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I read the Daily Kos article, and it seems that indeed he did block them Hekate Aug 2022 #1
In the KOS article Warren Gunnels explains what happened AntivaxHunters Aug 2022 #2
Send me a link. I did not see that...Markos is a progressive too. Demsrule86 Aug 2022 #7
I looked it up myself. And all I will say is Sen. Sander made a miscalculation. Demsrule86 Aug 2022 #8
The postal nominees Bernie blocked wanted to privatize the Postal Service, end 6-day mail, Celerity Aug 2022 #34
It is required that the board have representatives from different parties: W_HAMILTON Aug 2022 #18
+1 betsuni Aug 2022 #21
Can't the same be said though with giving a Republican the position AntivaxHunters Aug 2022 #31
Three of ours, two of theirs. On a Board that has to have 5 from one party and 4 from the other. Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #32
Fair AntivaxHunters Aug 2022 #33
He's wrong. W_HAMILTON Aug 2022 #37
"Who" is wrong? AntivaxHunters Aug 2022 #40
Gunnels. He himself admitted... W_HAMILTON Aug 2022 #41
Sorry but no AntivaxHunters Aug 2022 #42
No Kidding.. and here we Cha Aug 2022 #51
now usps is run by a guy who wanted to gut the Postal Service, privatize it & slash jobs, pensions msongs Aug 2022 #3
It sure looks like it. And it's comradebillyboy Aug 2022 #4
.... greatauntoftriplets Aug 2022 #5
Yes, in December 2016. lapucelle Aug 2022 #6
Thanks for the background JohnSJ Aug 2022 #9
Thank you. betsuni Aug 2022 #11
I cant say USPS services have changed much over the last ten years SYFROYH Aug 2022 #10
You must have missed everything that's been happening. yardwork Aug 2022 #26
Maybe don't appoint people who want to privatize the Post Office and gut unions? Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2022 #12
And what exactly do you think he was doing... W_HAMILTON Aug 2022 #17
You do understand, don't you, that the law required Obama to appoint two republiQans in order Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #35
The Independent Senator from Vermont 48656c6c6f20 Aug 2022 #13
Did people defend anti-union privatizers? Sympthsical Aug 2022 #14
Yes, the usual suspects Sewa Aug 2022 #16
Blocking Obama's appointments and letting Trump make them all instead... W_HAMILTON Aug 2022 #19
+1 betsuni Aug 2022 #20
Sanders made the best decision Sewa Aug 2022 #22
Democrats are always expected to predict the future. betsuni Aug 2022 #23
In December 2016 we ALL could predict the future. yardwork Aug 2022 #27
Did he not have the information that ANY slate Obama put forward would HAVE to have two republiQans? Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #30
One would think this would be obvious. Apparently not to everyone, though. Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #28
Yeah, anybody can see that. Cha Aug 2022 #47
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... betsuni Aug 2022 #25
No. They defended the best way to work with the rules governing the Board. Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #29
K&R betsuni Aug 2022 #15
Why did Obama nominate them in the first place? 867-5309. Aug 2022 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #38
"Obama nominates Vicki Kennedy, Ted Kennedy's widow, for USPS board" lapucelle Aug 2022 #43
Mahallo for Explaining that, Cha Aug 2022 #45
Mahalo, John, for Shining the Light Cha Aug 2022 #39
Sanders wanted to Primary Obama JI7 Aug 2022 #44
Exactly. Cha Aug 2022 #46
Ahh Yep! Peacetrain Aug 2022 #48
Ding! Ding! Ding! ☝🏼 Tarheel_Dem Aug 2022 #50
Hey Aloha, Tarheel Cha Aug 2022 #52
Aloha, dear Cha. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2022 #53
Good to see you! Cha Aug 2022 #54
And you as well. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2022 #56
Aww Mahalo, Tarheel💕 Cha Aug 2022 #57
Yes, and set the board up for the disaster that came with tRump's election. Hortensis Aug 2022 #49
well, two were republicans bigtree Aug 2022 #55
well two, by law, had to be republicans Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #58
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