White House Withdraws Nominations After Senator’s Decision
Oh, you thought the biggest headache this week was the Schumer Shutdown circus? Cute. Turns out the real heartburn came from inside the house—specifically from the so-called “Republicans” in the Senate who never miss a…
Oh, you thought the biggest headache this week was the Schumer Shutdown circus? Cute. Turns out the real heartburn came from inside the house—specifically from the so-called “Republicans” in the Senate who never miss a chance to stab their own party in the back with a steak knife labeled “bipartisanship.”
Let’s start with the bombshell: E.J. Antoni, Trump’s pick to head up the Bureau of Labor Statistics—the guy who was finally going to drag that dusty little agency into the daylight, clean up the cooked books, and maybe stop pretending inflation is just a figment of your imagination—just had his nomination pulled. Why? Because two GOP senators decided they couldn’t be bothered to even meet with him.
Yes, that would be Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins. Shocked? Didn’t think so.
Now let’s be clear. Antoni’s entire crime seems to be that he’s a conservative economist who doesn’t buy into the Bidenomics fantasy land where gas is $7 a gallon, groceries are up 30%, but somehow everything’s “just fine.” His actual policy sin? Wanting to deliver accurate economic data in a timely manner so Americans can understand what’s really happening to their wallets. Apparently, that’s controversial now.
And yet, Murkowski and Collins—two names that might as well be honorary members of the Lincoln Project at this point—couldn’t be troubled to give the guy a hearing. Not a grilling. Not a debate. Not a single minute. Just… no meeting. No vote. No courage.
Of course, Murkowski has been flirting with flipping parties since September. Lady, stop teasing. We all know where your heart is—and it’s not with the voters who sent you to D.C. to represent Alaska’s interests, not Chuck Schumer’s.
And then there’s the nomination of Hung Cao for Under Secretary of the Navy. Again—Republican nominee. Strong record. But somehow even that wasn’t enough for some in the Senate GOP. Murkowski voted against him. Collins? She voted yes this time—so congratulations, I guess? It’s like giving someone a medal for putting their shoes on the right feet.
But the real issue here isn’t just Collins and Murkowski being, well, Collins and Murkowski. It’s the pattern. The sabotage. The chronic refusal to stand with their party when it actually counts.