Faggot Tuberville Bends Over & Spreads 'Em
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If he doesn't like abortion he shouldn't get one. The dirty little over
fed queer hasn't served a day in his life. This kiddy fucker has no
shame.
Tommy Tuberville drops hold on hundreds of military confirmations
December 5, 2023 at 05:14 p.m. EST
US Senator Tommy Tuberville says he will drop his hold on hundreds of
military promotions, a blockade that infuriated his fellow Republicans.
The Alabama senator has refused to confirm over 400 officers since
February as part of a protest over the Pentagon's abortion access policy.
He released the hold after months of pressure from fellow Republicans,
who said he had damaged national security.
But he insisted he would maintain the hold for the most senior
promotions.
For nearly a year, Mr Tuberville stalled military promotions to protest
against a Pentagon policy created after Roe v Wade, which granted US
women abortion rights for half a century, was overturned last year.
It allowed service members time off and travel reimbursement for seeking abortions and fertility treatment. The policy reimburses members who had
to travel to a state where abortion is not restricted.
During the 10-month campaign, approval of over half of the military's
general and admiral positions were held up. At one point the Pentagon was forced to appoint acting heads of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
Mr Tuberville originally said he would only drop his hold if the Pentagon changed its policy, but there had been increasing pressure from both
sides of the aisle to confirm officers. Typically, military confirmations
are confirmed through unanimous consent to expedite the process.
"I'm not going to hold the promotions of these people any longer," Mr Tuberville told reporters on Tuesday. "We just released them - about 440
of them. Everybody but 10 or 11 four-stars."
His fellow Republicans had become increasingly irate with Mr Tuberville's actions in recent weeks. But on Tuesday he defended his campaign.
"It's been a long fight," Mr Tuberville said on Tuesday. "We fought hard.
We did the right thing for the unborn and for our military, fighting back against executive overreach."
Defence officials had also urged Mr Tuberville to drop his hold on senior military promotions.
Brig Gen Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said: "As evidenced
by everything that's going on in the world right now, we have a very
important mission in terms of defending this nation, and anytime you add
a level of uncertainty into the chain of command, it creates an
unnecessary friction."
Watch: Republican senators lash out at Tuberville
White House spokesman John Kirby welcomed the move, saying it will allow "several hundred officers" to return to critical missions.
But he added that four-star generals and admirals must be urgently
confirmed, saying, "they're leading at the very top leadership level".
"They're responsible for some very, very strategic issues around the
world."
The Democrats' Senate leader, Chuck Schumer of New York, said he planned
to "move these promotions as soon as possible, possibly later this
afternoon".
Mr Tuberville's fellow conservatives also breathed a sigh of relief.
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham said he was "glad this has come to
the end".
"I agree with his concerns about the Pentagon policy of using taxpayer
dollars to fund travel for abortions, but I think the blanket hold
approach is really punishing people who had nothing to do with that," he
told CNN.
In November, his fellow Republicans took to the Senate floor in a five-
hour confrontation over the hold, saying they agreed with his objection
to the Pentagon policy, but said Mr Tuberville's actions would not
resolve it.
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