Is a revolt looming against TSF?

They know his recess appointments will be disasters.

is more than putting on a show. Even they know he would just find more incompetents.

They're all very good at what they were appointed to do, which was wrecking the country.

is not incompetent? Come on. And for that matter, TSF himself is the incompetent moron in chief.

Let's be trueful, please.

Which, according to Republicans, is their job.

Those I mentioned are not competent for the position they hold. And I'll add one more. Hedsept, or Kegbreath, whatever the current description is of the Defense Sec'y. Tell me that drunk is competent for that job.

We are obviously talking at cross purposes, so there is no point in continuing.

You thought they were hired to serve the nation! Seeing how they've done in their jobs, do you still think that, brush? Really? But for the jobs they were actually hired to do, which is bringing further havoc in the effort to wreck the nation, they are excellent. Do ya see now?

You and the OP are making the point TSF hired them to lie and push the maga party line. I agree with that but they're still nowhere near qualified to perform the traditional responsibilities of their positions...which is my[ point. Do you see now?/b]

They're loyal liars for trump.

Just like W named Rick Perry to head the Dept of Energy--the very department he vowed to eliminate if he were president. Qualified like that! Funny how those Rs work.

What about Kristi Noem, Linda McMahon, RFK Jr, Stephen Miller, and Dr Oz? I’d go so far to defy you to name one competent individual the orange clown has picked to fill a position in his administration.

of the post they were appointed to. The OP poster and another one don't seem to want to get that. My point and they're point are not the same. TSF hired them to lie for him and toe the maga party line. They're good at that.

The only one with any competence for the job is Jerome Powell, who he can't even remember appointing.

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responsibilities of their job titles. Their's is the boot lickers were hired to lie and be loyal to TSF. OK, that's fine, and pretty obvious to anyone paying attention.

We have a grumpy 85 lb Roo-dog that we dearly love.

No matter how grumpy he is, he always gets hugs!

This is actually pretty darned good news!

It's hard to imagine appointees who would be even worse than some of the ones the Senate has already approved, but I'm sure Schlump could find a way. Good work, Sen. Thune!

The post you replied to just mentioned "republicans in the Senate," so I took your comment as a more general statement about, well, republicans in the Senate.

In any case, I have no trouble believing that Murkowski and Collins were smiling in agreement with this development.

I'm aware that my view of thise two is less negative and more nuanced than that of some here, and I'm fine with that.

I think Thune did the right thing. Whatever happens after this remains to be seen, but for now I'm going to take this for what it's worth.

In these dark times, any small ray of light is welcome, afaic.

Edited to add: I didn't realize i had clicked on that flower emoji, but now that I see it there, I think it kinda fits.

Here's to the next good thing!

get out of the USA government and the country.

They’ll cave and approve his appointments anyway. If they approved Bove and Pirro, they’ll approve anything.

Gotta look like you pushed back some

Uh-gain.
Haven't heard any news about it yet, but that's probably because maga death threats have become such a norm that it's not news anymore.

So they are going to pretend to be standing up to him now purely to try and not lose anymore potential voters.

These people do not have anti-American Trump’s back.

Who are the RINOs.

As an added benefit it gets under the Felon's skin and it reminds him of his limits no matter how short lived.

They do know trump is crazy and are afraid of what he'd do if they adjourned and gave him powers of making emergency decisions.

They know.

Approving (or not) appointments is one of the few unique powers the Senate has. Giving it up so the Idiot in Chief can make unlimited recess appointments does the Senate no good. By keeping the rubber stamp firmly in their hands, they are in a better position to make deals with the Great Negotiator.

I see this as a self-serving decision that coincidentally happens to potentially benefit the rest of us too.

Or so it seems to me.