The Delay in Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation
BY Herschel Smith
6 hours, 58 minutes ago
They had to take a cloture vote just to get past the threat of a filibuster. So they took a vote on whether to take a vote. You can’t make this stuff up.
The nomination of Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, advanced in a procedural vote Thursday afternoon, 51-49. Both Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted “no” in a procedural vote on Hegseth’s confirmation Thursday.
Murkowski of Alaska said Thursday she is “unable to support” Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, becoming the first Republican to state her opposition to President Trump’s nominee ahead of his Senate confirmation vote.
Collins of Maine soon followed in saying she won’t vote for Hegseth, citing his views on women in combat.
Having women in combat violated God’s laws. I suspect Pete’s position is much softer than mine. Collins and Murkowski will answer one day for their sins.
In the mean time, ponder just why Senator Chris Murphy (who is apparently the designated democrat bad boy of the day) is going this.
They have had three Obama terms now to fire the good generals, install bad ones, enforce DEI, push transgenders, and soften standards. It’s a Marxist dream come true – the largest budget of any federal administration and the most employees.
It’s their prize possession. They won’t give it up without a fight. They hate to lose it.
But lose it they will – at least to some degree.
On a related note, recall that we discussed Stuart Scheller and his public demand for accountability for the Afghanistan withdrawal? Well, Stu has been hired into Pete’s DoD.
On January 23, 2025 at 9:31 pm, Ozark Redneck said:
Yeah I heard Collins and Alaska’s finest are voting no. That leaves 51 yes votes. Let’s get it done and start cleaning house…
On January 24, 2025 at 2:03 am, TheAlaskan said:
She is definitely NOT Alaska’s finest. We hate her! This abomination retains her seat because of rank choice voting. We still haven’t figured out how to beat it The last attempt to repeal RCV failed. We have another attempt in the pipeline. She is an embarrassment!