We Already Off To A Bad Start!

Troubled waters.

In the Lame Duck session of the incompetent 119th Congress, the lone Republican, outgoing House member Thomas Massie of Kentucky issued eight Articles of Impeachment against Peter Brian Hegseth, the current Secretary of Defense (War).

The Republican and most Democrats voted to impeach him. Yet, it was not enough to secure an official impeachment. Republicans vehemently opposed the impeachment.

There were 10 Democrats and 1 independent who did not vote to impeach Hegseth.

It became a firestorm.

Democrats who were voted into the majority are not listening to will of the voters.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the Minority Leader is slated to be the House Speaker.

This latest incident shows the ineffectivemess of his leadership.

The members include three leaving and the eight who won reelection.

According to official House roll call records reported by The Intercept and Newsweek, the 11 members recorded as not voting were:

• Julia Brownley (D-California)

• Lou Correa (D-California)

• Laura Gillen (D-New York)

• Steven Horsford (D-Nevada)

• Jonathan Jackson (D-Illinois)

• Nancy Pelosi (D-California)

• Brittany Pettersen (D-Colorado)

• Melanie Stansbury (D-New Mexico)

• Haley Stevens (I-Michigan)

• Marilyn Strickland (D-Washington)

• Frederica Wilson (D-Florida)

All but Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico take money from AIPAC (United Democracy Project). 

Nancy Pelsoi, the former House Speaker who called protesters over support for Israel a bunch of paid agitators from the Chinese Communist Party. Retiring.

Haley Stevens, the losing Democratic candidate for the Michigan senate race who rescinded her endorsement of Sen-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) to endorse Republican candidate Mike Rogers. Stevens in her final weeks will be referred as an independent and she is slated to be stripped of her committees (likely booted from the caucus). Retiring.

Don't worry, I am still you're War Secretary.

Frederica Wilson, the absent lawmaker like her fellow outgoing Republican Tom Kean of New Jersey has a reputation of flamboyant hats. Her support of Israel is strong. Retiring.

Jonathan Jackson, is an Illinois lawmaker. He is the son of the late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, Sr. missed the vote and has taken money from the lobby. Jackson, Sr. vehemently opposed Israel. The lawmaker and his brother, former lawmaker Jesse Jackson, Jr. have supported Israel and went on trips sponsored by AIPAC.

Brittany Peterson, the Colorado lawmaker who claims her fame to being pregnant while in office has been snarky towards protesters and has committed her unanimous support to Israel.

Laura Gillen, the New York lawmaker who recently criticized the boycott of businesses in Philadelphia. She made the claims the Pro Palestine freedom rides were antisemitic towards Jewish businesses. The protests were in response to workers being terminated for backing Palestine and the owner contributed funds to Israel.

Their excuse was traffic delays. Right. 

Why the fuck you don't arrive early?

Melanie Stansbury, Jonathan Jackson, Laura Gillen, and Marilyn Strickland stated that a traffic incident and a police escort/motorcade blocked them from entering the Capitol before the vote closed. Stansbury subsequently entered a statement into the Congressional Record noting she would have voted "No" on killing the impeachment resolution.

Had at least eight of the absent Democrats been present and voted with their caucus, they would have defeated the procedural motion and forced a full House floor vote on Hegseth's impeachment. Fellow Democrats, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), publicly criticized their absent colleagues for failing to show up.

President Donald J. Trump hailed Hegseth as a "great American patriot" after impeachment proceedings were shot down in the US House of Representatives.

Trump called the procedural defeat an "EXONERATION of a Great American Patriot," in a post on Truth Social.