What goes around comes around: Senate Dems plan to stall Trumps radical Cabinet picks

[still_one]

"Democratic senators intend to hold up the nominations of some Donald Trump Cabinet picks, but there’s not much they can do to stop them thanks to rules they recently implemented.

Several Democratic lawmakers told Politico that they could force up to 30 hours of debate and procedural votes on each nominee, which could take weeks off the Senate calendar and sap the momentum of Trump’s first 100 days."

Of cour Joe Manchin has a different take:


“That’s just bullsh*t,” said Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), one of five Democratic senators facing re-election in 2018 in states that strongly supported Trump. “My God, I think we should have an attorney general in place on Jan. 20. I sure do believe that.”

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/what-goes-around-comes-around-senate-dems-plan-to-stall-trumps-radical-cabinet-picks/

[FBaggins]

1. That's an ironic title

"What goes around comes around" better applies to the incredibly short-sighted Senate Democrats (Yes Harry... I'm looking at you) who decided to nuke the filibuster in the first place.

[MattP]

2. Does anybody else think Manchin and Hietkamp might switch parties

[FBaggins]

3. Manchin says no... but it doesn't make much difference

He'll vote with the Republicans on a number of issue regardless of what label he applies to himself.