Sen. Tommy Tuberville dismissed the idea that top military brass are working too much while he continues blocking hundreds of Department of Defense nominees.
I still find it hilarious that Tuberville has effectively become one of the best anti-military politicians, even if his reasons for doing so are completely unexpected.
And it has hurt his constituents. I'm sure it played a role in deciding to put the USSF HQ in Colorado vs Alabama where it was tentatively announced it would be.
He'll just hold all the spots open in case Trump is reelected. That means this time the insurrection will have military backing. Kind of like the Supreme Court seat.
This is a terrifying scenario, but unlikely and I don't think his scheme.
He isn't holding out for alternate candidates. He just wants the Pentagon to reverse its abortion policy. If he were doing this to get alternative candidates approved, it would require alternate recommendations coming from elsewhere in the military, which isn't occurring, and the Senate democrats wouldn't approve them anyway.
Everyone keeps saying this, but I really don't see how that would work.
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure this isn't like the supreme Court where Congress decides who to nominate. Aren't these internal military promotions? I feel like regardless of whether they're confirmed now or later, it's still the same people because those are the people the military chose to promote. Congress just has to approve them.
Its the department of defense, its in the executive branch, the president can, and trump did many times, make spots open when they want. So this has no bearing on any future presidencies. Its just military spending now for the already most expensive military in the world with a tendency to bomb other countries. What a shame that they cant do that as efficiently right now.
It's not about military spending. It's about having leadership in place if we ever go to war. This ass-hat is destabilizing our military when we really need to be ready.