And I’m PISSED about it! He was worse than Gnome before he got the position, and now he’s going to be worse as head of DHS. Why, why, WHY? The man is an idiot. The only thing about him that was ever any good was his ability to talk to Republicans in both chambers of Congress. This is going to be another disaster. If DHS is bad now, well, it will get worse. Appreciation to Raw Story:
The Senate confirmed Trump loyalist Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as homeland security secretary on Monday with crucial support from two Democratic senators who broke ranks on the contentious nomination. Mullin was confirmed in a 54-to-45 vote, The New York Times reported. Nearly all Republicans and two Democrats voted in support of his nomination, with Sen. Rand Paul, (R-KY) breaking from his party and opposing Mullin after a public clash during his contentious confirmation hearing last week.
This gives me nothing but dread. He supports political violence, so he’ll support ICE/CBP violence. I have yet to find something good about him. If you have something, let me know. But just from the column I did last week, about Senator Paul coming out guns blazing, gave me more than enough to know about Mullin. Why, Senate, why?
Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) helped get Mullin across the line. Mullin is a former mixed martial arts fighter and plumbing company owner. The confirmation comes as the Department of Homeland Security comes under fire from a controversial stint from the ousted former Secretary Kristi Noem. Mullin inherits a department facing a crisis of public confidence, with recent polling showing Americans increasingly believe immigration agents have gone too far, particularly after the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis earlier this year.
Yea, sure, he has the qualifications to lead DHS. His brain is jelly from his fights. Ok, I don’t *know* that, but I’m guessing, anyhow. Gnome was, for the most part, an unknown. We know this guy. We know what he’s like (spanking his children?), and we have a good idea of what it’s going to be like once he’s on board.
The confirmation also comes as thousands of Homeland Security employees work without pay during a partial government shutdown triggered by partisan gridlock over immigration enforcement. At his confirmation hearing, Mullin promised that immigration officers would no longer enter homes without judicial warrants and suggested fewer, less sweeping operations in Democratic-led cities.
I believe that about as far as I can throw him, and he’s nowhere near. Seriously, folks, I am worried about this. Whether or not he will do what he says and get ICE/CBP back under control, well, we have to wait and see. I’m crossing my fingers when I’m not typing. Side note: I just found out that Georgia is building the biggest immigration detention center in America. They must have paid people a whole lot of money. And it’s too far to be able to go to a protest. I’m decidedly unhappy about it. So now we have Mullin in control and an embarrassing building going up. Bloody wonderful.
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