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Archae

(47,069 posts)
Mon Feb 17, 2025, 09:56 AM Feb 17

The fact that RFK Jr was confirmed by the GOP shows how incompetent they are.

"To hell with the public..." -GOP Senate

Based on Kennedy’s record of science denialism, alarmism, spreading baseless conspiracy narratives, and support for quackery, he should never have been chosen for any kind of role within the Department of Health and Human Services, especially the role of leading the whole department. His unfitness for the position was evident at two Senate hearings. Nobody should believe his statements contradicting positions he took throughout his career. It would be catastrophic if the Senate votes to confirm the Kennedy nomination.

https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/three-major-reasons-robert-f-kennedy-jr-is-unfit-to-lead-the-u-s-department-of-health-and-human-services/

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Walleye

(39,193 posts)
1. Not just incompetent. They are also downright spiteful. I think that is controlling a lot of their actions.
Mon Feb 17, 2025, 10:00 AM
Feb 17

kacekwl

(8,115 posts)
6. Republicans will vote for
Mon Feb 17, 2025, 10:37 AM
Feb 17

any inept crackpot trump puts forth for fear of feeling the rather of his whining. Weakest congress ever.

Joinfortmill

(17,676 posts)
2. What could go wrong? Every damn thing.
Mon Feb 17, 2025, 10:01 AM
Feb 17

Try to stay safe. I'm going to begin wearing a mask again.

lark

(24,743 posts)
3. It shows they are willing for the working class/poor to get sick and die - their actual desired plan.
Mon Feb 17, 2025, 10:01 AM
Feb 17

I'm very afraid for our SS and Medicare because they are clearly in the fascist rights sight for stealing from us so we get sick and die and they steal our SS $$.

Walleye

(39,193 posts)
9. Republicans have been trying to eliminate Social Security since its inception. I don't know why the country
Mon Feb 17, 2025, 11:56 AM
Feb 17

Go back and look at the history of Social Security and Medicare. You will hear Republicans at every step saying it’s socialism and communism. and it’s really disgusting when they pretend they’re going to protect it when you know, they desire fervently to kill it

lark

(24,743 posts)
10. Exactly! They want to take our SS money and give it to the rich - that's the plan and always has been.
Mon Feb 17, 2025, 12:00 PM
Feb 17

Fascist oligarchs have been with us forever, they got spanked in WW2 and have been itching to take back power for the rich and undo everything that gives anything to the working class/poor since then. It is what every single R (fascist) who has been in office since SS was started has tried to accomplish - killing SS and Medicare. They hate these because they aren't sufficiently deferential to the rich and actually use money to help the rest of us!! Heinous - in their eyes!

Archae

(47,069 posts)
7. Yup, and the corruption starts from the White House...
Mon Feb 17, 2025, 11:42 AM
Feb 17

Political blackmail.

"If youse don't give us what we want, we is gonna primary you."

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