Thune defers to Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton, who, obviously, wants maximum control returned to the Central Intelligence Agency, and it is a little funny; visibly funny. Because in the background -much to the angst of the SSCI- people are starting to realize how this dysfunctional Intelligence Community apparatus actually works.
With Marco Rubio as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, and John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence agency, and Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence, the SSCI has started to lose control over their analyst-centric institutional control mechanisms.
What most Americans don’t yet fully grasp is how ridiculously stupid most of the Intelligence Community actually is. For two decades, particularly when Team Obama was in charge, the IC qualification that mattered was political ideology. The IC became a massive network of analysts, who had no functional ability to interpret reality on the ground – regardless of where the intelligence was coming from.
As a consequence, the IC got almost everything wrong as they chased outcomes borne from the brain trust of leadership within the Senate, within the CIA, and within U.S. Dept of State. Instead of looking at things as they are, the IC always looked at things from the prism of how they wanted it to be. The analysis of the issue flowed from that perspective – regardless of the capability of the Govt institution to create that outcome.
Rubio, Ratcliffe and Gabbard started taking apart that nest of bureaucratic analytical thinking – and focusing on policy that doesn’t come from the Senate. When you take that approach, the Senate loses control. SSCI Chairman Tom Cotton is asked about Acting DNI Pulte and hilariously says: “I have no observations on the matter.” WATCH:
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Thune and Cotton don’t work for American Citizens.
Thune and Cotton don’t support the leader of the Republican party… President Trump
Thune and Cotton don’t support the will of the voters.
Thune and Cotton are traitors.
That pretty much describes most of Congress?
As Obi-Wan said “You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.” A perfect description of our corrupt cartel government
I was going to post the same phrase, Margie!
nuke it.
Mark Hamill doesn’t think it’s full of scum and villiany.
CM-TX, that is beautiful work. I have always been amazed at people who can do this type of political artistry. A picture is worth a thousand words, and President Trump should hang this piece of artwork beside the portrait of the 46th President Autopen, in the White House. Never were truer words spoken.
Which character plays Greedo? Hunter Biden?
“I was just going to see your boss. Tell Jabba I’ve got his money.”
Yet we consent to these types, and by extension, consent to the states existence so, who is really at fault for what we see? Do we not make excuses that sound like fairy tales for adults such as “It’s a necessary evil”, “It’s better than the alternative”, “What about…?”? Do we not love our freedom and liberty enough that we are willing to abolish it all and let the pieces fall where they may? Are we really so helpless that we cannot live and thrive without it all? Will we remain afraid of countless fictitious bogeymen that have been fabricated out of whole cloth to continue this sick, violent, abusive relationship?
Well, yeah… where there is a vacuum, something even more evil will fill it. I’m not fond of Jihad or Communism, so.
Respectfully, you are very confused and your response is illogical.
You created a strawman re: a vacuum. People freely associating and excersing their natural rights absent the coercive nature of the state is not a vacuum. Thus, there is not something more evil that will fill it since there is no vacuum to fill. You also have no way of knowing something more evil would fill a vacuum if one did exist and are purely speculating.
Further, we live in a cause and effect universe. This fact is well-established and beyond dispute. Communism and jihad are effects, not causes, and they are given rise by the existence of a state. You unwittingly made my point for me as to why the state should not be allowed to exist by a moral people.
Lastly, there are 100’s of millions of privately-held firearms and billions of rounds of ammo in the U.S. A free people absent the existence of the state aren’t going to allow communism or jihad to take over. If communism or jihad take over it will be because of the existence of the state. Let alone the fact that we’re surrounded by vast oceans.
That is why I will never vote for Vance.
Rubio/Gabbard 2028!
Is Rubio qualified by birth?
Yes …
Marco Antonio Rubio
May 28, 1971 (age 55)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Barry Soetoro was?!!!
You are right, of course. The system we have today makes it very difficult to get the government we at the Tree House want and need. With guys like Thune that puts America last and $$$ and influence first, we will have to work extra hard to even get something so very obvious like the SAVE Act, done. Looking back not too long ago, I have to admit that we’ve made huge progress towards freedom, almost all coming from President Trump. We just have to keep our eye on the ball here.
