If they knew he would be confirmed, they would put him up for a vote. Obviously they don't think they have the votes yet.
Quote from: Blackstar on 12/12/2017 12:24 pmIf they knew he would be confirmed, they would put him up for a vote. Obviously they don't think they have the votes yet.That's not true. Many Trump nominees have been held up for months by Democrats but are still expected to pass prior to the Chrismas break. NW says that Rubio and McCain might vote against Bridenstine. Rubio is trying to distance himself from Trump and there is a bit of sour grapes between Rubio and Bridenstine because Bridenstine supported Cruz and Trump over Rubio during the primaries. I am not sure why McCain would vote against Bridenstine.
Quote from: Blackstar on 12/12/2017 12:24 pmIf they knew he would be confirmed, they would put him up for a vote. Obviously they don't think they have the votes yet.That's not true.
...I think that for the immediate future; Bridenstine is the best we're going to get.
Quote from: MATTBLAK on 12/12/2017 08:10 pm...I think that for the immediate future; Bridenstine is the best we're going to get.Mr. Lightfoot has almost a full year of experience running NASA. Nominate him. There are definitely better options available.
Quote from: yg1968 on 12/12/2017 07:33 pmQuote from: Blackstar on 12/12/2017 12:24 pmIf they knew he would be confirmed, they would put him up for a vote. Obviously they don't think they have the votes yet.That's not true. Yes, it is true.
Quote from: Blackstar on 12/13/2017 01:52 amQuote from: yg1968 on 12/12/2017 07:33 pmQuote from: Blackstar on 12/12/2017 12:24 pmIf they knew he would be confirmed, they would put him up for a vote. Obviously they don't think they have the votes yet.That's not true. Yes, it is true.OK, thanks. I will take your word for it. It wasn't clear if you know this for a fact or if you were reading tea leaves. Yesterday's Alabama result won't help Bridenstine unless Republicans can get their act together before the new Democratic Senator gets sworn in (likely on December 26th).
I did say that although Bridenstine may not be the best person for the job; he may be the best we're going to get...
So if Bridenstine is not made NASA Administrator, we don't have to settle for someone even less qualified than he is.
Quote from: MATTBLAK on 12/13/2017 10:18 amI did say that although Bridenstine may not be the best person for the job; he may be the best we're going to get...I don't like to reward bad behavior, nor do I want to reward mediocracy.The U.S. has over 100,000,000 adults in the age range to be NASA Administrator, and Bridenstine is just one of them. I have no doubt that there are thousands of qualified people to choose from.Of course it is assumed that many qualified people would be unlikely to consider the job because of Trump and his policies, but I have no doubt that there are still thousands of potential candidates that would consider working for Trump, and would be more qualified than Bridenstine - especially considering that Bridenstine's overarching qualification was that he is a politician that was on a NASA committee, but otherwise doesn't have big government or complex project management experience.So if Bridenstine is not made NASA Administrator, we don't have to settle for someone even less qualified than he is.