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Mike Pompeo now lacks enough support for favorable committee vote

jnug said:
Pompeo should have corrected the public record regarding his military service. There is no way that he can claim ignorance as to the dispute over his military service. A simple statement would have corrected it in an instant. He chose to leave it out there. Find another Secretary Donald.
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So, that's all it takes now, is it? If someone doesn't correct a rumor that OTHER people are saying, they're out.
Did Hillary correct the record on the Iran deal?
How about that sniper fire she landed under? You know, when she had to duck and run in Bosnia?

Here's Clinton's response ;-)
"So I made a mistake. That happens. It shows I'm human, which for some people is a revelation."
(perhaps Pompeo should issue a similar statement to get in you good graces?)

Oh, the almost President also ushered in peace in Northern Ireland and negotiated open border in Macedonia.

We should have found another Democratic candidate!
 
Acadia said:
So, that's all it takes now, is it? If someone doesn't correct a rumor that OTHER people are saying, they're out.
Did Hillary correct the record on the Iran deal?
How about that sniper fire she landed under? You know, when she had to duck and run in Bosnia?

Here's Clinton's response ;-)
"So I made a mistake. That happens. It shows I'm human, which for some people is a revelation."
(perhaps Pompeo should issue a similar statement to get in you good graces?)

Oh, the almost President also ushered in peace in Northern Ireland and negotiated open border in Macedonia.

We should have found another Democratic candidate!
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My butt end. They didn't correct it because it was a helpful take on the Congressman's military service.

If for example, there was a comment in his Wiki bio that his parents were illegal immigrants, do you think THAT would have stayed up there uncorrected?

Tired of the "what about-ism". Its his bio...he clearly has somebody responsible for monitoring it if not providing info to it.

This trash political environment we live in where "alternate facts" are actually preferred to facts needs to end.
 
Redress said:
He most likely has the votes unless another republican defects, and that is unlikely. The committee vote really does not matter.
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Which, although rare, is certainly fine. Has Flake moved against or is he still undecided (but likely a yes)?

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Chomsky said:
Well it proved he might be able to handle it, but it also showed he has the same contempt for proper protocol that Trump does. So I would definitely ixnay him, if I was in position to make a decision about this.
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Well, I think it was a lot more normal than what this was initially shaping up to be.

Trump, out of nowhere said, "sure I'll come...by May!"

Normally, you have to build up to a summit of this nature with multiple lower-level staff. You certainly don't give Kim his ultimate goal of diplomatic legitimacy by getting him straight to the top (Trump).

That Pompeo was the first to meet was a heck of a lot more preferable to Trump winging it.

That and when you consider last summer's "fire and fury," Pompeo's initially productive visit is much more favored than the lack of communication that had been evident up to that point.

Frankly, given the time constraints, given the lack of appointees and staff, given the incredibly low morale at State, given the public pledge to undo the freeze at State, and given the immaturity of the President, I don't see the short-term upside in rejecting Pompeo.

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jnug said:
That is just ignorant of the way congressional staffs work. There is somebody on his staff specifically assigned to monitor the information at broadly available Web bios for a Congressman. To suggest that they simply ignored a line that related to his military service is laughable. If anything, that would be the line they would look at first before looking at anything else. In fact, they would be regularly providing updates to that bio.
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Bull****

You don't have the first clue what happens behind the scenes;

And do some homework, the "error" was only up for a matter of a few hours. Talk about petty
 
Fearandloathing said:
So you give it to an eight year old Mexican?

Think about what you're saying. Your every defense is making you look worse.
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List the qualifications then and tell me which ones Pompeo doesnt measure up to.
 
Fearandloathing said:
You mean like Trump and TPP?

You know he wants in now right?
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LOLL!!

There you go again...believing spun news.

Trump has never said he wants TPP.

Face it...you spout fake news at me an I'll swat it to the side.
 
Chomsky said:
Well it proved he might be able to handle it, but it also showed he has the same contempt for proper protocol that Trump does. So I would definitely ixnay him, if I was in position to make a decision about this.
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You would vote against him because you feel he wouldn't follow "proper protocol"? I believe that's the weakest excuse I've ever heard.
 
Fearandloathing said:
Well if its "spun" then its 180 degrees because the fat slob is being hammered for changing his mind AGAIN. And remmber please that the issue you raised and the one I am commenting on is about reversing position...

https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/world/355490/donald-trump-changes-position-on-tpp-again
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Sorry, he is keeping the same position he's always had.