I’m too old to see USA somehow revitalized into our hopes bc it will take decades, but I’ll be praying all the way.
Unless you plan on dying in the next two years CT it is quite possible, because in the next two years we either stand up and take it back, or go out with a whimper; there is no middle ground, one of the two is going to happen.
And turn back to God and His Laws!
So appropriate for me tonight! My county had an endorsement convention tonight for all the races in Michigan. I was really struggling with who to cast my ballot for governor. Who could beat Benson?(Yes, our current SOS who is in charge of elections of her own race) Who’s the strongest Republican? Who can actually get enough votes to beat the machines?
Well, we have a Pastor running who is getting pushed around by Benson. She’s trying to throw him off the ballot for bad signatures. It’s BS. Even whitchmer won’t agree to it, he’s suing and it may go to supreme Court in Michigan.
So, I ended up looking to heaven and decided to vote for Ralph Rebandt. If it’s God’s will, who am I to mess with it!
I can’t speak to the qualities of Ralph Rebandt, but by itself being a Pastor isn’t determinative of anything; Ossoff and Tallarico also claim that moniker, and two more satanic and vile individuals would be hard to find.
Speaking as a PK myself.
And yet our system is light years better than that of, say, the UK or Canada. So we do the best we can with what we have. I have watched over the years as senators and representatives we send to DC start out as we saw them when elected and morph into something else. It’s not something in the water; it’s something behind the scenes.
We consent to make a choice from selections offered by the state. That is called an oligarchy supported by the voters. We are doing it to ourselves. Only when we get smarter and more assertive will it change.
We are occasionally faced with deciding on the lesser of two evils. Whether it is pre-primary, Primary, or a General election. Then there’s the one who points out our hypocrisy, but has never stepped up to the plate.
While pointing fingers, I suggest you point at the guy in the mirror.
I completely agree with the sentiment Mish, but I do not think abolishing it all is the answer; I think a better description and goal is to return to the original design.
Took the words right off my keyboard!
CONgress clearly does NOT work for We the People. Who DO they work for?
SEIU, the teachers unions all the other government employees unions that control the Democrat party .
23 million government employees is a guaranteed Democrat voting base, controlled by only a few union bosses. This is not rocket science. Why don’t more people automatically know this?
We The People are the 99%. According to our Declaration of Independence, We The People, collectively, are the ULTIMATE AUTHORITY in our Nation.
However, as this AUTHORITY, we have duties necessary to control our GOVT and such duties are stated directly and plainly in this Document … which is our PRIMARY National Document.
The Federal Constitution, is a SECONDARY DOCUMENT — a derivative of the Declaration which defines the LIMITS of our system of GOVT — yet, so many of We the People do not understand this … and, as a result, they act like CONTROLLED SUBJECTS of an oppressive GOVT [of which the public employee unions and others, all of which you reference, play a role far above their proper punching weight.]
I find that a good way to express this — in the most general of terms — is that we are a NATION that has chosen to have a GOVT; and we are NOT a GOVT that has a NATION.
Until a good solid majority — at least — of We The People come to understand and embrace this FACT of our National Existence — and decide, collectively, to act as FREE CITIZENS — we will remain under the jackboot of the political classes, and their kindred souls in the many peripheral institutions that wish to CONTROL We The People.
The KEY to making this happen is our AMERICAN DUTIES; more precisely, to know and embrace our American Duties and to apply them to our political decisions and actions.
We shall reap what we have sown.
The Almighty corrupt DOLLAR!
They work for whoever pays the most. Simple as that. Congress is just a crooked business.
Themselves
A good place to start would be to look at their three largest contributors.
Oh wait, what am I thinking, the money has absolutely no effect on their decisions, because:
“I make car parts for the American working man because I’m a hell of a salesman, and he doesn’t know any better.” Wait what I meant to say was:
“I make car parts for the American working man, because that’s what I am, and that’s who I care about” — Ray Zalinsky, auto parts magnate.
Team Slavery, their just applying for the position of overseer.
