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Acyn @Acyn wrote: Tuberville: It was pretty much a draw. They didn’t get what they wanted. We didn’t get what I wanted.

CSPAN @cspan wrote: Senate confirms more than 400 military promotions after @SenTuberville (R-AL) dropped his monthslong blockade of the nominations, which he held up in protest of the Pentagon's abortion policies.

Flatpoint High wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 4:57 pm wasn't a "draw". Tubbyvillle surrendered. Lifted the siege. tucked his tubby tail and ran

Acyn @Acyn wrote: Klobuchar: Tuberville said “It was pretty much a draw, they didn’t get what they wanted.” Really? Who is they? I guess the they is the service members who serve our country

Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar wrote: While it’s a good thing that Senator Tuberville is finally dropping his blockade on most military promotions, we cannot forget he is still holding up leaders of CYBERCOM and the Pacific Air Command. We can't leave these 11 important positions unconfirmed, and I am working to get it done.

Tommy Tuberville suggests he'll back down as Senate pushes on military promotions: report

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has staked his reputation on his protest against military promotions prompted by the Pentagon's abortion policy — but now there's a vote on it, he's suggesting he'll back down.

In one case, the head of the Marines was doing his job as well as his deputy's because a promotion was being held — a work an 18-hour work day that critics blamed for a heart attack. Tuberville responded by saying he works just as hard and never had a heart attack and later told military leaders to "delegate" like he does.

At the beginning of December, lawmakers on both sides were able to convince Tuberville to stop his protest. Still, he held onto barring promotions of four-star generals, though allowed others to move through.

The Senate is now considering an extended session to push through the rest of the military officials.

According to CNN's Manu Raju, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that the Senate “will not leave town” until the final 11 military nominees blocked by Tuberville are confirmed.

“I’m mad he wasn’t tougher than that. Because have you seen what’s happening at the border? We’re being overrun. They’re taking us over. So a little bit disappointed it wasn’t tougher.”

Tuberville on Trump’s ‘poisoning the blood of our country’ comments: ‘I’m mad he wasn’t tougher’

BY TARA SUTER -
12/19/23 2:38 PM ET

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said he was “mad” former President Trump “wasn’t tougher” in recent comments he made about migrants “poisoning the blood of our country.”

“I’m mad he wasn’t tougher than that, because have you seen what’s happening at the border?” the Alabama senator said Tuesday.

In different events over the weekend, the former president said migrants are “poisoning the blood of our country.” The former president’s comments have resulted in negative reactions from both sides of the political aisle.

A campaign spokesperson for President Biden said the former president had “parroted Adolf Hitler” at a Saturday rally.

“Trump is not shying away from his plan to lock up millions of people into detention camps and continues to lie about that time when Joe Biden obliterated him by over 7 million votes three years ago,” Ammar Moussa said in a statement.



https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/436 ... t-tougher/

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:16 pm Saban trade for Tuberville? WIll the Dems convince Saban to take Tuberville's seat, and Tuberville takes Saban's vacated coach job? Only time will tell.

Here's hoping Tuberville gets nothing but out on his butt.

Ben-Prime wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:37 am Saban could run as an (I) and play it coy.

Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski wrote: Tuberville says all the scientists he’s talked to say that mankind doesn’t cause climate change.

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:54 pm

Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski wrote: Tuberville says all the scientists he’s talked to say that mankind doesn’t cause climate change.