Mattis Is Proving To Be Far To Responsible For Some In The GOP

[skews13]

Republican lawmakers and senior congressional aides said in recent interviews they’re running out of patience with the former four-star general’s staffing decisions, which have disappointed Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee members hoping to see their ideological allies elevated to senior levels in the Defense Department. Others are grumbling about Mattis’s refusal to advocate for a bigger increase in the defense budget, which defense hawks believe was gutted disastrously under President Barack Obama.

One top Republican staffer on Capitol Hill told Politico that Republicans have waited for years to fill key Pentagon posts “with Republicans,” a desire the Pentagon chief isn’t taking seriously. Another GOP aide says Mattis seems to forget “that we won the election.”

Oh. So Republicans are “growing frustrated” with the former four-star general because he’s trying to govern in a mature, non-partisan, and responsible fashion, making decisions based more on merit and less on politics.

The nerve of that guy.

Mattis is proving to be far too responsible for some in the GOP

 

[SassyIrishLass]

I suspect Mattis will fill positions with people he feels are qualified and can get the job done. He's military, not a politician

 

[TNHarley]

Hacks hate it when people aren't hacks like them.

 

[Jimmy_Chitwood]

Republican lawmakers and senior congressional aides said in recent interviews they’re running out of patience with the former four-star general’s staffing decisions, which have disappointed Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee members hoping to see their ideological allies elevated to senior levels in the Defense Department. Others are grumbling about Mattis’s refusal to advocate for a bigger increase in the defense budget, which defense hawks believe was gutted disastrously under President Barack Obama.

One top Republican staffer on Capitol Hill told Politico that Republicans have waited for years to fill key Pentagon posts “with Republicans,” a desire the Pentagon chief isn’t taking seriously. Another GOP aide says Mattis seems to forget “that we won the election.”

Oh. So Republicans are “growing frustrated” with the former four-star general because he’s trying to govern in a mature, non-partisan, and responsible fashion, making decisions based more on merit and less on politics.

The nerve of that guy.

Mattis is proving to be far too responsible for some in the GOP

and he does not eat puppy dogs like you know who....

 

[JakeStarkey]

Mattis is a professional military man and will run DOD accordingly.

A note: one, the military budget was not gutted, two, but it was subject to the GOP-Dem agreement on sequestration.

 

[Hossfly]

Republican lawmakers and senior congressional aides said in recent interviews they’re running out of patience with the former four-star general’s staffing decisions, which have disappointed Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee members hoping to see their ideological allies elevated to senior levels in the Defense Department. Others are grumbling about Mattis’s refusal to advocate for a bigger increase in the defense budget, which defense hawks believe was gutted disastrously under President Barack Obama.

One top Republican staffer on Capitol Hill told Politico that Republicans have waited for years to fill key Pentagon posts “with Republicans,” a desire the Pentagon chief isn’t taking seriously. Another GOP aide says Mattis seems to forget “that we won the election.”

Oh. So Republicans are “growing frustrated” with the former four-star general because he’s trying to govern in a mature, non-partisan, and responsible fashion, making decisions based more on merit and less on politics.

The nerve of that guy.

Mattis is proving to be far too responsible for some in the GOP

Obama fired all the fighting generals and admirals and kept the politicians. Mattis needs to fire those liberal sonsabitches and put some people with backbone in charge. Trump is going to give the Pentagon back to the military for the first time since 1945 so we can finally win a war. Trumps gonna be busy making America great again and let real warriors run the war. 'Bout damn time.

OOHRAH!

 

[miketx]

MSNBC? Must be true then.