Just remember what they don’t want. “They don’t want a well educated people capable of critical thinking. That’s what they don’t want.” -George Carlin.
Sounds like MAGA to me…..you?
That’s our goal. MAGA is to give the country an educated populace capable of critical thinking.
Bring on Breitbart!
You said it so much better and to the point.
Sooner or later people reveal what they want to hide from others and this often occurs when they let thing slip by their words:
“No good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, for each tree is known by its own fruit. . . . . The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” (Luke 6)
So true! Bible is the Word.
Well said.
Neither Thune nor Cotton are traitors. Thune is lackluster and weak at best, and Cotton is exceptional, even if he is not always in tune with President Trump.
Sundance is right that Pulte is a “placeholder,” which Tom Cotton also understands.
Cotton is a compromised creature from Sea Island.
Upvote for the pushback against the Sunshine cult.
and at their elbow (beck and call) stood James Lankford (R-OK) who is a go along to get along RINO, willing to jump to Thune’s Tune
And don’t forget Ohio Bernie Moreno was there at 3am to help Thune stop the SAVE AMERICA ACT.
Also standing next to Thune were two other RINOS who need to go! Barrasso (R-Wyo) and Murkowski (R-AK), or was that Susan Collins (R-ME) from Maine? No matter, they’re ALL RINOS, including the despicable Lankford who clapped like a trained seal when the Biden Admin was forcing “vaccinations” on the people. (Notice how they flock together, birds of a feather…?) – As such, and on that note I agree 100% with Ms. Sunshine’s post! Which brings me to:
Oh! how the times have changed. Long ago we had (and actually used) stockades in the public square, tar & feathers and an occasional hanging for those found to be truly treasonous. Today? Not so much, if at all. Instead, we just bitch & moan and kick the can further down the road as the country sinks deeper into the mire.
There is something about Thune that reminds me of Comey and it’s not his height. I think it is the similar deadpan expression behind which there is so much more going that is NOT GOOD. Backstabber Thune is.
Those of us in Oklahoma have not lost sight of Sen. Lankford’s little brown nose,
as he stands beside Thune; RINO / sellout.
Yes, please!
We need Lankford Gone!
Well said.
It’s fascinating to see anyone commenting here that doesn’t agree with you.
Mark Wayne Mullins supported Thune’s position hardcore. Mullins needs to be watched closely. Spidey sense is real strong…
It’s times like this that I”m not sure who to hate more the uniparty is sick,sad, disgusting and I must stop. They sure make it hard.
Easy, hate the government employee unions who control the Democrat party, and make our entire government dance to their tune.
Hate them with all your heart until they are all flushed from our precious government of the people, by the people and for the people. Ban all government employee unions.
Undo JFK’s worst legacy inflicted on us after 1962. Notice how polarized we have become since then? There you have it – government employeee union vs tax payers.
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-statement-on-appointment-of-bill-pulte-as-acting-director-of-national-intelligence
““At the ODNI, Pulte will be intimately involved in overseeing FISA Section 702, where he could do vastly more damage and the potential for abuse is nearly unlimited. Bill Pulte’s appointment at ODNI is yet another reason that every single Democrat should refuse to reauthorize Section 702 without strong new safeguards for Americans’ rights.”
Yes I am going to use AI (gemini pro to be specific).
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has consistently voted against the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in its current form. He is one of the Senate’s most vocal critics of the program, arguing that the government’s ability to conduct warrantless “backdoor searches” of Americans’ communications violates the Fourth Amendment.
Rather than supporting clean extensions of the law, Wyden has repeatedly demanded structural overhauls to protect domestic privacy.
The 2026 Reauthorization FightAs Section 702 faced its expiration deadline in the spring of 2026, Wyden aggressively opposed efforts to push through a “straight extension” of the law without new privacy safeguards.
The 2024 Reauthorization (H.R. 7888)When Congress passed the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act in April 2024—which reauthorized Section 702 for two years—Wyden voted Nay.
The 2023 NDAA ExtensionIn December 2023, Wyden voted against the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—a massive, typically bipartisan military policy bill. He opposed it specifically because a short-term, four-month extension of Section 702 was attached to the must-pass legislation without a standalone floor debate.
