Why Did Two Republicans Just Save Biden’s ATF Nominee?

Townhall ^ | 7/12/22 | Spencer Brown

[DeathBeforeDishonor1]

Yet again, Republican members of the U.S. Senate pitched in to deliver a victory for President Joe Biden and Democrats on Tuesday by helping their across-the-aisle colleagues confirm the president's pick for ATF director.

The U.S. Senate is more of a mess than usual this week as Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is out with COVID, as is Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). Sen. Patrick Leahy is still recovering from a fall that necessitated a hip replacement for the 82-year old Democrat from Vermont. The three sidelined Democrats showed how precarious the majority for Biden's party has become.

The tight math meant that the planned confirmation vote for Biden's second pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Steve Dettelbach — was in jeopardy. Reliably, Republicans stepped up to hand Joe Biden a victory and confirm his nominee — the first Senate-approved ATF director in years.

The final vote came down 48-46, with two Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Rob Portman of Ohio — voting with all the Democrats present to confirm Dettelbach as the ATF's director.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Half a dozen? lol

McConnell, Thune, Barrasso, Blunt, Ernst, Scott, Scott, Lee, Crapo, Grassley, Shelby, Murkowski, Sullivan, Boozman, Rubio, Risch, Young, Braun, Moran, Cassidy, Collins, Hyde-Smith, Daines, Fischer, Sasse, Burr, Tillis, Hoeven, Cramer, Portman, Inhofe, Lankford, Toomey, Grahamnesty, Rounds, Cornyn, Romney, Capito, Lummis are all Bush League Republicans.

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[marktwain]

Bush League Republicans ARE Assistant Democrats.

The question is: What do they gain from voting this way?

The answer I have come up with is: They gain kudos in the dominant media.

They think this translates into votes.

I think they are wrong, but it is what they think that matters.

[AnthonySoprano]

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You speak the Truth

[Dr. Franklin]

McConnell, Thune, Barrasso, Blunt, Ernst, Scott, Scott, Lee, Crapo, Grassley, Shelby, Murkowski, Sullivan, Boozman, Rubio, Risch, Young, Braun, Moran, Cassidy, Collins, Hyde-Smith, Daines, Fischer, Sasse, Burr, Tillis, Hoeven, Cramer, Portman, Inhofe, Lankford, Toomey, Grahamnesty, Rounds, Cornyn, Romney, Capito, Lummis are all Bush League Republicans.
We have a LOT of work to do.

I have become convinced from watching the 2020 Big Steal that the Senate must be constitutionally reformed. I think the six year term needs to be reduced to four, and political contributions must be limited to the geographical boundaries of the state or congressional district. Other countries have an upper house which is far less obstructionist and elitest without suffering political chaos. I am tired of senators who think they can do things contrary to the wishes of their constituents because everyone will forget by the next election.

(There is a certain bunch of FReepers who think that abolishing the 17th Amendment is a good idea, which will never happen. Repealing the 16th Amendment is far more popular, and quite a few men would like to repeal the 19th Amendment, but I digress...)

[GailA]

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