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(913 posts)Kota
(901 posts)still_one
(92,061 posts)includes Pete's confirmation
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)The usual suspects - but Scott of SC surprises me.
Wonder what his problem is?
Blackburn (R-TN)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cruz (R-TX)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Lankford (R-OK)
Marshall (R-KS)
Rubio (R-FL)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Tuberville (R-AL)
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)and would like to neutralize Pete. He is so much smarter than any of them.
The others (which include the Presidential aspirants) are Trump bootlickers.
FreeState
(10,570 posts)Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) has released a statement claiming that environmentalism is the real problem here.
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Roger Marshall (R-KS) has released a statement claiming Pete is not qualified despite voting for Betsy DeVos and Ben Carson.
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Rick Scott (R-FL) has released a statement arguing that the gas tax is too high despite it not raising since 1993.
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James Lankford (R-OK) had a spokesperson suggest Pete was not qualified despite his own record of naivety. https://www.google.com/amp/s/oklahoman.com/article/5681569/oklahoma-senators-split-on-buttigieg-confirmation/amp
Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Richard Shelby (R-AL), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) were too cowardly to declare their bald and blatant homophobia.
Josh Hawley (R-MO) has gone out of his way to vote against all of Biden's nominees. https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/02/02/josh-hawley-has-voted-against-all-biden-cabinet-nominees-so-far-heres-what-that-means/
These thirteen Senators are also noted as some of the most anti-LGBTQIA+ Congresspeople, most of whom will be running for president in 2024. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.advocate.com/politics/2021/2/02/13-mostly-antigay-senators-who-voted-against-sec-pete-buttigieg%3famp
(Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Pete_Buttigieg/comments/lb8g51/the_senators_who_voted_against_pete/ )
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Anyone of any party can see hes smart as a whip.
Oh, never mind.
cry baby
(6,682 posts)with the retirement of Alexander and Corker.
Sneederbunk
(14,277 posts)Was Rand Paul sleeping?
tenderfoot
(8,425 posts)My only guess is they did so just to be assholes.
Midnight Writer
(21,708 posts)They wake up in the morning and say to themselves "Now what is the most dick move I can make today?"
And I'm not just talking about their officials. It seems to be the cohesive property that holds them together.