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Thune Needs A Wakeup Call

Senate Majority Leader John Thune panics as President Donald Trump goes scorched earth and begins moving to remove the deadbeat RINOs from the Senate. The latest RINO targeted? U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, who has been a worthless freeloader for years, much like North Carolina’s Thom Tillis and Louisiana’s Bill Cassidy.  Trump already got rid of Tillis and Louisiana voters knocked out the pompous Cassidy, who only managed a third-place showing in his recent primary to try to secure a third term.

But Thune, himself somewhat of a RINO, is not exactly taking these defeats lightly. So far, he has not only blocked passage of the American Save Act — supported by 80 percent of all Republicans — but also stalled key votes on funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  He also just sent Senators on a 10-day recess, but didn’t call it a recess — because he’s trying to strip Trump’s ability to make interim appointments.

It’s time Thune read the tea leaves. His RINOs are history. They are not coming back. And good riddance — they were arrogant, they disregarded their own constituents, they played endless games and they shamelessly screwed over the American people. If Thune thinks he can win by continuing that depraved legacy, he’s sorely mistaken. Put on your Big Boy Pants, Thune! Or else get to the back of the bus! Here’s more from Matt Morse TV.

Recess Appointments On Tap?

Will we see incoming President Donald Trump use recess appointments to put some of his more controversial nominees in place?  It’s said that Trump is weighing recess appointments as a means to outmaneuver Senate resistance over a few of his loyalist picks.

Matt Gaetz, Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, could get a recess appointment, and so might Tulsi Gabbard, wanted for National Intelligence Director.

Here, Robert Gouveia of Watching The Watchers explains how the process might work. He notes that previous administrations, including those of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, have used recess appointments, but usually for lower-level appointments, not for cabinet posts.

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