The vote fell almost entirely along party lines, with only Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, joining with all Republicans to pass her confirmation 54-46.
With no due respect, fuck Fetterman.
Democrats need to do better.
Fetterman seems to be a case study in how brain damage makes one a con.
How has fetterman not been removed from the party and sued to recover campaign funds he lied to get. I don’t buy his bullshit “stroke” changing him to a republican thing
Wait wait wait…
His rationale for turning republican is that he’s had a sudden mental & cognative decline? He’s actually admitted that?
“Hey Republicans, since having a brain injury I now align with everything your Nazi party is trying to achieve…”
He DID have a stroke yes. And he claims it “cleansed him of his liberalism”
His rationale for turning republican is that he’s had a sudden mental & cognative decline? He’s actually admitted that?
He spent the campaign before the stroke talking about how progressive he was and progressive policy was the only path forward…
After the stroke and election, he openly admits to not understanding why people would ever think he’s progressive…
Either he’s lying and it was all scam, or he legitimately doesn’t remember anything about his own campaign and what he was saying during it.
Either is a good reason to kick him out of the party (and office), but Dem leadership has only cared about defending incumbents without question. Because most of the Dem leadership represent voters who don’t agree with them anymore.
So if the party stops blindly defending incumbents and starts having unbiased primaries, a lot of Dem leadership will lose their personal power.
Money or closet skeletons. One or both changed him.
But, but what about judges or some shit like that.
Say what you will about Republicans but fuck they got their members always in line even if it is done through gl threat of being effectively primaried by Trump’s MAGA.
So much for filibustering these confirmations, guys.
Fuck Fetterman.
Democrats need to do better.
Republicans need to do better. Or is this “both sides” are responsible for confirming Bondi?
This is about calling out Democrats to fucking get their shit in order and control your damn members from voting for and enabling fascist.
And no, both sides are the same, Democrats are worse when they’re enabling fascist with a whimper. Grow a damn spine and actually resist.
Fetterman has effectively defected. The only recourse is to kick him out of the caucus. How does that stop Trump’s agenda?
Fetterman has 4 more years to his term.
You want them to hold a gun to his head and tell him how to vote? Still doesn’t stop this confirmation. May as well do the same to the Republicans.
Jesus. Again. I hate this timeline.
There’s always that convenient one Democrat that allows them to say “Oh, we tried, but…”
Democrats need to do better.
Good to see moderates finally realizing we need higher standards than the letter after a name
