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OHIO COLONEL
OHIO COLONEL said:
I believe the nominations are not 'formal' until inauguration at which time the Senate takes them up...start hearings...then vote.
No recess then for months. So I have no idea when they would try a recess appointment.
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Think I misspoke. Investigations/vetting can happen before and the hearings...but the vote doesn't come till after the inauguration.
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OHIO COLONEL said:
SS is paid into so you are getting YOUR money back.
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Exactly! That’s why Trump’s proposal to eliminate tax on your SS benefits makes sense. You don’t receive a tax deduction when this SS tax is withheld from your paycheck, so it’s not fair when you are required to report SS benefits received as taxable income.
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KyCatFan said:
It's been a great week. Republicans take the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives and the Cats get the huge win in basketball. Then add in that I went to the VA yesterday and while there, I was told they were giving out free turkeys. Drove over to the area where it was happening and got a turkey plus a bunch of can goods, mashed potatoes, and stuffing.

I took it all to my mom's house so she can do Thanksgiving for the family and not be out any money. I've never cooked turkey or prepared a big meal like that so it would have been lost on me. I was tempted to buy one of those turkey fryers but it probably wouldn't have went very well.
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Love fried turkey. I've got about the biggest fryer you can get. Bad thing is....price of oil (especially peanut) is thru the roof, and if you like turkey for a Winter holiday, etc it's a real pain cleaning it up outside while it's 30 degrees or less.
So I basically use the fryer now for boiled corn at a big Summer cookout of for Low Country Boils.
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OHIO COLONEL said:
I believe the nominations are not 'formal' until inauguration at which time the Senate takes them up...start hearings...then vote.
No recess then for months. So I have no idea when they would try a recess appointment.
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I think the Senate would have to go in recess for 10 or more days next January/February to accomplish this, which is why Trump wanted Scott to be the Leader. If Thune goes forward with this, it will likely be challenged in the courts. In 2014, Obama appointed 3 democrat members of the NLRB via recess appointments and was sued over it. The Supreme Court found the appointments unlawful because the Senate was not truly in recess and not for long enough. So neither Trump nor Biden have used recess appointments since. For the Senate to go into a long recess just so Gaetz (and others) can sail through would be something else.
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Basketball season - SEC

Friedas_Boss
Hooray for basketball season. Somehow Vandy is still playing meaningful games in football but I’ve already made the transition to hoops.

Looking at the SEC, it appears this may be the strongest the conference has been in years.

Auburn
Bama
Florida
UTjr
Kentucky
Texas
A&M
Ole Miss
Miss St.
Arky

All of the above teams can get after it.

LSU
Oklahome
South Carolina
Mizzou
Georgia

All of the above can be dangerous at home.

Then there is Vandy who was picked 16th out of 16 teams. I don’t really know what happens this year, but I’d be pretty shocked if this team ended up in 16th place this season. Mark Byington appears to be the real deal and the Dores are fun to watch.

How many SEC teams can make the NCAA Tournament? I’d have to think conference realignment is going to make things difficult on the committee this year. I think we could get as many as 11 teams in the Dance.

Great win over Duke the other night, Cats. I watched and loved it. Pope is the real deal. Looking forward to some battles later this season!
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