Senator Markwayne Mullin: How Many Senators Have Shown Up Drunk To Vote At Night?

"Sen. @Markwayn Mullin (R-OK) responds to Sen. Kaine questions earlier in the hearing: "How many senators have shown up drunk to vote at night?...And how many senators do you know have gotten divorced for cheating on their wives...it's for show....it is so ridiculous you guys hold yourselves to a higher standard." Full video here:C-SPAN." 

Source:C-SPAN with a look at U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (Democrat, Virginia) perhaps being entertained by U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin's (Republican, Oklahoma) puppeteering for Donald J. Trump.

From C-SPAN

The Daily Beast: 

“How many senators have showed up drunk to vote at night?” Mullin demanded after Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine’s fiery line of questioning. “Have any of you guys asked them to step down and resign from their jobs? And don’t tell me you haven’t seen it, because I know you have... 

The Oklahoma Republican went on to slam lawmakers for inquiring about whether infidelity in Hegseth’s marriages could be disqualifying for the Cabinet position, arguing that multiple politicians divorced spouses under similar circumstances.

“How many senators do you know have got a divorce before cheating on their wives? Did you ask them to step down? No, but it’s for show,” Mullin said. “You guys make sure you make a big show and point out the hypocrisy, because a man’s made a mistake, and you want to sit there and say that he’s not qualified... 

From The Daily Beast

At the end of the day, it's really just the people of Oklahoma and I guess the person that Senator Markwayne Mullins sees in the mirror, that he has to answer to who they see in the mirror. Because we don't have national elections for Congress. (House or Senate) They're all done by district and state. And if a majority of Oklahoma voters have no issues about 1 of their U.S. Senators being nothing more than a puppet of Donald Trump, instead of representing their state in Congress, then I imagine Senator Mullin will be easily reelected when he's up for reelection, if he chooses to run for reelection. 

But keep in mind, when we went through the Matt Gaetz confirmation political soap opera back in November and December, Senator Mullin was 1 of the 1st, if not first Republican Senator to say that he couldn't vote for Representative Gaetz to be the next Attorney General of the United States, because he didn't think Representative Gaetz was qualified to be Attorney General. 

But go up 4-6 weeks later and now you would think that Markwayne Mullin got into line and waited almost a month to kiss Donald Trump's feet (to keep this clean) in public and now he finally got his opportunity. And decides to take that shot by accusing his fellow U.S. Senators (that he didn't name individually) of being alcoholics. Why? Because there's evidence that the current nominee for Secretary of Defense is not, or at least has been, a hardcore alcohol drinker, if not alcoholic. Who is now up for 1 of the most stressful jobs in the U.S. Government. 

I would think only being President  and perhaps Attorney General are the only more stressful jobs in the entire U.S. Government. (But Speaker of the House Mike Johnson might disagree with that right now) And what do hard drinkers do when they're under stress? They drink! They get loaded! 

I'm not a religious man, (I guess that comes from being Agnostic) so I don't use religious expressions very often. But what Senator Mullin did today, was essentially admit that's he's a puppet of Donald Trump and acknowledge that Pete Hegseth is not just a hardcore drinker, or at the very least has been 1 in the past, but he's had real problems with women in the past. 

But then Senator Mullin takes it a step further by basically saying: 

"Who here isn't a hardcore drinker and has had issues with women in the past, cheated on their wives, etc..." He's basically saying that it's OK to be a womanizer and perhaps even women beater, and maybe even an alcoholic, because they're all done those those things. Because it's not like people become Secretary of Defense to relax or go on vacation. It's a stressful job and guys need to be guys and need to relax. 

Speaking of puppets: Senator Mullin and I are the same age. So we both, or I certainly remember growing up with The Muppets on PBS in the 1980s. 1 of the few shows that my parents let me watch when I was really young. If Markwayne Mullin was like 10 years older, he could've been the star of that show. But the old expression "elections have consequences", perfectly applies here. This is who Oklahoma has chosen to represent them in the Senate. And the rest of the country has to live with that. 

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