Neera Tanden's nomination to head White House budget office in peril as Collins, Romney say they will vote against her

 Alexander Nazaryan·National Correspondent  "The nomination of Neera Tanden to head the powerful Office of Management and Budget appears increasingly imperiled, with Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney and Utah, both Republicans, announcing on Monday morning that they would vote against the nominee." . . .

Those developments leave little wiggle room in an evenly divided Senate and could make Tanden — who heads the liberal Center for American Progress and is a longtime Clinton ally — the first failed Biden Cabinet nomination.

"At issue is Tanden’s storied legacy of incendiary tweets, which have frequently criticized and mocked Trump, congressional Republicans and progressives like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. In doing so, her tweets have complicated the new administration’s stated goal of returning Washington to pre-Trumpian norms of civility.

" 'Sen. Romney has been critical of extreme rhetoric from prior nominees, and this is consistent with that position,” the senator’s press secretary, Arielle Mueller, told Yahoo News. “He believes it’s hard to return to comity and respect with a nominee who has issued a thousand mean tweets.” .  . .

RIP Neera Tanden's Twitter feed - POLITICO

Neera Tanden's unremorseful bullying should disqualify her from Biden's cabinet | | The Guardian    "It isn’t fair women are consistently judged more harshly than men – but we don’t fix it by holding women to lower standards"

Neera Tanden: Wait, You Think That Senator Is Going to Save the Nomination? | National Review  . . . "This might prove to be a rather difficult task for Tanden, given that she seems to have disdain for Republican senators of all persuasions, be they moderate or ideological, young or old, male or female, from the Midwest, the South, or the Northeast. Tanden is among the least “unifying” of any of Biden’s cabinet picks, and thus does not appear to be well suited for the role of director of OMB, to put it mildly." . . .

Kira Davis: The Only Thing Ted Cruz Did Wrong Was Apologize

 

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Kira Davis: The Only Thing Ted Cruz Did Wrong Was Apologize – RedState  . . . "The real reason no one should give a rip about Cruz’ Cancun kerfuffle is that unlike his liberal peers, he isn’t out there every day lecturing the entire country about staying home. He’s not accusing healthy, productive people of murder just because they want to celebrate a birthday with family or attend a funeral in person. He’s not calling snitch lines to out desperate restaurant owners who refuse to completely close their doors in the hopes of avoiding bankruptcy.

"The mayor of Austin scolded his city’s residents for entertaining the idea of attending family gatherings for Thanksgiving..from his condo in Mexico.

"The mayor of Chicago closed down schools and businesses and forced tens of thousands of Chicagoans into bankruptcy and poverty even as she continued to visit her own hair salon for cuts.

"Governor Gavin Newsom shut down nearly every restaurant in the state except the ones at his personal winery and of course, The French Laundry where he was caught with a large group of friends dining maskless and indoors. Prior to his disastrous dinner, Newsom admonished Californians every day to stay home, obey the “science” and make personal sacrifices for the “greater good.” Not unrelated, Newsom is now on track to become only one of a handful of American governors who have been recalled.

"Then there is Newsom’s “auntie” Nancy Pelosi, who purposefully delayed stimulus money for suffering Americans even as she appeared on late night tv talk shows to model her $12,000 subzero freezer filled with pricey ice cream. Like Lightfoot, Pelosi was also happy to make exceptions to business closures and masks when it came to her own hair." . . .

Can we still promote free speech?

 I’m Standing Up For Free Speech - If That’s A Problem You Know Where To Find Me - (andmagazine.com) . . . " I was there [on January 6th] to exercise my rights of freedom of speech and assembly. . . . "I was there because I believe we are in the midst of a titanic battle for the soul of this nation, and that if we are not vigilant and resolute we are going to wake up one day very soon and realize we are living in a real-life dystopian nightmare in which Big Tech, corrupt politicians, massive government bureaucracies and the corporate media run this nation and our democracy has become nothing but a façade." . . .

McDonald's to Punish Executives if They Hire Too Many White People...Celine Ryan questioned the program and wrote in HumanEvents.com describing the move as “McQuotas.' ”

The death of free speech - American Thinker  . . . "Ours is now an oppressive society, with freedom of speech sadly becoming a thing of the past.  Many Trump-supporters are uncomfortable voicing their views.  America is becoming more like China, where the Big Tech giants tell everyone what to believe.  As in China, if Americans act or speak against the socialist agenda, they are censored or lose their jobs. 

"This new environment has fostered a society where no one can discuss political issues." . . .

Saint Joseph’s U Math Prof. Gregory Manco Targeted For Cancellation Over Tweet Opposing Reparations    “I intend to fight this…. We have to take a stand against this awful and destructive trend in American life, where many people with non-leftist political beliefs are made to live in fear.”

Biden Fires U.S. Attorney Investigating Democrat Corruption

"Chicago’s U.S. attorney John Lausch was closing in on decades of Democratic crime"

 Neon Nettle  "Joe Biden has fired an Illinois U.S. attorney amid an operation investigating decades of Democrat corruption in the state.

"U.S. Attorney John Lausch’s office indicted Democratic Chicago alderman Edward Burke who has been serving since 1969.

"Burke had been in the crosshairs of prosecutors for over forty years but it wasn’t until Lausch came into office that he was finally indicted.

"Lausch was also running a case targetting the most powerful state politician in the United States - Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan.

"After years of inaction, Lausch had set his sights on Madigan, whose aides and cronies have been indicted for various crimes of influence over time." . . .

Biden VS girls sports | Michelle Malkin

 Biden VS girls sports | Michelle Malkin - Choice Clips (whatfinger.com)   "Michelle Malkin dives into just how far ‘the woke left’ has gone in regards to new regulations pushed by the Biden administration, that affect student athletes and possibly their level of competition. – via Michelle Malkin Sovereign Nation, Saturdays at 7PM ET on Newsmax TV"

Joe Biden Held Hostage -- Day 34

 . . . "Why the rush?  Joe is signing executive orders at a pace of almost one per day.  The administration is behaving as if they’re working to a deadline.  Could it be that they’re trying to get as much done as possible before Joe inevitably blows up his own presidency?  Joe being Joe, it is only a matter of time before he does or says something so socially unacceptable that he becomes unsuitable as a delivery mechanism."

AfterMath

American Thinker   "Joe Biden conducted the most anemic presidential campaign in history.  Using COVID-19 as an excuse, he stayed off the campaign trail for months, limited press access, and held strange rallies with no voters in attendance.  When he called a voter “fat”, and challenged Donald Trump to a fist-fight, we knew he was past his prime  and his prime was never very impressive.  Nobody has ever admired Joe for his intelligence, wisdom, statesmanship, or creativity.  No, it was obvious he was merely a transport mechanism to deliver the White House to the political left -- rather like a political trojan horse --  with a “coexist” bumper sticker.

"While we expected that a Biden presidency would have nothing to do with Joe Biden, I certainly didn’t expect it to look like this.  Is it just me, or do his executive order signing ceremonies look like creepy hostage situation videos? 

• Prisoner sitting at a desk -- check
• Prisoner appears disoriented and confused -- check
• Prisoner reading a statement clearly written by someone else -- check
• Masked captors flanking the prisoner to keep him on script -- check

"It’s important to note that in these situations the power doesn’t reside in the guy seated behind the desk -- regardless of his title or any trappings of importance.  The power is held by the masked captors lurking the background.  The power brokers in the Harris/Biden administration are San Fran Nan and Not-Mrs. Brown Harris.  The most liberal former senator, and the most unhinged current congresswoman are the real shot callers in the executive branch now." . . .