The Republican senator from Alabama spent 2023 turning himself into one of the most hated men in Washingtonāeven by members of his own party.
Senator Tommy Tubervilleās nearly yearlong protest against the Department of Defenseās abortion policy brings to mind an old Chinese proverb that translates to, āHe who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.ā It means that when you take on something riskyāor in this case, downright stupidāitās easier to keep going than to face the consequences of trying to stop.
For nine months, Tuberville single-handedly blocked more than 450 military promotions, throwing the entire U.S. military into disarray. According to the Alabama Republican, this was the best way to protest the departmentās policy of reimbursing service members who have to travel out of their state of deployment for an abortion.
Tuberville partially relented on December 5, when he agreed to allow most of those promotions to go forward with the exception of four-star generals. He then dropped those remaining holds this week, and the Senate promptly confirmed 11 nominees to that position.
After all those months of protesting, Tuberville accomplished ā¦ nothing. The Defense Departmentās abortion policy is still in place. The only difference is that now, all of the department leadership and pretty much every other senator is angry with him.
Iād vote for, āmost stubborn traitorā. Heās not just a moron saying stupid things. Heās someone actively choosing to harm the country. He should not be given a pass for also being fucking stupid.
I think Menendez represents some serious competition for that title:
Sen. Bob Menendezās lawyers push to delay federal bribery trial until after NJ primary over ācomplexity of caseā
Should be treated like Trump. If there actually is a lot to manage due to complexity, it should be given an honest evaluation and possibly postponement. If itās just a shitty play to keep a guilty verdict from coming out until after the election (in this case a primary), fuck him.