Tom Marino withdraws from being next drug czar nominee

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How did such a 'fine' man get the nomination in the first place? No vetting?

The Trump administration is - ahem - not known for careful vetting.

its known for extreme vetting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What I would like to know is how he became the Trump administration's top pick for DEA unless this is another in the line of putting the fox in to guard the hens: Scott Pruitt who is in the pocket of oil, gas and the chemical industries, Ryan Zinke who is in the pocket of the extraction industries etc.
So in the upside down world of this administration perhaps it makes sense to put someone who actually helped make the opiod crisis worse in charge of the DEA?

In 2016, Marino was part of a GOP effort to look into whether Hillary Clinton committed perjury when she testified before Congress about her private email server, Fox News reported.
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/08/16/gop-rep-marino-clintons-are-pathological-liars

Well, then he's shown he's a man of impeccable judgment and character, suitable for any high office in the government. The fact that Fox News corroborates this is additional proof.

Not so fast. Trump requires that nominees look the part. Marino may not have been suitably Russian-looking to be drug czar.

[Anonymous]

And now Tom Marino has withdrawn from his Congressional seat to take an unspecified private sector job. After serving only two weeks. Someone must REALLY not like being in the minority.

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/tom-marino-resigning-congress

Special election to come, super R district so no pickup opportunity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And now Tom Marino has withdrawn from his Congressional seat to take an unspecified private sector job. After serving only two weeks. Someone must REALLY not like being in the minority.

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/tom-marino-resigning-congress

Special election to come, super R district so no pickup opportunity.

big pharma job?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And now Tom Marino has withdrawn from his Congressional seat to take an unspecified private sector job. After serving only two weeks. Someone must REALLY not like being in the minority.

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/tom-marino-resigning-congress

Special election to come, super R district so no pickup opportunity.

He was also known to associate with George Papadapolous. There may be more to this. Also Pennsylvania has been redistrcited, but some of those counties had a D during some of the Obama years, so it’s not impossible.

[Anonymous]

Another day jumping off the Trumptanic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And now Tom Marino has withdrawn from his Congressional seat to take an unspecified private sector job. After serving only two weeks. Someone must REALLY not like being in the minority.

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/tom-marino-resigning-congress

Special election to come, super R district so no pickup opportunity.

He was also known to associate with George Papadapolous. There may be more to this. Also Pennsylvania has been redistrcited, but some of those counties had a D during some of the Obama years, so it’s not impossible.

The newly drawn district is R+17, so it’s a reaaaaaaaaally long shot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And now Tom Marino has withdrawn from his Congressional seat to take an unspecified private sector job. After serving only two weeks. Someone must REALLY not like being in the minority.

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/tom-marino-resigning-congress

Special election to come, super R district so no pickup opportunity.

He was also known to associate with George Papadapolous. There may be more to this. Also Pennsylvania has been redistrcited, but some of those counties had a D during some of the Obama years, so it’s not impossible.

The newly drawn district is R+17, so it’s a reaaaaaaaaally long shot.

Yes, Marino's district is deeply within Fox/Limbaugh territory. Far from cities, far from real news, no real local news to speak of. People there listen to the liars on rightwing radio and on Fox every day. I think there's a Sinclair station there too. Sad.