What do members think of this headline: "Republicans ram through committee approval of Trump Cabinet nominees."?

PO2 Robert M. — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 12:57:30 -0500

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 1 at 2017 12:58 PM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 12:58:34 -0500

That's what happens when one party controls both houses of Congress. Everyone thinks it's wonderful when Democrats do it.

Response by CW4 Guy Butler made Feb 1 at 2017 1:06 PM

CW4 Guy Butler — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 13:06:26 -0500

Fairly accurate. They had the Senate Parlimentarian suspend the requirement for a committee quorum to be present in order to vote. Headline would've been the same if the Democrats had done it when they had control.

Response by MSgt James Mullis made Feb 1 at 2017 1:32 PM

MSgt James Mullis — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 13:32:10 -0500

It's a good headline, because it describes what they did...legally! Now, if you wrote "Republicans illegally ram though committee approval of Trump Cabinet nominees", that would have been a lie.

Response by Sgt Wayne Wood made Feb 1 at 2017 1:32 PM

Sgt Wayne Wood — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 13:32:48 -0500

"Dems act like spoiled children" is better

Response by SGT Jerrold Pesz made Feb 1 at 2017 1:35 PM

SGT Jerrold Pesz — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 13:35:52 -0500

The difference is that when democrats do things like this the media supports them and when the Republicans do exactly the same thing the media blasts them.

Response by SN Greg Wright made Feb 1 at 2017 1:39 PM

SN Greg Wright — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 13:39:26 -0500

It should be "Democrats force Republicans to do what they did not so long ago."

Response by LTC Greg Henning made Feb 1 at 2017 1:53 PM

LTC Greg Henning — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 13:53:36 -0500

Replace two words and this would be 2008.

Response by Col Jim Harmon made Feb 1 at 2017 2:34 PM

Col Jim Harmon — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:34:53 -0500

A more accurate headline would be "Democrats repeatedly refuse to attend Senate Confirmation Committee meetings. Republicans press forward in absence of Democratic participation, to allow a legally nominated Secretarial Position to move forward for a full vote on the Senate floor".

Response by CSM William DeWolf made Feb 1 at 2017 3:17 PM

CSM William DeWolf — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:17:45 -0500

Love it!

Response by Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth made Feb 1 at 2017 5:14 PM

Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:14:57 -0500

How about Dems boycott hearings and Republicans vote according to parliamentary rules. Spoiled children don't even show up and then scream they didn't have a voice??? At least show up for the vote, grow some fuzz, and tell the nominee to their face that you aren't voting to push them forward. ...instead of acting like a child that was told they were having spinach for dinner, decided to stay in their room during family dinner, and then complain later they are hungry.

Response by SFC George Smith made Feb 1 at 2017 10:08 PM

SFC George Smith — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:08:39 -0500

think back to 2008/2012 and BHO did the same crap...