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This is right. "Imagining" isn't the right response to Hegseth (and the other unqualified, insulting Cabinet picks). START with 'Republicans have no shame' instead of concluding with it.

Imagine if you had some kind of power?

Imagine anyone submitting Hegseth's resume and even getting a fucking interview scheduled.

Hey chuck quick question do you know anyone who could maybe do something about this or nah

Yeah we know. Please tell us what specific actions you will take to oppose this. If you do we will rally behind you. If you don’t you’ll just get laughed at.

Oh my God you actually have power so fucking do something, chuckles

I wonder whose responsibility it is to deal with that, Chuckles…

Imagine being elected to do something about just this thing and then telling the people who elected you that you aren’t going to do shit about it. Not so thinly veiled, Chuck. Get something done or get gone.

You should have organized your senators on that committee to really grind Hegseth into the earth.

Good point! I got so surprised and furious when I heard Fetterman was going to work with him! WTF?!?!🤬 🤡

wow if only we knew someone with any power that is put in a position to hold people accountable. Imagine if we had reps that do something instead of posting

The Democrat party should be dissolved after this election.

Maybe you should give your leadership position to someone who is actually cut out to do it. I wish you a nice retirement.

you could do something about this, you radon poisoned cocoon of moth shot

Fuck off, Vichy Democrats.

Well, this post will certainly show the GOP.

The face of an impotent party.

So what will you and your caucus do when it comes time to vote? On every cabinet member. None of them are qualified. Time to fulfill the role of the opposition party. Vote no and whip the no vote on every single one.

Figure something out. Do more than just let these people slip through.

I was hoping people picked up on this. A lot of yes-or-no questions put to him were non-denial denials. Answering "vicious smear" to an allegation isn't a denial; it's more of critique of the question. Also, he conflated the Jerusalem Cross tat with the Des Vult tat, which is much more problematic.

Well good luck getti bf republicans to do the right thing for a change. They’re 0-16 for the past 16 years on that front. Probably longer but let’s focus on the orange elephant in the room.

Oh dear tsk tsk he’s not supposed to do that or something

What kind of toothless collaborator bullshit is this?

Well, the man that nominated him is a convicted felon, so.....

What's your plan to stop this, or, if you can't, making the Republicans pay an electoral price for this?

Imagining doesn't do anything for anyone. You're a waste of skin.

are you gonna do anything about it

Please do what you can to stop MAGA madness.

I don’t care if he’s a drunk or fucks around. I care that he’s likely to turn the next campus protest into another Kent State. Oh, and he’s a Christian fascist, so he’ll probably institute mandatory weekly prayer meetings for all soldiers where he can rail against feminism. “Papa Pete Speaks”

Is there something we can do? Why are you afraid of leading? Isn't that literally your job? To lead? Democrats?

Dear Senator Schumer's staff, I am a constituent. I live in Ulster Co. I've voted for the Senator every time he's run. If he keeps normalizing, appeasing, and doing nothing, I WILL NOT VOTE FOR HIM AGAIN. I will counsel all my progressive friends to do the same. Please tell him to GROW A BACKBONE.

Chuck… It’s almost cute how you think Decorum is somehow worth anything anymore. It doesn’t futhermucking matter, Chuck. Never did, but there was an agreement to pretend. Not anymore. They have power and they’ll shove that in our faces every day. Dems made this bed, now you get to sleep in it.

They could've voted NO on advancing Laken Riley & forced 60. They could NOT invite the dictator in waiting to tea in the Oval. They could talk about the threat to democracy like they did in their fundraising emails before the election. We need them to be brave & try every damn thing to fight for us

step 1: find harder balls

Lol

We watched from TV land. You were there. Maybe stop complaining...to us? OR...explain exactly what we need to do to help you. EXACTLY. We are here to help, if helping will actually help. Stop being weird and tell us what you need.

Let’s keep the smear campaign going!

So what are you doing about it?

Therefore, you are going to...?

Imagine if you actually had a spine instead of issuing memos from behind the desk you have been sitting at for the last 44 years.

maybe focus on doing your job. halt the nominations, stall, fight back, etc. we’re powerless chuck, you should know that by now

MAGA GOP will affirm him. So unfit, so unqualified. Do more to stop the disaster of Trump and his cabinet of horrors. Take off the gloves, Chuck, before it's too late.

You should tell someone that will do something about it.

He shouldnt make the case publicly why Hesgeth shouldnt be nominated?

