Gaetz withdrawal is not a victory

[edhopper]

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Trump doesn't care about who the AGbis, as long as they are loyal to him over the Constitution.
The next one the Federalists put up will get a pass and do as much damage.


Update: Now it's Pam Bondi, who is worse than Gaetz.

[mzmolly]

1. As a women,

I think it is.

[Cha]

3. I agree, mzmolly. Mahalo 💙🕯️🕊️

I Don’t give a shit about TSF.

It’s a victory for Women everywhere.

[mzmolly]

15. Mahalo Cha.

[mountain grammy]

33. Yes, I agree.

[Dem4life1234]

46. But you have a whole rapist as the lead

Doesn't make me feel any better when the head is a raping POS.

[mzmolly]

47. Right.

And Gaetz is not going to be the AG. That's a good thing.

[Cha]

72. Yeah.. ONE LESS RAPIST.. why is that so hard to

understand? Geesh!

[mzmolly]

74. I've no idea Cha.

It should not be difficult for anyone to understand why that's a good thing.

[Cha]

75. Yeah we don't have to be Reminded of

Sexual Predators and Rapists every time Gaetz' Ugly face is up there Revenge Prosecuting. And It Shows him What Karma is All About.

[mzmolly]

77. LOL

Exactly!!!

[WarGamer]

2. Here's the deal... the AG is meaningless.

The DoJ will be run by the Assistant AG and the Solicitor General... both Trump loyalists.

The AG is a figurehead.

Trump WANTS someone that will just do press conferences and "own the libs"

[Shrek]

4. Then why so much Garland bashing around here? n/t

[edhopper]

14. Good point

The AG is important. Anyone placed in there will wreck havoc.

[HereForTheParty]

25. They won't take direction from the AG?

He wouldn't direct them, at least on major issues?

[WarGamer]

45. direction is not the same as expertise

The AG is like a CEO...

They instill a culture and reassure the stockholders. They opine on day to day activities.

[Solly Mack]

5. I'm glad he is out. But that doesn't mean anyone thinks the next one will be any better.

Trump and the GOP are determined to reshape (damage) the country. None of his choices will change that goal. He wants an attack dog as AG. He'll get one.

[allegorical oracle]

40. My lingering question is this: Gaetz resigned his House seat. He would have to run for

in a special election at a date decided by DeSantis. Meanwhile, once TSF takes office next year, what's to stop him from naming Gaetz to be Acting AG? No Senate approval is necessary for that post. It's limited, as I understand, to a two-year service, but Gaetz could do a ton of damage in two years.

If Gaetz opts not to run for his House seat again, it could signal that he's been promised another admin position OR will be named Acting AG.

[Solly Mack]

41. Anything could happen with Trump.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

52. I was wondering about that

Did he win reelection? If so, does he just get his seat back in January?

[MineralMan]

6. Actually, it IS a minor victory.

It indicates that Trump cannot ride completely roughshod over things.

So, it is good that he will not be AG. Someone else will be, of course, but not Gaetz.

[PCIntern]

7. Sure it is

That whoring, rapey, slimy prick ain’t gonna see the Cabinet meeting room so he can grind up his ED pills into his Red Bull somewhere else.

[617Blue]

8. I'm not celebrating. The next one will be a competent Fed Soc warrior.

[Happy Hoosier]

9. Of course it is.

1) It humiliates Gaetz
2) It embarrasses Trump
3) He's a fucking rapist.

SO.... the next one will be bad too. Maybe even worse in some ways (more competent, for example). But that doesn;t mean this isn't a win. It is.

[Cha]

73. THANK YOU!

[bigtree]

10. this one not only crashed hard, it defined the transition

...as a criminal's farce.

That's how it's done. Fight the next battle the same way.

Tired of portrayals of Trump's manipulations as inevitable. He's obviously an ignorant fool, being led by other ignorant fools.

[Beringia]

70. Good one

[Passages]

11. Disagree. It is a victory for his victims.

He no longer has the right to insult their dignity with this spectacle.

[lame54]

12. Any trump loss is good...

Especially out of the gate

[sunflowerseed]

13. It absolutely is! A Trump Turd just got flushed!

Totally a win for our side!

[Blue_Tires]

16. Agreed... Shit like this is just a distraction

[Demovictory9]

17. Im just enjoying Gaetz public humilation

[Initech]

18. The Heritage Foundation is the real enemy from within that we need to worry about.

Federalist Society too. The sooner those two wretched organizations rid the world of their vileness, the better.

[edhopper]

19. Unfortunately

They now run the country

[Persondem]

20. Yes, it is. The legislative branch stood up

To the wanna be king. Multiple moderate Republican senators were lining up to vote against Gaetz.

[Meowmee]

21. Yes

Unfortunately, I agree on that.

[ForgedCrank]

22. The long

line of them will just continue no matter how many are swatted down.

[totodeinhere]

24. And we will be stuck with Gaetz too in some other capacity.

He might reclaim his House seat or he might get a Senate appointment to fill Rubio's seat. Or if that doesn't work out he could get appointed to some other job in the Trump Administration that doesn't require Senate confirmation.

[allegorical oracle]

42. Or, as I mentioned above, could he be named Acting AG? No Senate approval necessary, and

TSF named at least a couple of Acting AGs after Sessions was fired.

[HereForTheParty]

26. It shows the Senate won't rubber stamp his nominees

It's big.

[edhopper]

35. Child rape

Is a very low bar.

[Shermann]

27. It's a small victory in that not ANYTHING goes.

There is a bar, however low.