Proposed Legislative ReformsWyden supports reauthorizing Section 702’s foreign intelligence gathering capabilities, but only if paired with significant domestic safeguards. He is a lead sponsor of the bipartisan Government Surveillance Reform Act, which aims to:
Sen. Wyden blocks vote on straight extension of FISA
This video features Senator Wyden’s recent remarks on the Senate floor where he outlines his opposition to reauthorizing Section 702 without sweeping privacy reforms.
noting: for reasons I cannot explain, but will emphasize, President Trump AND CONGRESS has decided that spying on American on US soil with a secret court is hunky dory.
NO IT IS NOT.
I don’t give a damn that wyden is a democrat…forget about it. He is and has been against 702 reauthorization more than any other DC creature. Is he the combs of the hannity show? I doubt it. Wyden is a interesting american. I will not qualify him as a patriot in the sense that most of us understand what patriot actually means (he is after all, a peacenik, highly transactional, etc.) but there is the question.
why do so few Congress rat bastards push back on fisa renewals?
the answer is obvious and you need not look further than wydens’ purse. He has few shells. He doesn’t get paid off.
isn’t that interesting?
God Bless America
The Constitution seems to cover us We The People but somehow it doesn’t cover Congress?! Amazing how Congress has slipped the bonds of our extraordinary God given Constitution! JMO
Yes it is interesting. He is from Oregon, was involved with the whole Bundy affair and the murder of the Rancher whose name escapes me. Portland Oregon is infamous for harboring Antifa and just today we find many if not all those arrested in New Jersey for rioting at the ICE facility are home based in Portland.
I am not sure why this Pulte guy is more of a threat than Tulsi has been or why President Trump doesn’t seem all that concerned about safeguards for American Citizens either.
LaVoy Finicum?
Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, was killed by the FBLie. Finicum, 55, was a rancher, foster parent, and I think the leader of the Bundy standoff at the wildlife refuge. He was murdered in cold blood. Total setup. I’ll never forget it.
I never will either….RIP LaVoy…
In 1980 President Reagan was elected. He only had one focus, destroying communism and bringing down the Soviet Union. He did not understand that the Soviet Union was a tool of the City of London for our enslavement, but due to his tenure as SAG president while Hollywood was still ate up with the Reds, he knew beyond a doubt that they were the enemy of America.
He suborned every other decision to the achievement of this goal, because of Tip O’Neill’s power within Congress, and the fact that he couldn’t fix everything. But he could fix the most important.
This is similar to the situation today, Trump does not have a firm grasp on the scholarly definition of our Constitution, but he most certainly understands in more detail who its enemies are. Like Reagan and Lincoln, he is going to focus on preserving our ability to fight this evil, while trusting America for the rest. He has already demonstrated this trust by changing course when our voices got loud enough, i.e. Covid.
Wyden’s facelift is failing.
Wyden has always been a civil libertarian type going back to the 80’s when he was in the House (OR-3, SE Portland and a bit east).
He has always been one for privacy rights. Been pretty consistent on that one.
I am a little leery of Wyden as defender of America, I think that this falls more into the category of, “even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then.”
That being said I am glad for his position on the subject.
As far as Congress is concerned, I think we do not have to go further than the den of vipers description; Trump, doesn’t have a complete grasp on the Constitution and is, I believe, more focused on change that he can actually have an effect on. However, I believe that he is completely dedicated to bringing back our system, and as far as the Constitution goes would trust the American people just like Lincoln did.
The darting eyes and obvious nervousness is telling my spidey sense that Mr. Thune has many skeletons to try and keep hidden.
Did you notice the little weasel beside him, Lankford? He was even more twitchy than his normal twitchiness. I can’t believe the people of OK continue to send this POS to DC to represent their great state.
I have relatives in OK who cannot stand Lankford. They see him for exactly who he is.
Me too!
You reckon they have photos of him having carnal relations with a goat?
The C1A needs to be disbanded and a whole new organization replace it. It has been corrupted from it’s inception. Democrats created it as a cover to bring in thousands of Nazis into America. It has been doin dirty jobs for primarily Democrats since then All the movie and TV exploits of Missions Impossible is just misdirection entertainment.