Act like Trump is the threat to this country that he is so the public believes you when you tell them how dangerous Hegseth will be as Secdef. Be a damn opposition party. Don’t let 20 Dems provide bipartisan cover for shit like this. bsky.app/profile/jona...

Ask Tuberville

Wild what you can do when you hold some power, huh? You should consider using power to do things next time you possess some.

Hey Chuck! A sternly worded letter should do the trick! You’re like Shakespeare when it comes to those bad boys.

Gosh, if only we had people in office that could hold them accountable to regulations and laws… or creat laws that hold them accountable Such a shame

I can. His name is Brett M. Kavanaugh.

Obviously you didn’t watch the hearings.

That's more than he can do in offline. These confirmations just need majority votes. We're fucked.

Chuck what are you going to DO ABOUT IT CHUCK

What was his “past behavior”. What are you going to do about it? Why are you such a weak communicator?

Ok, so what’s your plan to address this, if any?

Sounds like the incoming organized crime syndicate has no respect for our Constitution or troops. Good thing the opposing party has decided to fight them with everything they have instead of doing something ridiculous like trying to work with them.

I'm too busy imagining a minority leader who would be ruder about it than this.

Uh, hello? Does trump ring any bells? How quickly you forget

Do something about it, didn't we elect you to have power?

My God, you are worthless

IMAGINE HAVING SOME BACKBONE

I mean. You're really going to sit there and watch the American public get steamrolled. Hey. At least you got yours, right?

Imagine if a Senator said something during the hearing!

Well done!

You are the most useless senator in a long time.

As the minority leader, he does have the ability to rally his caucus to vote against Hegseth, and even to put some pressure on vulnerable R's, even if it didn't work win the vote. But merely complaining on social media doesn't qualify as that.

Which cabinet nominees have they voted for?

Do-Nothing Career Democrat in on the game, I see your biggest political donors with a labeler on Bluesky.

Grow a freaking pair!

Thanks for pointing this out. What are the Democrats plans to counter this?

I don’t think you have the facilities for this, big man.

THEN GET THE DEMS IN LINE SENATOR

There must be 3 gop senators you can deal with to vote against this abomination.

K. So what are you, the Senate Minority Leader, going to do? Are you going to whip up someone's shit to prevent him from getting affirmed? Or are you going to fuck us all over to worship thr corpse of bipartisanship.

GOP doesn’t care about their qualifications. They probably will confirm all of the nominees. How about instead going after what will they do with Trump’s loyalty in the job? Would they ever go against what he tells them to do? Please, Dems, already try to stop Trump’s takeover! Nothing is as usual.

HEY CHUCK- why didn’t someone tape an interview with the victim and PLAY IT DURING THEIR QUESTION TIME?! Play another way or we are effed out here- welcome the McCarthyism and your not stopping it

Imagine a US Senator actually doing something about it. I wonder what that looks like, Chuck.

A rousing call to "imagine". This is why we don't have a majority.

Imagine if you had a spine

What are you going to do about it?

Nut up Chuck and grow a pair!

If every Congressman is going to vote along party lines why do we bother to have these hearings? We learn very little because these cabinet wanna bed don’t answer the questions directly…Pam Bondi today and Hegseth yesterday.

Oh that’s some abdication rhetoric right there

Imagine if the leader of an opposition party actually gave a fuck and didn't spend his time having his staff craft mealy mouthed bullshit like this

Chuck, I live in New York and therefore can vote for you. I can also vote for literally anyone else who primaries you. Please do something/ anything other than this weak bullshit or get out of the way

So what are you going to do besides just tweeting about it? You had 4 years of doing nothing to prevent this situation.

I think all standards went out the window when we appointed a felon as POTUS and when he was not held accountable for his crimes. This is the justice system is not acting equitably. The DOJ memo not holding acting presidents accountable for their actions puts the president above the law.

Yes, mediocre rich old white dudes are not cutting it

Thanks, Useless.

Okay. What do you want us to do about it? You're among those who are allegedly there to stop this all from happening. Do your goddamn job.

Seems like something a senator would do something about. Know any?

We don't want to imagine, we want to see consequences!

You are the senator what are you going to do about it?

Great point. You’re killin’ it sir! Keep up the great Bluskying!

These hearing are performative at best. THe GOP has the votes to put them thru and they are going to. WE are so fucked

ffs retire

Exactly!!

Fuckin’ collaborators, man…

Which Republican senator are you going to go grab brunch with tomorrow?