Perry, Zinke nominations in limbo (at least for now)
Is it something they said?
A Senate committee on Monday night abruptly postponed its scheduled votes Tuesday on President Donald Trump’s nominations of Rick Perry and Ryan Zinke to lead the Energy and Interior departments.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee gave no explanation for the postponement, which it said was in effect “until further notice.”
During his hearing before the committee last week, Perry — the former governor of Texas who unsuccessfully challenged Trump during the Republican presidential primaries — walked back controversial statements from his past campaigns promising to abolish the Energy Department.
“I regret recommending its elimination,” he said in his opening statement.
Meanwhile, Zinke, a Republican U.S. representative from Montana, contradicted his would-be new boss during his confirmation hearing, testifying that he accepts the scientific conclusion that climate change is real.
“I do not believe it’s a hoax,” Zinke said — even though Trump himself has claimed that climate change is a “hoax” created by China.
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By: dave-dr-gonzo
David Hirsch, a.k.a. Dave "Doctor" Gonzo*, is a renegade record producer, video producer, writer, reformed corporate shill, and still-registered lobbyist for non-one-percenter performing artists and musicians. He lives in a heavily fortified compound in one of Manhattan's less trendy neighborhoods.
* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.
9 responses to Perry, Zinke nominations in limbo (at least for now)
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Buford2k11 January 24th, 2017 at 09:36
CHAOS…rules…
mea_mark January 24th, 2017 at 09:59
Cthulhu is pleased.
Willys41 January 24th, 2017 at 17:03
Always pleasant to see Cthulhu remembered. Especially as I can never remember how in Hell to spell that name lol.
Stan Ubeki January 24th, 2017 at 10:58
The DoE is the department Perry forgot to include (oops!) in his bungling RNC debate answer. Technically, he did not recommend its elimination.
Willys41 January 24th, 2017 at 17:02
The only surprise is that he still remembers what he’s been nominated to. (And, yeah, that’s one of those bad grammatical constructions, but what the Hell? Our so-called “president” has a fourth grade vocabulary.)
fahvel January 24th, 2017 at 11:32
I’ve been trying to follow who the collective of idiots and parasites are – these two belong in a dumpster.
granpa.usthai January 24th, 2017 at 14:04
Limbo is a perfect alternative world for them to be in…
I say let them stay there
forever and forever and forever.
granpa.usthai January 24th, 2017 at 14:11
captain ponme of the good ship USA TITANIC:
what iceberg?
there is no iceberg!
full speed ahead!
BLAM !!!
waaaaaaaaaaaa – it’s all the Democrats fault for wanting to stop global warming!
robert January 25th, 2017 at 02:24
The trumpster’s afraid either one will take over