Maybe they work for Democrats, North J, but what about when the CIA targeted John Fitzgerald Kennedy?
The Democrat Party of the 60’s is nowhere near the Democrat Party of today.
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” would never pass muster for the Dems today!
The JFK assassinations methinks was George Bush I’s doing. He never forgave Kennedy for the CIA Bay of Pigs Op in Cuba, and nixed the use of a nuclear weapon on Cuba.
Pretty sure I voted for a Democrat every time the name of a Bush was on my ballot.
All alphabet agencies need to go! They are unelected entities!!!
BOTH sides of the aisle.
It’s the old “Conflict of Visions” that Thomas Sowell warned us about. Gad Saad touched on this conflict on Bongino’s podcast this morning.
And then there is the old TDS where, “Evrything that DJT does is evil, by definition” mind virus, which escalates everything out of proportion.
The article said they, CIA, do NOT know what is happening ON THE GROUND.
See a big problem there.
Tune and Cotton 🙂
Sea Island, Georgia.
I choked a little on my iced tea!
If Thune and Cotton are against Pulte, then I am for him.
sometimes this shadetree logic works. sometimes it sends the likes of Jesus from chicago into the whitehouse for 8 long years.
choosing the lessor of two evils isn’t a path forward for maga…and I KNOW you already know this.
we must refuse to vote for weevils. (hat tip to master and commander,…you may also like to roar in laughter if it happens upon you)
all in good fun…no offense. you simply reminded me of a really great movie, one I am fond of…mostly because I spent so much time at sea with shipmates that have many gone to Davey Jones locker. I will probably be the last one of my time, so I submit to you that this is yes, selfish of me to want to find some humour in the problems of the day.
God Bless America
I love that movie too. Thank you for the reminder of it. The lesser of two weevils. LMAO. It IS GOOD to find some humour in the problems of the day!
I loved that movie also.
Patrick O’ Brian was a great author who wrote 20 historical novels based on the Jack Aubrey character. I have all 20 and have read through them 3 times.
Here’s the Problem…..The United States is the Worlds Primary Reserve Currency….This is what gives the Communists Democrats and Rhino’s power…. What’s the Tradeoff????
This is why Thune, Cotton, Rhinos and Democrats etc act the way they do……
The Gateway Pundit had a good article on the U$D and gold today. It was overdue.
IMO, if a fiat currency is to be used as the world’s reserve currency, it needs to originate in a country that tries to manage it’s budget, does not use the currency or tariffs as weapons, and honors its trade agreements. Our nation’s government is not that government.
European Central Bank: Gold Has Replaced US Treasuries as the World’s Top Reserve Asset
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/european-central-bank-gold-has-replaced-us-treasuries/
Why is it that every time I see Thune I think of Salacious B. Crumb? Don’t get me started on Blumenthal.
Term limits for Senators is a necessity.
Not necessarily.
Repeal 17A & it’s much harder for “lobbyists” to bribe them.
Then repeal 22A because those arrogant, smug bastages had no right to limit our choices for POTUS without also limiting themselves to a like number of terms.
I want to repeal 17A and impose a term limit of one 4-year term for the Senate. Any longer than that and they are completely corrupted. And there is no reason they deserve a longer term than the president. Our biggest problem is these Senators are elected and reelected for 40-50+ years. They are all completely corrupt and out of touch with the public. This ridiculous situation, which has completel corrupted the Founders intent, has to end.
One “rat”is as bad as the next “rat”!
Tune? If that was a misprint it is epic.
Tune should be T-O-O-L.
More like Spitoon…
Would be the correct pronunciation.
Flows right off the tongue…
Cotton is useless
Cotton is a Lawyer…..so, Yes…..
Cue the picture of Cotton looking all Sassy with Sasse and Schumer outside
the capital gym.
Wasn’t Cotton one of the Sea Island, Georgia traitors working to replace President Trump in 2016?
