“said that he had accomplished what he had come to washington to do.” I’m guessing that’s to “sell out to the highest bidder.”
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"got my retirement & free health care for life set up"
No, that's too trivial. If I was a conspiracy moved person I'd wonder if he has a 'political donor' who has a retirement nest egg setup for him one the impeachment was voted and passed.
It was an easy enough bar to get over in our political climate and gives a good sound bite for everyone else.
And his opponent won't have this decision to use against him in the next election since I'll be someone else who will be able to deflect and still attract the same voters.
I'm not sure this is nest egg stuff. That's way too much money to invest in an impeachment that is obviously doomed. Any millionaire would want more on the investment. Something else is going on here and I'm guessing it's on this list:
- Kompromat
- Corruption
- Personal issues (unfaithfulness or politically unacceptable past history or family member)
- Other Opportunities (CNN and The Tennesseean mention that the TN Governorship opens up in 2027)
He doesn't actually get free healthcare; it might be better coverage than the rest of us, but it's an urban myth that congresspeople get free healthcare.
Not defending this asshole, just trying to improve the discourse.
"as he grabbed the ladder and took it with him, denying millions of Americans the same opportunities"
From Army Ranger medic to sell-sword twat waffle
Bet he gets a cushy job offer in the right wing political or media sphere.
They know they will be int he minority in 2025. And beyond.
Impeach deez nuts
This is the best summary I could come up with:
“At the start of the 118th Congress, I promised my constituents to pass legislation to secure our borders and to hold Secretary Mayorkas accountable,” Mr. Green said in a statement.
Mr. Green, a member of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus, served as a flight surgeon during the mission that captured Saddam Hussein, and later wrote about his experience interviewing the Iraqi leader in his book “A Night with Saddam.” President Donald J. Trump nominated Mr. Green in 2017, when he was a state senator, to serve as Army secretary, but he withdrew after lawmakers in both parties expressed concern about a series of anti-transgender comments he had made.
As chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Mr. Green led efforts to impeach Mr. Mayorkas, making him the first sitting Cabinet secretary ever to be charged by the House.
That put the secretary in the company of past presidents and administration officials who had been impeached on allegations of personal corruption and other wrongdoing.
But the charges against Mr. Mayorkas broke with precedent by failing to identify any such offense, instead effectively declaring the policy choices he has carried out to be a constitutional crime.
The initial attempt at impeaching Mr. Mayorkas also broke new ground last week, when the House defeated the articles of impeachment Mr. Green’s panel had approved in a stunning scene on the floor, as Republicans fell a vote short of cobbling together a majority because of defections and absences.
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