Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against Pete Hegseth’s confirmation for secretary of defense because he’s inexperienced and undisciplined.
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Ranked choice voting is one reason she has the backbone to stand up to magats. Most of the others have more concern about reelection than for the American people.
Hollow consolation, imho. The senate Trumpublicans show every intention of appeasing the orange mobster and confirming a drunkard, suspected rapist, white nationalist, and Fox "news" toadie to be the moral values leader by example over nearly three million US military service members. Sickening.
Tell your Senators NOW! Pete Hegseth’s questionable background and unresolved scandals make him unfit for public office. We deserve leaders with integrity and ethics. Sign the petition to oppose his nomination: @resist.bot #RejectHegseth #DemandIntegrity
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Her vote is pointless. She gets to stand on the high ground with only Susan Collins occasionally accompanying her, per a tacit agreement with her party.
It seems that only the female Senators from Maine and Alaska have the BALLS to vote against a rapist alcoholic who abuses women becoming the Dept Head of Defense.
I predict recruitment quotas will plummet.
Susan Collins has disappointed us all in the past. Lisa Murkowski has never disappointed me. She was skeptical of Hegseth from the beginning. Yes, he might get through, but not because of anything she might do. Blame that on the rest of the yellow-bellies.
They delay until the vote is clear. If they can dissent without affecting the desired GOP outcome, they show "independence" to confuse low-information voters in Maine and Alaska. Otherwise, they tow the party line. Their votes rarely matter. How I despise Collins' cowardice and disingenuineness.
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MAGA hates nothing more than somebody with their own independent thoughts and a spine.
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You're posting news that everyone already knows.
Jesus Christ, respectfully do your MOTHERFUCKING JOB.
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I predict recruitment quotas will plummet.