Watching Thune, Cotton, Lankford, & Barrasso stand together at these contemptible “news” opportunties (often Capito is now included), is smelling the swamp in full stench.
Cotton is a real disappointment, as early on, it seemed that he just might be worthy – ah, but the perception faded and became blacker over time.
Whenever I see them with Tune, they remind me of oxpeckers.
Notice how Caputo always looks up to him? like he’s the Master? It sickens me.
Pulte was confirmed by the Senate in 2025 to be head of the FHFA. Since he’s already had a Senate confirmation, Trump could presumably put him in permanently. I assume he is there to take over for now because Tulsi has to leave soon.
I also assume he’s had some long chats with Tulsi on what is left to be done.
New positions need new confirmations even if previously confirmed.
This is a placeholder appointment.
Am I the only one who heard this from Cotton?
Cotton ” look forward to working with ODNI Gabbard in her last 4 weeks <snip>…..to take the DNI back to its original intent as a mere coordinator of the IC.
Did I hear that right? Senators squirming an hoping for a return to business as usual on the SSCI?
you heard it right.
Cotton shrinks when exposed to too much heat.
You are not the only one – I heard that, had a WTH moment and listened to it a second time. They really think they are our betters; they are beyond despicable.
That’s what he said. It seems unimaginable she would agree to that. So he sounded incoherent. All I can make of it is that’s he angry at how she’s done the job and angry at the new appointment. His words were meant to show that anger.
I’m waiting to see what happens between now and the end of June.
I heard what Cotton said as well. Uh, after ODNI Gabbard , Cotton will never get what he is looking forward too. A fool and his money are easily parted.
My, my. It was Pulte who referred Letitia James for criminal investigation for mortgage fraud.
He also questioned the regularity of the respective mortgages of Adam Schiff and Lisa Cook (Cook is the Fed board member Trump is trying to fire).
I did not know if was Pulte who referred/questioned all of the fraudsters you mention. Nice.
When I was serving at a particular MAJCOM (Major Command headquarters in the Air Force) back in 2012 and asking around about potential 3-letter-agency jobs after my service commitment was up, I was told by multiple people it was a bad idea. The rumor there was that the FBI and the CIA were currently engaged in an internal civil war thanks to the Obama administration. In the years since, it has always looked to me like Team Obama won.
I fully grasp “how ridiculously stupid most of the Intelligence Community actually is”.
We learned that through the absolutely ridiculous happenings of the past 9 years? Maybe 15? 20?…
The IC spied on regular Americans for political purposes.
The IC spied on an American President(s).
The IC spied on members of Congress/Senate.
The IC made the life of anyone who supported Trump, or who was speaking out against government corruption, miserable in a million tiny ways. People were put on No Fly lists (Tulsi), or de-banked, or de-platformed, etc. etc. etc. Don’t believe in mass vaccinations? You’re fired! Decided to “parade” on January 6th? JAIL FOR YOU and we’ll beat you on your way in. <spit>
They have Zero credibility left, even now, while I hope things are changing. Any Congress or Senate person who supports the corrupt and overreaching IC, and/or seeks to keep CONTROL of those organizations, and not for good, should be eyed with great suspicion. I sincerely pray things are changing. We really need to kick those Senators to the curb by the regular, legal, voting process.
The IC is running the uprising in NJ at the ICE facility. Prove me wrong.
“brain trust”!
There have been 5 elections since MAGA was created by Trump.
There are maybe 5 MAGA House members in Congress and 0 MAGA senators.
Someone will have to explain that to me.
While you are doing the explanation throw in how we have 0 MAGA states.
Fetterman is gaining some MAGA creds whether or not he wishes to have common sense described as MAGA.
The worst thing about stupid people is that they are too stupid to know how stupid they are. This let’s them think they are smart and there’s not much more dangerous than a stupid person that thinks they are smart. There are many such employed by government.
Can’t fix Stoopid.
Some people wear their stupidity as a badge of honor, and they are proud to show it off, they are too stupid to know they are stupid.
Yikes! Cotton is more than angry!!!
We must be over the target! Thune is a JOKE.
Peanut butter their butter. Dead criminals commit no more crimes that is a fact prove me wrong. Add Schumer and Super Chris. To balance the senate.
