Sen. Tim Kaine to vote "no" on Mike Pompeo's nomination as secretary of state

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sen-ti...ecretary-of-state-face-the-nation-2018-04-15/

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, revealed on CBS News' "Face the Nation" that he will vote against confirming CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the next secretary of state, becoming the highest-ranking Democratic senator to come out against Pompeo's nomination. President Trump tapped Pompeo to replace Rex Tillerson after his dramatic ouster in March. Pompeo endured more than four hours of questioning on Capitol Hill this week by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, of which Kaine is a member.

Transcript: Sen. Tim Kaine on "Face the Nation"
Kaine, who voted to confirm Pompeo to lead the CIA at the beginning of Mr. Trump's presidency, said his support this time around comes down to Pompeo's view of diplomacy.
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Not surprised at the growing opposition to this Russia-hating Islamophobe.

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Trippy Trekker said:

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Done. Surprisingly, the majority seems to be pro confirmation. We'll see.

JacksinPA said:

Done. Surprisingly, the majority seems to be pro confirmation. We'll see.

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Thanks Jack!

Some of our Forum Members claim awesome political influence.

I anticipate the collective weight of our Forum Membership opinions having a negligible effect on Pompeo's Confirmation success or failure.

He will be confirmed. Kaine is still nursing his butt kicking during the election.

Kaine is grabbing for attention. If I were him I would do the same thing. I don't pay much attention to Kaine. He's pretty creepy.



I told ya, quit licking the windows.

ludin said:

He will be confirmed. Kaine is still nursing his butt kicking during the election.

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Kaine is setting up a looking bid for 2020. His platform is I'm not Trump and forget I was pro Hillary.

Chillfolks said:

Kaine is setting up a looking bid for 2020. His platform is I'm not Trump and forget I was pro Hillary.

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I don't see how that will work.

Trippy Trekker said:

Thanks Jack!

Some of our Forum Members claim awesome political influence.

I anticipate the collective weight of our Forum Membership opinions having a negligible effect on Pompeo's Confirmation success or failure.

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I would agree. The conservative bias here is easy to notice from the poll results. This guy Pompeo is no more qualified to be SoS than I am.

NonoBadDog said:

Kaine is grabbing for attention. If I were him I would do the same thing. I don't pay much attention to Kaine. He's pretty creepy.

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I told ya, quit licking the windows.

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Damn. That pic is as creepy as a pic of Pennywise the Clown.

NonoBadDog said:

Kaine is grabbing for attention. If I were him I would do the same thing. I don't pay much attention to Kaine. He's pretty creepy.

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I told ya, quit licking the windows.

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These snozzberries taste like snozzberries

edit: I need to watch Super Troopers again...

Trippy Trekker said:

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I would have liked an "other" option. Do I want Pompeo to be confirmed? No. Do I think he will be confirmed anyway? Yes. Your poll doesn't accommodate me. I haz a sad.