WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate panel that John McCain leads will press ahead with its business this week as the Arizona Republican continues to recuperate from surgery to remove a blood clot.
The Armed Services Committee says Republican Senator James Inhofe will act as chairman during McCain’s absence. Inhofe, who is from Oklahoma, is a longtime member of the panel and runs the subcommittee on military readiness and management support.
The committee meets Tuesday to consider the nomination of Air Force Gen. Paul Selva to serve a second term as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The committee also is scheduled to consider the nominations of four civilians for Defense Department posts. Among them is Ellen Lord, who was selected by President Donald Trump to be the Pentagon’s top acquisition official.
Inhofe: All hat and no cattle…
So, “The Senate panel that John McCain leads” is the Armed Services Committee?
Why would you call it any thing else? Because you want an extra paragraph to add a little mystery and confusion to an otherwise banal news item?
So, it’s from ‘mavericky’ to just plain ‘icky?’
It’s frightening to think of Inhofe as being in charge of everything. Indeed, it’s frightening that he is allowed to walk around free.