Thune and Cotton are both our enemies.
They are mortal enemies of God given individual liberty, the Constitution, republicanism (original definition), and The Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.
They should be treated as such.
“I have no observations on the matter.”
That’s code for: “You have no idea how frustrating this is to not be in complete control of things that are, by design, supposed to be beyond my influences.”
….or maybe it is another way of saying “Our IC experts have not given me their analysis in bullet points so that I can speak on the matter.”
Ban government employee unions; grift and incompetence will be eliminated.
Here in commiefornia it seems that becerra will be the top vote getter as swallwell’s exit has benefitted him, according to the polls. Second place is the one to watch. Hilton and steyer seem to be neck and neck. If Hilton and steyer are very close tonight, I would almost bet there will be votes “found” to put steyer ahead of him. This is most disastrous outcome due to the effect on the down ballot races in Nov. Even if Hilton made it, becerra will beat him in Nov. Even in the unlikely scenario Hilton wins, the legislature is 3:1 ‘rat in both the state assembly and state senate. Hilton can veto their garbage but they have to votes to override him comfortably. Executive orders by Hilton, immediately challenged in the commiefornia crooked courts. A Hilton governorship will be ineffective and useless.
RINO John Thune is just like Mitch McConnell.
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RINO Mitch McConnell has Sold-Out the USA
so many times that I lost count.
Senator John Thune (R-SD) is up for reelection in November 2028.
RINO John Thune will lose the Republican primary election in 2028.
Congress WILL NOT put term limits on themselves.
What We The People can do is repeal the Constitution’s 17th Amendment.
The 17th allowed Senators to be elected by popular vote. This removed power from the States to control one branch of the Federal govt – The Senate. The Senate was the collective voice of the States.
Prior to the 17th, the individual States, either the Governor or State House and/or State Senate selected your 2 Senators AND the State’s had immediate RECALL authority as outlined in the State’s Constitution. Today a Senator is accountable to no one but their next election. 17th Amendment has no RECALL provision for Senators. That was no accident!!! Adding, changing or repealing a Constitutional Amendment is a long torturous path to success.
Especially one affecting any CongressCritters bec Senators and US House Reps alike will feel threatened by the loss of power. But Senators need to be accountable to someone other than themselves – but IMHO the repeal of the 17th is an absolute necessity.
Also, I’ve never actually checked, but I’ve read that every State still has the language in their State Constitution for Senator selection and recall should the 17th get repealed.
Absolutely since 1913 our govt is a bastardization of the founders workable system. End the Big Club!
I cannot stand looking at their evil faces!!!
I think that America does, or maybe my generation did, know that the IC is stupid. Anyone recall the “Spy vs. Spy” cartoons?
From the comments you can see most Americans do not support the people in government. Why? They don’t work for “We The People”. Time to get back to how the Senate was originally designed.
That was never the intended role for DNI Mr Cotton. That was the IC’s preferred role for the DNI director.
Thank you for “reality on the ground.” If only we would return to such, actual recon.
Not much is being discussed about Aaron Lucas, who has been Gabbard’s deputy throughout, and very active in her directives. He remains as deputy, somewhat under the ‘radar’ of the Pulte announcement. I suspect that Pulte will be in good hands.
Sundance gives the foundation of President Trump, at the 2018 Helsinki meeting with Vlad. Putin, when he was asked whether he accepted the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. He found Putin’s denial more credible than U.S. intelligence.
“I have no observations on the matter.” tell us everything about corrupt Senator Tom Cotton.
It took four tries, closing out CTH each time, to access CTH through the McAfee Virus.
They operated as actors in Obama’s screenplays/scripts where they wrote the ending Obama and company wanted to have happen, and performed to make it so.
John Thune and Tom Cotton exude arrogance. As the days go by, I find it harder and harder to not wish ill will on these congress critters.
Perhaps we need to revisit the reality of the DC landscape. Trump is not a Republican. The GOPe both hates and fears him. Trump’s base waffles but returns. Not 15 Republican senators can be trusted, and no Democrats. We ought to burn it all down.