect. All presidents have a right to their Cabinet, Murkowski said. Our job, our role is to make sure that he selects folks that are within the mainstream. And are good, qualified credible candidates. And if he does that, sure, I am going to work with him.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/20/biden-cabinet-senate-republicans-438459
BeyondGeography
(39,369 posts)Can he travel around the world as needed, too?
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,783 posts)Because Senate Republicans will want assurances that Trump and his Administration and Cabinet will be off limits from investigations.
Watch what they do.
shelshaw
(533 posts)Roisin Ni Fiachra
(2,574 posts)ancianita
(36,017 posts)Without 45's tweet stalking, at least a couple of them should be willing to vote in a nominee.
paleotn
(17,911 posts)If anything, the last 4 years we've proven that our government can function with toadies or absolutely no one at the helm of various cabinet posts. So, if they think that will protect their party from irreparable harm, they're sadly mistaken.
jmowreader
(50,552 posts)Investigating Trump and his Cabinet is going to snare a lot of Republican Members of Congress. Congress Critters have no immunity from prosecution for the authentic felonies they commit; Duke Cunningham is proof of that.
And I dont know...I wanted the Democrats to take the majority in the Senate because theyre better people, not because only three Republicans havent been imprisoned for crimes they committed on behalf of Donald Fucking Trump. But if weve got to take jail, jail it will be.
Polybius
(15,373 posts)Merrick Garland absolutely.
Maxheader
(4,371 posts)over the next eight years...
Always count your fingers after shaking hands
with a winger.
paleotn
(17,911 posts)I barely acknowledge their existence. I don't do business with them. I don't associate with them. That goes for winger family members as well. That breach may never be healed and I'm I'm fine with that.
IsItJustMe
(7,012 posts)A little bit of peace of mind is worth a lot more than endlessly listening to lies and insanity. I am at the same place you are.
Maxheader
(4,371 posts)My count your fingers comment is for President Biden. He will have to work with the
winger sleaze in congress and he will have to make agreements...
marble falls
(57,067 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(48,988 posts)Loki Liesmith
(4,602 posts)mrs_p
(3,014 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,366 posts)better do exactly that!
Baitball Blogger
(46,699 posts)What they are saying is that they will approve Centrist appointments. That's what they refer to, as the mainstream.
Ohiogal
(31,966 posts)Are just posturing for a position in Bidens administration?
no_hypocrisy
(46,076 posts)Whenever Mitch believes that legislation or a nomination will go through no matter his sentiments, he just won't let it be voted on.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)He isn't nearly finished trying to F things up.
JT45242
(2,260 posts)Bill Barr believes that the President is above the law as an entity unto himself -- as long as he is a Republican
Pompeo believes that the end of the world is a goo dthing
Betsy DeVos believes that the perfect world would include only for profit schools (mostly owned by her family)
I could go on and on....
These lying sacks of excrement make me sicker every day.
Jay25
(417 posts)They let Trump run roughshod over everyone and everything, themselves and this country included, with smiles on their faces and praise for their master. He put the opposite in every position, there was nothing mainstream about anything Trump did.
Ford_Prefect
(7,878 posts)I am not yet persuaded. We know Mitch prefers to play hardball and expects to determine future of the Republic as his divine right.
Call me when it happens. Until then I've no interest in soggy bottom land in Utah, Alaska, or Maine. We've all heard that pitch before.
paleotn
(17,911 posts)and this will become moot. Donnie is keeping our base enraged and ready to vote again. But without Donnie as the headliner, I don't think Republicans will turn out in the numbers we saw a couple weeks ago. They don't trust that their votes will be "counted" anyway, so what's the point? in their minds. They'd rather rage on facebook.
JohnnyRingo
(18,624 posts)"...within the mainstream of either party", but criminals, incompetents, and right wing whack-jobs are OK
IronLionZion
(45,418 posts)Warnock and Ossoff can get it done.
sdfernando
(4,929 posts)those sick people in the republic party.
Hey Lisa, you said Our job, our role is to make sure that he selects folks that are
within the mainstream. And are good, qualified credible candidates. And if he does that, sure, I am going to work with him.
My question is where have you been the last 4 years? Because orange pustule's cabinet picks surely are NOT mainstream and I don't recall you voting against a single one.
Hypocrisy, thy name is Republican!
DENVERPOPS
(8,806 posts)I was going to say this exact thing, but you already did, and probably more eloquently than I would of! Thx.......
(And don't forget all his picks for advisers, Department heads, or for that matter his entire administration......)
IsItJustMe
(7,012 posts)Yeah, you believe that then I want to tell you about some ocean front property in Kentucky I have for sale. Seriously!!!
We all know how Mitch, Lindsey, and Mario have already stated that they are not going to pass any of Biden's nominees. I call BS on this article. I wish it were different, but it is what it is. I have faith in Biden to work around it the best he can.