This Bitch: Tom Cotton

Republican Senator Tom Cotton, who is overly concerned about the alleged loss of masculinity in the world, which is leading to the downfall of America, has refused to confirm the Biden administration's US attorney nominees in Blue states until Democratic Senator Dick Durbin apologizes for interrupting him during a committee hearing last March.

Durbin said Cotton's hissy fit broke with custom, and added that Democrats never held up US attorney nominations during the last administration despite having the power to do so, and said:

"Given the critical role that these US attorneys play in bringing justice to those who violate federal criminal laws, it is hard to imagine that any member of this body would obstruct efforts to confirm these law-enforcement officials. Doing so could threaten public safety and puts at risk millions of Americans' security. It's also a stark departure from what has happened before."

But manly man Tom Cotton maintains that "courtesy and collegiality and respect" need to be a "two-way street" in the Senate:

"If there are not consequences when rules and traditions are breached in this institution, we will soon not have rules and traditions. I have also said that if the senator from Illinois would simply express regret for what happened that day and pledge that it wouldn't happen again, I would be happy to let all these nominees move forward."

Cotton was talking about a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing nine months ago for Vanita Gupta, who was nominated by the Biden administration and later confirmed as an associate attorney general at the Department of Justice.

Durbin, who chairs the committee, interrupted Cotton’s, and other Republicans attacks on Gupta to force a vote, after which she was narrowly confirmed by a bipartisan vote, with Alaska GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski casting the lone Republican vote of support.

And Durbin did apologize for interrupting Cotton but said Republicans forced his hand in their attempt to block a vote on Gupta's nomination by invoking an obscure Senate rule to prevent the committee from meeting after midnight.

And now Tom Cotton’s panties are still so twisted, nine months later, that he is holding up even more votes, so here goes …

I’m sorry Senator Cotton. I’m sorry that a butthurt asshat such as yourself was ever elected to Congress to do the work of the people but stops working because someone made him mad.

Tom Cotton, This Bitch.