Senator Markwayne Mullin Refuses To Say Who's Drunk In The Senate

"Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin refuses to elaborate on which Senators are allegedly regularly drunk in the Senate." 

Source:David Pakman Show talking about U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin's appearance on CNN with Kaitlan Collins last night.

From the David Pakman Show

Senator Markwayne Mullin: 

"I'm just looking for qualifications. You didn't give me any qualifications.

Starts bringing up the fact that, what if you showed up drunk to your job? How many senators have showed up drunk to vote at night? (LAUGHTER)

Have any of you guys asked them to step down and resign from their job? And don't tell me you haven't seen it, because I know you have.

Kaitlan Collins: 

"I mean, first off, that's a pretty serious accusation there. Do you want to name any of the senators that you're saying-- are drinking on the job?

Senator Markwayne Mullin: 

No, and that's -- my whole point was, is that these senators, on the other side of the aisle, was trying to act like they were had more morals than Pete Hegseth. And they don't.

If you're going to hold someone accountable for their behavior, then hold everybody accountable. I'm not saying, I'm the most moral man or the perfect individual. I'm absolutely not. I wasn't the one calling him out. But if you're going to hold -- if you're going to hold someone at that standard, then hold everybody at that standard...

But I was in that room today. And when you said that, I guess, the thought that went through my head was, if what you're saying is true, and your colleagues do show up drinking, to come to work and vote, which I think would maybe be concerning to those taxpayers who pay them, how is the bad behavior of a sitting senator, a defense of someone who wants to run the Pentagon...

You can see the whole transcript of this interview at CNN

Senator Mullin's statement from Tuesday in the Senate Armed Services Committee about drunk U.S. Senators: 

“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 New Democrat

First of all, I'm, going to push back on something that David Pakman said and risk sounding like I'm defending career politicians, especially members of Congress, who could definitely be the worst of our career politicians. Never forget the phrase: "Elections have consequences" 

David Pakman said: "It may very well be true that senators are showing up to vote drunk... If that were the case, we would already know about that. There might be a 1,000 or more Congressional reporters on Capitol Hill. And with all the smartphones, the internet, the 24 hour news networks, the national, as well as local Congressional reporters on Capitol Hill covering both the Senate and the House, (for that mater) if you have alcoholic senators up there, we would already know about that. 

As someone who's pushing 50 now, I actually remember hearing about former U.S. Senator John Tower, who was President George H.W. Bush's original choice for Secretary of Defense back in 1989, as that story was going on. He was considered to be a lock for Secretary of Defense, even in a Democratic Senate that had 55 Democratic seats. 

Senator Tower was Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, before that he was the Ranking Member of that Committee, as well as the Ranking Member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence from 1975-76. 

And then stories about Senator Tower's alcoholism broke when he was a senator, before he left Congress in 1985. And his confirmation was all but dead. 

Forget about smartphones or social media. This was 1989. There wasn't even an internet back then. We barley had 24 news networks at this point. And yet the Tower alcoholism story still broke. 

My 1st point here and this is where I sort of agree with David Pakman: Senator Markwayne Mullin doesn't have any "receipts" to bring. He's just pulling a "we all do it" play and basically saying that Pete Hegseth shouldn't be held to any higher standard than some Joe Jones on the street, who lives a life that's completely obscure, who just goes about his own business everyday. That's basically how Senator Mullin sees the Secretary of Defense, as well as U.S. Senators: they're just a bunch of Joe and Sally Jones's on the street and therefor shouldn't be treated as important people, held to higher standards. Or, that's what he wants the mainstream media to think.

Had Kamala Harris won the election and she's appointing the new Secretary of Defense and that person has a history of heavy alcohol use, how much would you want to be bet me that Senator Mullin would be acting like the Secretary of Defense is 1 of the most responsible and powerful positions in the whole world. And therefor we must hold that person to the highest standards possible. 

But Donald Trump won and according to Senator Mullin, what The Donald wants, is what The Donald gets. This Republican Congress should just be there to protect his back. Not do their jobs as members of Congress. 

My 2nd and final point here is, Senator Mullin is just playing partisan politics and serving as another 1 of Donald J. Trump's political pets. Nothing more, or less. 

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