- texassapper
- Yesterday, 03:07 PM
That screaming you hear is in DC...lol
- TinMan
- Yesterday, 03:46 PM
And here I thought Paxton would be a controversial pick.
- texassapper
- Yesterday, 03:56 PM
Yeah I though Paxton would get the nod for sure, but that would have really sucked for TX.... now we got an even better pick.
https://x.com/QuiverQuant/status/1856808160960324004
https://x.com/QuiverQuant/status/1856808160960324004
- Yssup Rider
- Yesterday, 04:35 PM
Does that mean we can discuss (forbidden topic) now on ECCIE?
What next? Lauren Boebert for Secretary of Education?
YOW!
What next? Lauren Boebert for Secretary of Education?
YOW!
- winn dixie
- Yesterday, 05:25 PM
Gaetz is a tin foil hat wearing scumbag. These appointments are jokes.
- Yssup Rider
- Yesterday, 07:28 PM
Maybe there are some honest Republicans in the Senate who will stand up to Twitler and reject Gaetz and some of the other sycophants he thinks can run this country.
Naaah.
Not a spine among them.
But at least the liberal tears will keep the gullible MAGA cult busy while Twitler slits their throats. Witness the proud victors…
Naaah.
Not a spine among them.
But at least the liberal tears will keep the gullible MAGA cult busy while Twitler slits their throats. Witness the proud victors…
- VitaMan
- Yesterday, 07:29 PM
Is there are reason Mr. Trump could not have appointed William Barr again ?
Or was it something he said ?
Or was it something he said ?
- txdot-guy
- Yesterday, 07:40 PM
Matt Gaetz is the perfect pick for AG if your goal is a revenge tour. Every body should buckle up. The office of the Attorney General is now going to be fully politicized and not focused on the people’s business but rather Trump’s personal business.
The Attorney General should not be the President’s personal attorney.
The Attorney General should not be the President’s personal attorney.
- 1blackman1
- Yesterday, 07:43 PM
Elections have consequences I hope he appoints the most incompetent and destructive idiots possible to these posts. This is what people elected. When the idiot is the smartest man in the room it will be hilarious.
This will be a great 4 years. The senate should just approve every one of his appointments. I'm just waiting so see who's next. Surely Margerie Taylor has to get a cabinet post.
This will be a great 4 years. The senate should just approve every one of his appointments. I'm just waiting so see who's next. Surely Margerie Taylor has to get a cabinet post.
- Jacuzzme
- Yesterday, 08:29 PM
Matt Gaetz is the perfect pick for AG if your goal is a revenge tour. Every body should buckle up. Originally Posted by txdot-guyRevenge Tour. That has a nice ring to it.
The office of the Attorney General is now going to be fully politicized and not focused on the people’s business but rather Trump’s personal business.They’ve still got a couple months, but Smith appears to have thrown in the towel.
- Yssup Rider
- Yesterday, 08:52 PM
Revenge Tour. That has a nice ring to it.Revenge tour … for what? Holding a criminal accountable for his high crimes and misdemeanors?
They’ve still got a couple months, but Smith appears to have thrown in the towel. Originally Posted by Jacuzzme
Here’s Trump”s strategy … don’t sic the dogs on your enemies … send in the clowns.
These guys could fuck up a wet dream. But at least they deeply care for their fellow MAN.
- Jacky S
- Yesterday, 08:58 PM
Revenge tour … for what? Holding a criminal accountable for his high crimes and misdemeanors?Revenge for everything that the Dirt Bag Democrats and their Lackeys in the Main Stream Media did to him from the first trip down that Golden Escalator.
Here’s Trump”s strategy … don’t sic the dogs on your enemies … send in the clowns.
These guys could fuck up a wet dream. But at least they deeply care for their fellow MAN. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider
It’s been four years coming. But as they say. Revenge is a dish best served cold.
- VitaMan
- Yesterday, 09:20 PM
What were those court cases Matt Gaetz was involved in that supposedly almost made him resign from Congress ?
- txdot-guy
- Yesterday, 09:49 PM
Gaetz resigns from Congress — possibly skirting long-awaited Ethics report
For Congress it’s
His resignation came the same day Donald Trump nominated him to be attorney general, but some Republicans think he had other motivations.
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned from the House Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson announced, the same day that Donald Trump announced that he had tapped the Florida firebrand to be his attorney general.
“He issued his resignation letter effective immediately from Congress. That caught us by surprise a little bit,” Johnson told reporters during a press conference on Wednesday night.
Dozens of GOP lawmakers indicated that leadership had told them about Gaetz’s resignation before Johnson made the announcement. Many were excitedly spreading the news, glad to be rid of the architect of Kevin McCarthy’s speakership ouster. Gaetz didn’t attend the GOP’s hours-long meeting near the Capitol on Wednesday, where Republicans elected their leadership slate.
