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Latest Commentary: Gaetz Quits AG Bid -- Former Congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his nomination to be the next Attorney-General of the US. That did not take long. Yesterday, this journal pointed out the trouble in which his nomination was. He stated when he quit, the “confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance transition." What he meant was that he did not have the votes. The Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate. At best, they could lose three GOP votes (no Democrat would vote for him). In committee, there was doubt the nomination would pass. So, he is out, and Pam Bondi of Florida is the new pick. [21 November] Gaetz AG Nominsation Hits Trouble -- Former Congressman Matt Gaetz is looking forward to running the Justice Department soon as the US Attorney-General. That presumes that he receives Senate confirmation. With the GOP in the majority, one may think that all of the appointments from the president-elect are safe, that they are shoo-ins. In the case of Mr. Gaetz, that does not appear to be so. His nomination has run into some resistance in the US Senate from his own party. If there is a nominee who will be rejected, Mr. Gaetz is the most likely at the moment. [20 November] Ukraine Can Use NATO Weapons in Russia -- President Joe Biden is officially a lame duck, and that usually means that the president in office does not have much power as his term is coming to an end. In this one particular instance, though, leaving office gives him greater power. That instance is in the Ukrainian use of American and NATO weapons to strike inside Russia. It is nowhere near the provocation it would have been a year ago because everyone knows Mr. Trump is going to stop it January 20 at 12 noon, the moment he takes office again.. [19 November] GOP Controls It All -- As the last few votes are being counted for various House races, it has become clear that the Republicans will control the White House and both chambers of Congress. That means that everything that happens for the next two years in the United States government will be their fault. If the resistance plays its cards right, the general ineptitude of the Trumpist cadre will turn into policy defeats, and that could create an opening to break the stranglehold MAGA has on the country. [15 November] Trump Picks Have Little Expertise -- Donald Trump is now undergoing the transition winners of Elections always make. Between now and the inauguration and even after, there will be appointments to fill up cabinet posts and other political appointments. This is where most administrations succeed or fail. Quite simply if one has gotten knowledgeable people who know what they’re doing running things, there is a very good chance the administration's policies will be implemented properly. That is not how Donald Trump is appointing. Subject matter experts are less important to him than loyalty his appointments thus far show. [14 November] © Copyright 2024 by The Kensington Review, Jeff Myhre, PhD, Editor. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written consent. Produced using Ubuntu Linux.
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