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brooklynite

(94,727 posts) Mon Apr 23, 2018, 01:33 PM Apr 2018

Donnelly becomes third Dem to support Pompeo

Source: The Hill

Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) on Monday became the third Democrat to say he will vote for CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be President Trump's next secretary of State.

"We need a Secretary of State who will give the president an honest assessment on critical issues, including Russia, Syria, and the defeat of ISIS. I believe Director Pompeo is capable of advancing U.S. interests and leading the State Department," Donnelly said in a statement.

Pompeo already has the votes needed to be confirmed by the full Senate.

In addition to Donnelly, Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.) — each of whom are up for reelection in states Trump won in 2016 — have said they will vote for Pompeo.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/384433-donnelly-becomes-third-dem-to-support-pompeo

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Donnelly becomes third Dem to support Pompeo (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2018 OP

This senate is a joke, time to declare it an illegitimate body. ck4829 Apr 2018 #1

It's a rubber stamp for the 1% harun Apr 2018 #6

WTF?! sakabatou Apr 2018 #2

They're going to squeak him through. bullwinkle428 Apr 2018 #3

Fly-over states harun Apr 2018 #7

uggggg rtracey Apr 2018 #4

Where do they find Democrats like these? bucolic_frolic Apr 2018 #5

They find them in states that probably would otherwise marybourg Apr 2018 #9

That's a good answer, but bucolic_frolic Apr 2018 #10

Defeating blue state Republicans would be more constructive IronLionZion Apr 2018 #12

Yes. elleng Apr 2018 #14

Here in Indiana, AKA Northern Kentucky. Adrahil Apr 2018 #16

Koch Brothers get their own Secretary of State jalan48 Apr 2018 #8

profiles in courage - not rurallib Apr 2018 #11

I am so fucking sick of Heitkamp, Manchin and all the COLGATE4 Apr 2018 #13

Donnelly thinks Bob Loblaw Apr 2018 #15

ck4829

(35,091 posts)

1. This senate is a joke, time to declare it an illegitimate body.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 01:39 PM

Apr 2018

harun

(11,348 posts)

6. It's a rubber stamp for the 1%

Reply to ck4829 (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 02:28 PM

Apr 2018

sakabatou

(42,174 posts)

2. WTF?!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 01:58 PM

Apr 2018

bullwinkle428

(20,630 posts)

3. They're going to squeak him through.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 02:16 PM

Apr 2018

harun

(11,348 posts)

7. Fly-over states

Reply to bullwinkle428 (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 02:28 PM

Apr 2018

rtracey

(2,062 posts)

4. uggggg

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 02:16 PM

Apr 2018

FUCKING DINOS

bucolic_frolic

(43,282 posts)

5. Where do they find Democrats like these?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 02:24 PM

Apr 2018

DNC needs to screen better. or is the idea the more trouble this guy gets into the more it reflects on Trump?

marybourg

(12,634 posts)

9. They find them in states that probably would otherwise

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 02:38 PM

Apr 2018

have gone publican.

bucolic_frolic

(43,282 posts)

10. That's a good answer, but

Reply to marybourg (Reply #9)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 03:02 PM

Apr 2018

why are the GOP allowed to be the monolith party while we must be flexible? Is it about money, media control, and power, or do we lack tight ideology and party discipline? I never get a handle on these things.

IronLionZion

(45,528 posts)

12. Defeating blue state Republicans would be more constructive

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 03:43 PM

Apr 2018

than punishing red state Dems for not being liberal enough.

elleng

(131,106 posts)

14. Yes.

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #12)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 03:54 PM

Apr 2018

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)

16. Here in Indiana, AKA Northern Kentucky.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 08:13 PM

Apr 2018

I expressed my disappointment to Joe, but he's a pretty decent guy, and both of his possible opponents will be disastrous.

jalan48

(13,883 posts)

8. Koch Brothers get their own Secretary of State

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 02:34 PM

Apr 2018

In the Republican wave election of 2010, when Charles and David Koch emerged as defining figures in American politics, the greatest beneficiary of Koch Industries largesse was a political newcomer named Mike Pompeo. After his election to the House eight years ago, Pompeo was referred to as the “Koch Brothers’ Congressman” and “the congressman from Koch.”

https://www.thenation.com/article/the-koch-brothers-get-their-very-own-secretary-of-state/

Why is any Democrat voting for this guy?

rurallib

(62,448 posts)

11. profiles in courage - not

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 03:30 PM

Apr 2018

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

13. I am so fucking sick of Heitkamp, Manchin and all the

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 03:53 PM

Apr 2018

rest of the DINO's They're a great part of the reason that Obama wasn't able to get as much of his agenda as he should have. All they accomplish with their hand wringing and pearl clutching is give the label of "bipartisanship" to all the horrible picks Trump sticks us with as Cabinet members. Fuck all of them.

Bob Loblaw

(1,900 posts)

15. Donnelly thinks

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 07:51 PM

Apr 2018

this will help him get republican votes. But it won't, not in Indiana. The three fucksticks in the R primary are all shitting themselves to get further right than the other guy and they all portray Donnelly as a wild eyed liberal. They're all dirty and one of these smegma eaters will likely be the next senator from Indiana.

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