LostInCalifornia on Nostr: There's enough there not to confirm an ordinary appointee. Ecstasy isn't candy, and ...

There's enough there not to confirm an ordinary appointee. Ecstasy isn't candy, and its all blackmail material. Background checks are not just done for past behavior. It's a way to determine future behavior.

Gaetz also wouldn't be confirmed because he's an asshole and his colleagues don't like him.

Trump will try to get him in in another way. Right now Elon's bots are pushing the idea that a law allowing temporary vacancies will work. It does not, but it may rile up the base and intimidate the Senate. We shall see.