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Oklahoma Representative James Bridenstine, a Navy Reserve pilot, was confirmed as NASA's 13th administrator on Thursday.
In a 50-49 vote Thursday, Oklahoma Representative James Bridenstine, a Navy Reserve pilot, was confirmed as NASA's 13th administrator, an agency that usually is kept away from partisanship. His three predecessors — two nominated by Republicans — were all approved unanimously. Before that, one NASA chief served under three presidents, two Republicans and a Democrat.
The two days of voting were as tense as a launch countdown.
A procedural vote Wednesday initially ended in a 49-49 tie — Vice President Mike Pence, who normally breaks a tie, was at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida — before Arizona Republican Jeff Flake switched from opposition to support, using his vote as leverage to address an unrelated issue.
Thursday's vote included the drama of another delayed but approving vote by Flake, a last-minute no vote by Illinois Democrat Tammy Duckworth — who wheeled onto the floor with her 10-day-old baby in tow — and the possibility of a tie-breaker by Pence, who was back in town.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 21 2018, @03:47AM (2 children)
Oh my, it's the tolerant Left again! Thankfully the desire to violently control what others say was never a strong selling point for your side. And voting with the goal of obstructing an administration that is doing helpful things for the country is just sad.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday April 21 2018, @04:58AM
That's one way to interpret it. I imagine the obstructionists have another.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 21 2018, @06:01PM
Where is aristarchus to comment on khallow being lumped in with him?