"I don't want to go back into TPP, but if they offered us a deal that I can't refuse on behalf of the United States, I would do it," Trump said.

"But I like bilateral better. I think it's better for our country. I think it's better for our workers, and I much would prefer a bilateral deal, a deal directly with Japan," he added.
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So no...Trump doesn't want it.

Any TPP deal that might interest Trump won't be anything like the TPP that Obama and Hillary supported...that Trump tossed into the trash. In reality, calling any new deal "TPP" would be a lie.

Kudlow explained it best:

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow downplayed the possibility the U.S. would enter into negotiations to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, calling it more of a “thought than a policy” for now.

The U.S. is “in the pre-preliminary stages of any discussions” on rejoining the Asia-Pacific trade deal, Kudlow told reporters Tuesday during a briefing ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Kudlow said the U.S. would like to reach a separate free-trade deal with Japan.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-tpp-reconsideration-more-thought-than-policy
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Moon said:
You would vote against him because you feel he wouldn't follow "proper protocol"? I believe that's the weakest excuse I've ever heard.
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Yes. I support law & order, and Constitutionality, as well as our democratic institutions. I also believe in showing respect, too.

I don't see any of the above from Trump. That trip to the NK would seem to show Pompeo has similar inclinations. So no, I don't want anymore guys like that in our government.
 
Chomsky said:
Yes. I support law & order, and Constitutionality, as well as our democratic institutions. I also believe in showing respect, too.

I don't see any of the above from Trump. That trip to the NK would seem to show Pompeo has similar inclinations. So no, I don't want anymore guys like that in our government.
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Now you're all over the place. Are you saying Pompeo shouldn't have gone to NK when told to do so by the President? Sounds like you support protocol when it suits your agenda.

From your posts, it really appears you're against Pompeo just because Trump wants him as Secretary of State.
 
Moon said:
Now you're all over the place. Are you saying Pompeo shouldn't have gone to NK when told to do so by the President? Sounds like you support protocol when it suits your agenda.

From your posts, it really appears you're against Pompeo just because Trump wants him as Secretary of State.
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I clearly don't want him after that trip, that's for sure. Previously I was slightly on the against side of neutral.

All those things I mentioned, are true and I believe they apply. Trump has done his best to expand the Presidency, and push against the Constitution, particularly the 1st A, and he's trying to put himself above the law. He doesn't respect the law, and it shows in his Tweets. And that extends to his treatment of the Special Counsel.

By Pompeo trying to play Sec'y of State, before he's even confirmed, in my mind that show's the same disregard as Trump. So now, I definitely don't want him. And that was the reason for my original post, and my consistency in my subsequent posts.
 
Chomsky said:
I clearly don't want him after that trip, that's for sure. Previously I was slightly on the against side of neutral.

All those things I mentioned, are true and I believe they apply. Trump has done his best to expand the Presidency, and push against the Constitution, particularly the 1st A, and he's trying to put himself above the law. He doesn't respect the law, and it shows in his Tweets. And that extends to his treatment of the Special Counsel.

By Pompeo trying to play Sec'y of State, before he's even confirmed, in my mind that show's the same disregard as Trump. So now, I definitely don't want him. And that was the reason for my original post, and my consistency in my subsequent posts.
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You make it sound like Pompeo went to NK on his own, without being directed to by the President. So basically, Pompeo should be punished because of Trump's decision.

Yeah, you're consistent, but not in a complimentary way.
 
Well, looks like Pompeo will be confirmed ... at least 3 dems said they will vote for him and even our flip-flopping POS Rand Paul now will vote for him.

MAGA
 
What do you think now OP? Pompeo got confirmed, and I'm glad he did. He is excellent at what he does. He understands the political arena being elected himself into Congress (House of Representatives) by Kansas. He has military experience (Army), and he now has intelligence experience directing the CIA as well as I think he served one some Congressional committees. I love how he operates giving advice to the President but always seemingly understanding the Trump was elected President, and he's there to support Trump, even when he disagrees, especially publicly. I've found Pompeo to be extremely competent (just watch him destroy his opponent in an election debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8xoJkfLhGo), and the man is only worth $325,000, so he's obviously not corrupted like many others are. I wish people who hated him knew more about him because I really don't think they would hate him as much if they did.
 
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