[JT45242]

28. Pyrrhic victory...

We wasted a lot of time and effort on this moron...the next goon will still take an oath of loyalty to mango Mussolini privately even if he publicly takes an oath to support and defend the constitution.

Democracy and sane governance are already lost.

[TheKentuckian]

29. Maybe if the pleading is loud enough the Unfrozen Caveman Pedophile

can come back?

[joanbarnes]

30. but it feels good for now....

[Emile]

31. I would call it a win for America.

[rubbersole]

32. It is a win. Very low bar, but still...

...the next AG won't be the bumbling clickbait idiot that Gaetz was sure to be. It also might reduce the scrutiny Gaetz would have had. Someone more competent is likely to be more destructive. But hey, tsf might nominate ultra-loyal Tommy Tuberville.🤯

[progressoid]

34. It's a victory in the same way that Trump dying would be a victory.

Yes, Trump would be gone, but then there's his replacement.

Sort of a lose/lose kind of victory.

[LisaM]

36. I never thought he was really going to be AG.

IMHO, he was a decoy. He was so incredibly offensive as a pick that the nomination was clearly going nowhere.

I don't know if the idea was to set up for someone more normal seeming but who will actually be far more dangerous, or if it was just to make heads spin. Either way, it's a making a mockery of the executive branch.

[Uncle Smart Ass]

37. The Repugs Have a Wealth of Assholes to Choose From

Ken Paxton will be the next appointment for AG. 🤮

[Escape]

38. Smokescreen

I thought he was a smokescreen nomination. So hideously bad that he would steal all the attention while Trump slipped his other snakes and monsters in the back door.

Now, when he picks Gym Jordan, or some other moral free weasel, we are all supposed to say "Well, at least it's not Gaetz."

[magicarpet]

58. I think Gaetz was trumpies pick because djt knew Gaetz's background,...

... of being a mini Jeffrey Epstein.
Gaetz is also a walking bomb about ready to detonate if you do something, or say something against his best interests. An irrational tiger always at the ready to launch an attack against his prey. Trump just loves that irrational attack mode aspect of Gaetz. Djt would just love an attack dog blindly loyal to him like Gaetz at DOJ to be his lapdog goon.

Now back to the dirt in Gaetz's background. If djt asked Gaetz to complete an assignment at DOJ and Gaetz refused - djt just flexes the mob boss arm twisting weapon at his disposal. If Gaetz failed to follow through on a DOJ assignment - djt would leak the gory details of Gaetz's illegal sex capades and destroy him.

Putin taught djt the motivational value of juicy kompromat and how to weaponize it to your advantages.

So Gaetz was the perfect stooge to be Atty. Gen. because djt had him by the balls and under his total control.

Gaetz blindly worships the ground djt walks on. If you take even a superficial peek into their personalities it is uncanny how they are much a carbon copy of the other in so many ways.

[ThePartyThatListens]

39. Trump is a master of tricking you into thinking you won

It's easy, just put up the most reprehensible piece of crap you can think of and support them to the hilt.

If they get through, it's a clear win.

If not, he puts in a slightly less scumbag and it's still a win.

Snap out out of it people.

We need to fight, fight, fight!

[Quixote1818]

43. It's encouraging though. It shows the Senate isn't going to completely roll over for Trump. Nt

[Dem4life1970]

44. News Alert: Convicted Felon's Alleged Child Sex Trafficker nominee withdraws from consideration as Attorney General

[edhopper]

48. He has nominated Pam Bondi

As I said, just as bad, or worse than Gaetz.

[mzmolly]

49. Not worse.

She hasn't trafficked a teeanager for sex.

[edhopper]

50. What she will do to the country

Could be worse

[mzmolly]

51. I'm no fan of anyone who assocates with Trump. But,

whatever she does to the country, it will not be done with the baggage of having drug fueled orgies with highschool students.

[edhopper]

56. And that is why she is more dangerous

She will get more done than Gaetz

[onenote]

62. So should Democrats vote for all of Trump's nominees

On the theory that any replacements will be worse?

[Callie1979]

53. Now watch Gov Ron pick Gaetz to replace Rubio.

[mzmolly]

54. How is Bondi 'worse' than Gaetz?

[edhopper]

55. What she will do

And the connections she has. She will be much more effective than Gaetz

[mzmolly]

60. It's odd to see people here

defending Gaetz.

Effective, while having some regard for the law, isn't as bad as a child sex trafficker, with no moral compass, no matter how you spin it.

[edhopper]

61. I am not defending Gaetz

He is reprehensible.I am saying she will damage the country more.

[mzmolly]

64. Gaetz as

AG is damaging in and of itself.

[edhopper]

67. Trump as President

Is what I'd most damaging

[mzmolly]

68. Obviously.

[In It to Win It]

57. I think she'll likely be much more effective at all the shit you don't like than Gaetz

[mzmolly]

59. No.

Gaetz would have been wreckless, just as in his personal life.

[In It to Win It]

63. Yes, and wrecklessness usually doesn't translate to effectiveness.

[mzmolly]

65. It does in Trump world.

[In It to Win It]

66. Um. we'll agree to disagree on that

[mzmolly]

69. Condolences to those who will miss Gaetz

as AG.

[In It to Win It]

71. I will miss the messy senate hearing that would have been

[Dave Bowman]

76. Is Pam related to Ted Bondi?

Hannibal Lecter being unavailable and all.

[Blue Owl]

78. Kinda sad really

And a commentary on just how depraved the GOP is