Holier than thou

I will juxtapose two seemingly unrelated news stories. It seems that Tommy Tuberville, whose qualification to be a U.S. Senator was coaching football, issingle handedly preventing the confirmation of high ranking military officers because the military provides troops with access to abortion, which is mentioned exactly once in the entire Bible, Old Testament and New -- specifically inNumbers 5 which prescribes a ceremony for the purpose of inducing abortion: Tuberville ’s objection has thrown a wrench in what is usually a routine Senate maneuver in which hundreds of military nominations are confirmed all at once under a process known as unanimous consent. If Tuberville continues to hold out, the Senate would have to vote on hundreds of Pentagon nominations o ne at a time — a process that a Democratic Senate aide said could take a year to get through.“This political showmanship could have a serious impact on our military readiness, on our military forces, and on our national security,” a National Security Council spokesman told CNN.  Among the more than 180 nominations pending right now are some of the military ’s most critical positions, including the commanders of 7th Fleet, in the Indo-Pacific, and 5th Fleet, which is part of Naval Forces Central Command. It also includes the military representative to NATO, at a critical time with the war in Ukraine. The Senate approvestens of thousands of civilian and military nominations every year. I...
Source: Stayin' Alive - Category: American Health Source Type: blogs