I'm beginning to believe Gaetz was a ruse

[DemocratSinceBirth]

To allow all the other manifestly unqualified Cabinet appointees to get through.

[Brother Buzz]

1. I don't disagree - Skinny object, Baby!

[walkingman]

2. That senerio makes no sense - each person should be judged on their merits

to do otherwise is a clear sign that the US Senate has lost all credibility. Senators have long been considered higher level statesmen that members of the house.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. Reminds me of the conversation between Michael and Kaye about politics in The Godfather

[walkingman]

8. Good analogy - I looked it up and I guess I was being naive based on my values?

update - The wife and I have decided to watch Godfather I and II since we haven't seen it since the early 70s = thank you!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. Being idealistic is laudable and nothing to be ashamed of.

Let's see how many senators live up to your expectations. If I was in the Senate and wanted to be fair Rubio is the only appointee I'd vote for because why I disagree with his politics he's not a buffoon like Gaetz, Hesgeth, and Kennedy, or security threat like Gabbard.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Yes he could be a red herring and decoy.

[nitpicked]

4. Actually, I thought the nomination was a bailout

To allow Gaetz to leave Congress and kill the release of the report on him.

[Midnight Writer]

5. Yep, Gaetz is drawing all the fire away from the other loony nominees.

[Shermann]

7. There are enough angry Democrats around to harass all these bozos. nt

[kansasobama]

9. Michael Flynn will replace him

[Nictuku]

11. I think it is actually something different, but similar ending

I think that Gaetz is a 'squirrel' moment, look over here to keep the gaze off of Michael Flynn who recently said he was open to being Tulsi Gabbard's Deputy as DNI.

DNI is what Flynn wants. He would never get cabinet approval, HOWEVER, (please correct me if this is not the way it works), the big push to allow recess appointments is happening. I don't think that Deputy positions have senate approval. The problem with Recess Appointments is that they have a limited time. So Tulsi will either fail, or time out as a recess appointment at DNI, but there is Michael Flynn, as Deputy, waiting in the wings to take over. He wants DNI (Director of National Intelligence which oversees CIA, Homeland Security, and others, I think the FBI as well)

So where my thought process could be wrong is: Is the President required to Senate Approve a Deputy when a replacement is made? If not, then I think I have this spot on. If it does require Senate Approval to promote a Deputy to the position, you can just ignore my thought process here.

[kansasobama]

14. Dems and media are fools if they think Trump will play soft

Very afraid of this.

Did not like that smiling picture of Joe Biden, Jill Biden and Trump. Not saying it is Biden's fault but boy. Hope he knows what is coming with Trump.

I hope Dems are serious about protecting against dictatorship. I am not very confident

[sop]

12. Don't underestimate just how delusional Trump has become in recent months.

He probably believes Gaetz would be a great AG.

[Greybnk48]

13. Someone here nailed it the other day. Some of these noms. are "stalking horses."

They are the "deluxe shit sandwiches." They will make the "regular shit sandwiches" that replace them seem not so bad.

This is also drawing our attention away from seriously scrutinizing a weird election result by any stretch of the imagination.