I only saw a few clips of the Warsh hearing, but what I did see makes me so mad I could spit. At Warsh? No. It's the Senators. I have never seen a group of smart people, most of whom are lawyers, be so unable to formulate decent questions. From the description of Alsobrooks' questions, which I didn't see, it seems like she might have been good-adjacent, but otherwise the wording was flabby and too easy to avoid. AOC does a much better job with many fewer words, and she's not a lawyer. Catherine's simple question that wasn't asked would have been much better. These Senators simply can't make it simple. And please, for God's sake stop asking the "Who won the 2020 election" question. It almost makes one think the Senators are just looking to get on the news rather than making a point. Thanks for letting me rant.
No, you are right on target. Will he stand up to Trump? Of course not. He didn't even have the guts to agree that Trump lost the 2020 election. Remarkable!
Of COURSE he lied to Congress! They ALL lie to Congress! Every SCOTUS nominee, every dept head and secretary, and this guy!!! Of COURSE he's a Trump puppet! We ALL know it! Congress PRETENDS! Either NOBODY gets confirmed or Congress all goes home and we stop paying them. Or Both!
"“It was a very rigorous interview. He asked some very relevant questions, and I offered my best judgments...." Trump and "rigorous interview"? Despite all evidence to the contrary that any such rigor could be applied to any Trump conversation, especially in relation to a job that requires a high degree of experience and forward thinking. Is there an actual transcript of this interview?
If he wasn't already committed to lowering the rate he wouldn't be the nominee. He's already bent the knee, kissed the ring, and the ass that goes with it.
First rule of this White House: everything is transactional.
Simple take: his refusal to say the truth about the 2020 election is enough. It was the Trump-approval litmus test. And it follows that nobody of "spine" is going to be acceptable to Trump as a nominee for anything. I fear that before long we will see a SCOTUS nominee ... maybe Aileen Cannon...fail it too.
Just once I'd like the Dems to have one senator focus on three or four questions (in this case the two Catherine laid out at the top and the one about the 2020 election) and leave it at that. The rest of the Dem senators can just sit there with their mouths shut. No spotlight for you today.
And then just wander out of the building. Those three questions are enough to disqualify Warsh.
I didn't find anything in the piece, as expressed in the headline, that described Dems not covering themselves in glory. You can't resist throwing in a "both sides" chide. Once a REPUB always....
"In fact, no one even bothered to ask him the second question."
"No one".means Dems and Republicans alike. Or perhaps, Dennis, Once a DEM.......
What Dem Senators did ask at the hearing was ok. What they didn't ask was pathetic. In addition to Catherine's point, they didn't challenge his ideological attacks on the Fed or his assertion that the Fed has lost its credibility and he (alone?) will fix it. As usual, they didn't do much homework. And I am a DEM.
Trump is the doctor wanna-be who demands that the adrenaline that was injected directly into the heart of near-death patient be administered by IV going forward.
Perhaps too soft, in that you're suggesting some naive doubts. Please understand clearly that in TrumpWorld - which is essentially the New York of Puzo's Godfather novels - receiving a political appointment from the President is exactly equivalent to being 'made' by The Don. The subsequent understanding from both sides is that the recipient then deeply 'owes' The Don.
I only saw a few clips of the Warsh hearing, but what I did see makes me so mad I could spit. At Warsh? No. It's the Senators. I have never seen a group of smart people, most of whom are lawyers, be so unable to formulate decent questions. From the description of Alsobrooks' questions, which I didn't see, it seems like she might have been good-adjacent, but otherwise the wording was flabby and too easy to avoid. AOC does a much better job with many fewer words, and she's not a lawyer. Catherine's simple question that wasn't asked would have been much better. These Senators simply can't make it simple. And please, for God's sake stop asking the "Who won the 2020 election" question. It almost makes one think the Senators are just looking to get on the news rather than making a point. Thanks for letting me rant.
Thank you for your analysis. Catherine. I really appreciate your addition to the bulwark cast? Keep up the good work!
Excellent column!
Yes, why was Larry Fitzgerald at the hearing. That was not on my bingo card.
It’s really pretty simple. Being favored by Trump ought to be the kiss of confirmation death.
No, you are right on target. Will he stand up to Trump? Of course not. He didn't even have the guts to agree that Trump lost the 2020 election. Remarkable!
Of COURSE he lied to Congress! They ALL lie to Congress! Every SCOTUS nominee, every dept head and secretary, and this guy!!! Of COURSE he's a Trump puppet! We ALL know it! Congress PRETENDS! Either NOBODY gets confirmed or Congress all goes home and we stop paying them. Or Both!
"“It was a very rigorous interview. He asked some very relevant questions, and I offered my best judgments...." Trump and "rigorous interview"? Despite all evidence to the contrary that any such rigor could be applied to any Trump conversation, especially in relation to a job that requires a high degree of experience and forward thinking. Is there an actual transcript of this interview?
If he wasn't already committed to lowering the rate he wouldn't be the nominee. He's already bent the knee, kissed the ring, and the ass that goes with it.
First rule of this White House: everything is transactional.
Transactional, yes. Two-way, no. So no nominee will be qualified or worthy.
That would have been an excellent question and should have been asked!
Simple take: his refusal to say the truth about the 2020 election is enough. It was the Trump-approval litmus test. And it follows that nobody of "spine" is going to be acceptable to Trump as a nominee for anything. I fear that before long we will see a SCOTUS nominee ... maybe Aileen Cannon...fail it too.
I think we have all been shown that cynicism serves us well in these times.
Just once I'd like the Dems to have one senator focus on three or four questions (in this case the two Catherine laid out at the top and the one about the 2020 election) and leave it at that. The rest of the Dem senators can just sit there with their mouths shut. No spotlight for you today.
And then just wander out of the building. Those three questions are enough to disqualify Warsh.
Leave the to cult discuss amongst themselves.
And do some homework on economics and monetary policy to make the questions pertinent.
I didn't find anything in the piece, as expressed in the headline, that described Dems not covering themselves in glory. You can't resist throwing in a "both sides" chide. Once a REPUB always....
"In fact, no one even bothered to ask him the second question."
"No one".means Dems and Republicans alike. Or perhaps, Dennis, Once a DEM.......
What Dem Senators did ask at the hearing was ok. What they didn't ask was pathetic. In addition to Catherine's point, they didn't challenge his ideological attacks on the Fed or his assertion that the Fed has lost its credibility and he (alone?) will fix it. As usual, they didn't do much homework. And I am a DEM.
Trump is the doctor wanna-be who demands that the adrenaline that was injected directly into the heart of near-death patient be administered by IV going forward.
Perhaps too soft, in that you're suggesting some naive doubts. Please understand clearly that in TrumpWorld - which is essentially the New York of Puzo's Godfather novels - receiving a political appointment from the President is exactly equivalent to being 'made' by The Don. The subsequent understanding from both sides is that the recipient then deeply 'owes' The Don.