Johnson said Gaetz had resigned so abruptly because he knew how long it would take to fill the seat if he becomes attorney general. Johnson said he reached out to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday and added that because of Gaetz’s early resignation it’s possible they could fill his seat as soon as Jan. 3, when the chamber is slated to elect a speaker.
DeSantis’ office did not have an immediate response to questions about when the governor would schedule a special election. But deadlines in state and federal law would make it difficult to schedule one before Congress convenes in January.
Other GOP House colleagues believe his decision is actually tied to an Ethics Committee report investigating several allegations including that Gaetz engaged in sex with a minor, which they believe was poised to be released in a matter of days. Gaetz has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and has sought to attack the panel probing various allegations against him. If Gaetz is no longer a member of the House, the report likely won’t be formally released, though it could leak.
One House Republican, granted anonymity to speak candidly, tied Gaetz’s resignation to trying to “stymie the ethics investigation that is coming out in one week.”
Gaetz, his spokesperson and a senior aide did not respond to requests for comment about the decision.
Republican senators have already expressed doubts that Gaetz could get confirmed as attorney general, as the pick gets fierce pushback across the party. And even some of his House colleagues were quick to predict that Gaetz wouldn’t be able to get confirmed.
“I don’t think Matt cares if he gets confirmed — everybody is talking about him … so for Matt this is a win,” said Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), who added that Gaetz “ran around here last term like a six year old with a loaded revolver and a happy trigger finger.”
Ethics Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) told reporters ahead of Gaetz’s announced resignation that the probe would end if Gaetz was no longer a member of the House.
“Once the investigation is complete, the Ethics Committee will meet as a committee. We will then return our findings. If Matt Gaetz is still a member of Congress, then that will occur. If Matt has resigned, then this ethics investigation, like many others in the past, will end again,” Guest told reporters about the impact of Gaetz being picked for attorney general.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/1...gress-00189488
For Congress it’s
His resignation came the same day Donald Trump nominated him to be attorney general, but some Republicans think he had other motivations.
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned from the House Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson announced, the same day that Donald Trump announced that he had tapped the Florida firebrand to be his attorney general.
“He issued his resignation letter effective immediately from Congress. That caught us by surprise a little bit,” Johnson told reporters during a press conference on Wednesday night.
Dozens of GOP lawmakers indicated that leadership had told them about Gaetz’s resignation before Johnson made the announcement. Many were excitedly spreading the news, glad to be rid of the architect of Kevin McCarthy’s speakership ouster. Gaetz didn’t attend the GOP’s hours-long meeting near the Capitol on Wednesday, where Republicans elected their leadership slate.
Johnson said Gaetz had resigned so abruptly because he knew how long it would take to fill the seat if he becomes attorney general. Johnson said he reached out to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday and added that because of Gaetz’s early resignation it’s possible they could fill his seat as soon as Jan. 3, when the chamber is slated to elect a speaker.
DeSantis’ office did not have an immediate response to questions about when the governor would schedule a special election. But deadlines in state and federal law would make it difficult to schedule one before Congress convenes in January.
Other GOP House colleagues believe his decision is actually tied to an Ethics Committee report investigating several allegations including that Gaetz engaged in sex with a minor, which they believe was poised to be released in a matter of days. Gaetz has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and has sought to attack the panel probing various allegations against him. If Gaetz is no longer a member of the House, the report likely won’t be formally released, though it could leak.
One House Republican, granted anonymity to speak candidly, tied Gaetz’s resignation to trying to “stymie the ethics investigation that is coming out in one week.”
Gaetz, his spokesperson and a senior aide did not respond to requests for comment about the decision.
Republican senators have already expressed doubts that Gaetz could get confirmed as attorney general, as the pick gets fierce pushback across the party. And even some of his House colleagues were quick to predict that Gaetz wouldn’t be able to get confirmed.
“I don’t think Matt cares if he gets confirmed — everybody is talking about him … so for Matt this is a win,” said Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), who added that Gaetz “ran around here last term like a six year old with a loaded revolver and a happy trigger finger.”
Ethics Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) told reporters ahead of Gaetz’s announced resignation that the probe would end if Gaetz was no longer a member of the House.
“Once the investigation is complete, the Ethics Committee will meet as a committee. We will then return our findings. If Matt Gaetz is still a member of Congress, then that will occur. If Matt has resigned, then this ethics investigation, like many others in the past, will end again,” Guest told reporters about the impact of Gaetz being picked for attorney general.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/1...gress-00189488
- Salty Again
- Yesterday, 10:19 PM
... Blimey! ... Matt Gaetz is a Champion choice for AG. ... 
... Oh, the places the Investigations will go! ...
... 
#### Salty
... Oh, the places the Investigations will go! ...
... #### Salty