We've already gnashed our teeth over the fact that "global warming hoax" Sen. Dan Inhofe (R-OK) will now be in charge of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), another nay-sayer, will be in charge of a subcommtitee on Science and Technology.
Now comes the news that the senator who wants the U. S. Postal Service to enter bankruptcy will be the one to assume the committee that oversees that service.
As Rachel Maddow pointed out last night, Republicans have managed to continue their practice of having only "white guys" in charge of committees. Out of 23 committee chair appointees, they are batting 22 to 1 -- and that one token woman chair is in charge of the House Committee on Administration, essentially a House-keeping function.
The only bright spot -- and believe me it is A Very Bright Spot -- is that Sen. Darrell Issa (R-CA) will no longer chair the Governmental Oversight Committee that can investigate anything it wants to in the adminitration. That's almost worth anything else, all by itself to get rid of Issa's meanness. This is the man who cut off the microphone of his ranking Democratic member when he didn't like what he was saying.
Ralph
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