Whether you like him for the job or not, the Democrats and the worst sort of Republicans (admit it) didn’t like him or want him. That means a lot. These are typically the sort of politicians who like to spend money on the military the way it does education, as a laundromat to third parties, friends, and family (and back to themselves) and not its intended purpose.
Public education costs have exploded as kids learn less.
The war in Ukraine was at best about keeping Russia from controlling mineral rights (not Democrcasy, Dems – sorry), but at its purest, the endless spin cycle takes money from your great-grandkids with interest and runs it through a series of hands that could care less about protecting Ukranians from Russian aggression.
Pete Hegseth is not the demon he’s been made out to be any more than Judge Kavanaugh was, and if it weren’t for the footage of Democrat Senators embarrassing themselves on camera and the media playing along, we’d have wasted Pete’s and America’s time. The time that, as it turns out, resulted in Hegseth getting Confirmed as Secretary of Defense.
JD Vance was the tie-breaking vote.
President Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was confirmed in a 51-50 vote as Vice President J.D. Vance broke a tie in the Senate Friday, ending one of the most contentious and vital confirmation battles of Trump’s early administration.
Vance’s tie-breaking vote to confirm a cabinet member was the second in American history after Mike Pence did the same to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education in the first Trump administration.
Yes, all those assholes in the Pentagon have to answer to Pete, who answers to Donald Trump, which is what bothers them. He’s not their guy and the usual suspects had the same stupid things to say. Yeah, I really took a deep dive and respect for service and all, but he’s not qualified or ready.
Both of New Hampshire’s US Senators opposed Pete, and why not – he isn’t a bald, cross-dressing designer luggage thief. Someone shared a Hassan clip to which I had the odd urge to respond.
Welcome to Team Trump, Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth. We will be watching.