President Lincoln had a Team of Rivals to help mend a broken nation. President Trump has a Team of Amateurs and Apologists who will leave the nation vulnerable to its adversaries and leave Americans less safe. The Senate GOP has rubber stamped a slate of dangerous, compromised cabinet nominees that will unnerve voters and inspire hard questions about where the Administration's priorities truly lie.
The Senate Majority designed a restricted, closed Advice and Consent process to shield these unqualified nominees from real scrutiny, setting up party line votes for even the worst nominees. Blind loyalty to Trump has already made fools of Senators who've made much of their independence from Trump. To a person, they all fell in line - Cassidy stood up against RFK JR. only to fold. Curtis said he would not be a rubber stamp, but voted for the whole national security slate. Thom Tillis famously flip-flopped and Jodi Ernst cashed in her whole reputation to vote for Hegseth. Todd Young expressed "concern" about Gabbard and was immediately threatened by Elon Musk with a primary. In the end, there were no Profiles in Courage.
With DOGE at their doorstep, people are worried. With Trump giving Putin the upper hand, they are confused. Now that the GOP senators have fully opened the gates of Trumpism, the people, the voters, will know who to hold accountable when things inevitably go sideways. The danger has been made more real and as the Democrats said yesterday, these nominations will come back to haunt them.
President Lincoln had a Team of Rivals to help mend a broken nation. President Trump has a Team of Amateurs and Apologists who will leave the nation vulnerable to its adversaries and leave Americans less safe. The Senate GOP has rubber stamped a slate of dangerous, compromised cabinet nominees that will unnerve voters and inspire hard questions about where the Administration's priorities truly lie.
The Senate Majority designed a restricted, closed Advice and Consent process to shield these unqualified nominees from real scrutiny, setting up party line votes for even the worst nominees. Blind loyalty to Trump has already made fools of Senators who've made much of their independence from Trump. To a person, they all fell in line - Cassidy stood up against RFK JR. only to fold. Curtis said he would not be a rubber stamp, but voted for the whole national security slate. Thom Tillis famously flip-flopped and Jodi Ernst cashed in her whole reputation to vote for Hegseth. Todd Young expressed "concern" about Gabbard and was immediately threatened by Elon Musk with a primary. In the end, there were no Profiles in Courage.
With DOGE at their doorstep, people are worried. With Trump giving Putin the upper hand, they are confused. Now that the GOP senators have fully opened the gates of Trumpism, the people, the voters, will know who to hold accountable when things inevitably go sideways. The danger has been made more real and as the Democrats said yesterday, these nominations will come back to haunt them.