>Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who has jurisdiction over the Pentagon’s budget as chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, said it’s not “appropriate” to target Kelly’s retired rank or pension because of the video urging members of the military to defy orders they view as unlawful.
>“I don’t think that’s appropriate,” Collins said Monday of the proceedings Hegseth announced earlier in the day against Kelly, a retired Navy captain who flew 39 combat missions as a naval aviator and four space missions as an astronaut.
>Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) called the Pentagon’s censure of Kelly “ridiculous,” even though he strongly criticized the Democrats’ video urging service members to ignore orders they view as unjust or illegal.
>“That video was rage bait … but my gosh, he is a U.S. senator who operates in a political world,” Tillis said, according to a reporter for HuffPost.
>“I think it has a chilling effect on speech, and I’ve got a real problem with it. And I think Hegseth overreached,” Tillis warned.
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2-travel-is-2-live on
Collins and Tillis know that all Hegseth is doing here is making Kelly a better and better prospect for a 2028 presidential run.
DoubtSubstantial5440 on
OF COURSE one of them is furrow her brow in concern and not do anything else Collins.
Historical_Bend_2629 on
Hegseth is unqualified. They know that. Ask yourself the next question.
ogreofnorth on
Problem is that it takes roughly 13 republicans to convict for impeachment. Too many stooges in Senate to protect Trump and his lackeys.
improvisedwisdom on
“Hey Guy, you’re breaking the law so you can go to war with Venezuela for funsies. If you publicly ” punish” an actual proper warrior, people will think even less of you, but none of us will do anything about it, aside from some fabricated “warning” to you so that people think we actually care about anything other than our pocketbooks. So we’re going to “caution” you against taking such bold moves that were telegraphed before our daddy even took office.”
-GOP Reps/Senators
NotAChanceBucko on
Pete Kegsbreath drinks beer with his asshole
gideon513 on
Ooo a strong cautioning to! That’ll teach em.
Maniac_24seven on
it should be all of them. They are all rotten cowards who are letting a full on Nazi in Stephen Miller run us into WW3.
SilentMasterpiece on
Someone should inform Tom Tillis what ridicules is.
Such as the president attacking Venezuela, claiming he needs to take over Colombia, Cuba, Greenland, Canada….Thats fucking nuts Tom. Wake the fuck up republicans.
cpav8r on
Oh no, Susan Collins might get disappointed.
See. Nobody cares.
mrsleep9999 on
….and do nothing but talk about it
RaisinOverall9586 on
Here’s what Mark Kelly said:
>If you’re doing something that is just completely unlawful and ruthless, then there is a consequence for that… That’s why the military said it won’t follow unlawful orders from their commander-in-chief.
Oh, wait, I’m sorry, *Pete Hegseth* said that in 2016 when Obama was President.
Kelly essentially said the same thing last year, stated he agreed with what Hegseth said in 2016, and, furthermore, *admitted* that Trump himself had *not* given any illegal orders.
So… what are we doing here?
AKBonesaw on
‘My fellow service members, don’t break the law!’
You’re fired.
onyourleffft on
Susan Collin’s has zero integrity. Fuck her and fuck the rest of the GOP
J-the-Kidder on
Did we get TWO strongly worded letters this time!?
oofaloo on
After the fact.
slo1111 on
How about the retirement benefits he yanked from Trans-military members who served honorable just for being Trans, Susan?
You think you could stand up for the front line people too?
VossC2H6O on
JUST 2??????
emau55 on
I love it, let him do it – then ratfuck as many as you can when the tables turn. Own the Repubelickers
pinkfartlek on
Only 2? It feels like nobody with **any** power is standing up for *anything* ethical anymore.
dBlock845 on
Of course it’s 2 of the 3 who don’t matter for shit.
HazyDavey68 on
This is going to backfire on MAGA. It is propelling Mark Kelly to the forefront of the media. I don’t think MAGA is going to benefit from having a literal war hero and astronaut as the Democrats’ standard bearer. He’s not a blue-haired liberal that is easy to caricature. (No offense to my blue haired liberal friends). His wife is a beloved political figure who is a survivor of a mass shooting.
This is one case of when your opponent is messing up, just let them.
steelcityrocker on
Pete hears ’em. Pete don’t care.
lick_my_taint on
A whole TWO?!!! 🙄
teddykaygeebee on
Not appropriate?! Fuck off, Susan Collins. For once in your spineless life, get off the fence or get out of the way.
RoboLoboski on
Stop the presses: Susan Collins furrowed her brow and clucked her disapproval on her way to christening the new 4-H goat milking station in Haynesville.
Zarkoth7 on
I think a better response I would like to see from any sitting politician of any party would be “This will only assure your conviction when you are prosecuted under The War Crimes Act (18 U.S. Code § 2441)”
KitchenKat1919 on
How about they grow a spine and morals and impeach him instead so he can rot in prison where he belongs.
ViolettaQueso on
Too late. This doesn’t end well for Mr. Fox weekend douchebag.
formula420 on
I still think Kelly would have been a better pic than Walz. Nothing against Tim, as he seems like a good and decent man. I just have a ton of respect for Mark Kelly and everything he has done for our country. These rat bastards won’t win and they just keep on digging in.
We’ll bury them in time…
mr_greedee on
Or what?
artbystorms on
Until Republican senators start going en masse on TV and saying ‘we will not stand by while the executive branch tries to eliminate us as a co-equal branch’ then nothing will change. The senate used to be an adversary to the President, now they are just his fluffers, hoping that he will still be popular enough by their next election to squeek by.
Timmy24000 on
Just enough GOP seniors to do nothing. It was their turn to be outraged.
