Republicans run the spread offense to ram through Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees

[Wingnut]

Smart move.

THE BIG IDEA: By scheduling six confirmation hearings for the same day, the Senate GOP is working to prevent any one Donald Trump nominee from dominating a news cycle. The gambit is very likely to succeed.

It’s no coincidence that Republican committee chairmen scheduled hearings for some of the president-elect’s most controversial and polarizing nominees next Wednesday.

Trump, after putting it off repeatedly, will also finally have his first press conference since the election at the same time. And Mitch McConnell plans a budget vote-o-rama, including votes related to the repeal of Obamacare. This will further distract the press and the public.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/01/05/daily-202-republicans-run-the-spread-offense-to-ram-through-donald-trump-s-cabinet-nominees/586d9c88e9b69b36fcfeafa6/?utm_term=.61af1a713b09

[Frank Cannon]

Hilarious. Good for Donny.

[Wingnut]

Confuse and baffle them with bullshit as he tweets up a storm.

It is brilliant.

[Sanguine]

Wow.  They're finally getting some smarts.  If this is Trump's doing, kudos to him.

[Wingnut]

Wow.  They're finally getting some smarts.  If this is Trump's doing, kudos to him.

Except for the part about Donny giving a Presser.  I think he should hold off as long as possible.  Don't feed the trolls.

[skeeter]

Finally wising up & not offering up candidates one at a time to be picked off in detail.

This will make the media "extremist" mantra sound like a broken record.