Howhytzzerr on
Better be careful, the GOP won’t be in charge much longer, and what goes around comes around. There are several current members of the GOP caucuses in both House and Senate that are veterans and or retirees, including Hegseth himself, that could be targeted by Democrats in a major tit for tat. The time of Democrats taking the high road all the time is over.
KnoFear on
No, they don’t. They could watch Trump personally slit Mark Kelly’s throat in front of their eyes, and the most they’d do is say that it was rude.
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And they will do nothing.
Susan Collins is all talk, no action.
Pete Hegseth is a useless drunkard.
>Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who has jurisdiction over the Pentagon’s budget as chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, said it’s not “appropriate” to target Kelly’s retired rank or pension because of the video urging members of the military to defy orders they view as unlawful.
>“I don’t think that’s appropriate,” Collins said Monday of the proceedings Hegseth announced earlier in the day against Kelly, a retired Navy captain who flew 39 combat missions as a naval aviator and four space missions as an astronaut.
>Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) called the Pentagon’s censure of Kelly “ridiculous,” even though he strongly criticized the Democrats’ video urging service members to ignore orders they view as unjust or illegal.
>“That video was rage bait … but my gosh, he is a U.S. senator who operates in a political world,” Tillis said, according to a reporter for HuffPost.
>“I think it has a chilling effect on speech, and I’ve got a real problem with it. And I think Hegseth overreached,” Tillis warned.
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Collins and Tillis know that all Hegseth is doing here is making Kelly a better and better prospect for a 2028 presidential run.
OF COURSE one of them is furrow her brow in concern and not do anything else Collins.
Hegseth is unqualified. They know that. Ask yourself the next question.
Problem is that it takes roughly 13 republicans to convict for impeachment. Too many stooges in Senate to protect Trump and his lackeys.
“Hey Guy, you’re breaking the law so you can go to war with Venezuela for funsies. If you publicly ” punish” an actual proper warrior, people will think even less of you, but none of us will do anything about it, aside from some fabricated “warning” to you so that people think we actually care about anything other than our pocketbooks. So we’re going to “caution” you against taking such bold moves that were telegraphed before our daddy even took office.”
-GOP Reps/Senators
Pete Kegsbreath drinks beer with his asshole
Ooo a strong cautioning to! That’ll teach em.
it should be all of them. They are all rotten cowards who are letting a full on Nazi in Stephen Miller run us into WW3.
Someone should inform Tom Tillis what ridicules is.
Such as the president attacking Venezuela, claiming he needs to take over Colombia, Cuba, Greenland, Canada….Thats fucking nuts Tom. Wake the fuck up republicans.
Oh no, Susan Collins might get disappointed.
See. Nobody cares.
….and do nothing but talk about it
Here’s what Mark Kelly said:
>If you’re doing something that is just completely unlawful and ruthless, then there is a consequence for that… That’s why the military said it won’t follow unlawful orders from their commander-in-chief.
Oh, wait, I’m sorry, *Pete Hegseth* said that in 2016 when Obama was President.
Kelly essentially said the same thing last year, stated he agreed with what Hegseth said in 2016, and, furthermore, *admitted* that Trump himself had *not* given any illegal orders.
So… what are we doing here?
‘My fellow service members, don’t break the law!’
You’re fired.
Susan Collin’s has zero integrity. Fuck her and fuck the rest of the GOP
Did we get TWO strongly worded letters this time!?
After the fact.
How about the retirement benefits he yanked from Trans-military members who served honorable just for being Trans, Susan?
You think you could stand up for the front line people too?
JUST 2??????
I love it, let him do it – then ratfuck as many as you can when the tables turn. Own the Repubelickers
Only 2? It feels like nobody with **any** power is standing up for *anything* ethical anymore.
Of course it’s 2 of the 3 who don’t matter for shit.
This is going to backfire on MAGA. It is propelling Mark Kelly to the forefront of the media. I don’t think MAGA is going to benefit from having a literal war hero and astronaut as the Democrats’ standard bearer. He’s not a blue-haired liberal that is easy to caricature. (No offense to my blue haired liberal friends). His wife is a beloved political figure who is a survivor of a mass shooting.
This is one case of when your opponent is messing up, just let them.
Pete hears ’em. Pete don’t care.
A whole TWO?!!! 🙄
Not appropriate?! Fuck off, Susan Collins. For once in your spineless life, get off the fence or get out of the way.
Stop the presses: Susan Collins furrowed her brow and clucked her disapproval on her way to christening the new 4-H goat milking station in Haynesville.
I think a better response I would like to see from any sitting politician of any party would be “This will only assure your conviction when you are prosecuted under The War Crimes Act (18 U.S. Code § 2441)”
How about they grow a spine and morals and impeach him instead so he can rot in prison where he belongs.
Too late. This doesn’t end well for Mr. Fox weekend douchebag.
I still think Kelly would have been a better pic than Walz. Nothing against Tim, as he seems like a good and decent man. I just have a ton of respect for Mark Kelly and everything he has done for our country. These rat bastards won’t win and they just keep on digging in.
We’ll bury them in time…
Or what?
Until Republican senators start going en masse on TV and saying ‘we will not stand by while the executive branch tries to eliminate us as a co-equal branch’ then nothing will change. The senate used to be an adversary to the President, now they are just his fluffers, hoping that he will still be popular enough by their next election to squeek by.
Just enough GOP seniors to do nothing. It was their turn to be outraged.
Better be careful, the GOP won’t be in charge much longer, and what goes around comes around. There are several current members of the GOP caucuses in both House and Senate that are veterans and or retirees, including Hegseth himself, that could be targeted by Democrats in a major tit for tat. The time of Democrats taking the high road all the time is over.
No, they don’t. They could watch Trump personally slit Mark Kelly’s throat in front of their eyes, and the most they’d do is say that it was rude.