A confused Dianne Feinstein tried to give a speech in the middle of a Senate hearing vote and was told to 'just say aye' instead
A confused Dianne Feinstein tried to give a speech in the middle of a Senate hearing vote and was told to 'just say aye' instead
"Just say aye," Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Patty Murray repeatedly pleaded to Feinstein during the vote. Eventually, Feinstein did just that.
Senator Dianne Feinstein appeared confused during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday. When asked to vote on a proposal, Feinstein began giving a lengthy speech instead of simply saying "aye" or "nay" as requested. The committee chair, Senator Patty Murray, had to repeatedly tell Feinstein "just say aye" and remind her that it was time for a vote, not speeches. After some delay, Feinstein finally cast her vote. A spokesperson said Feinstein was preoccupied and did not realize a vote had been called. The incident raises further concerns about Feinstein's ability to serve at age 90, as she has made other recent mistakes and often relies on aides.
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Absolutely disgusting, completely disconnected from not only the nation but reality itself.
just another traitor standing in the way of progress
Just like RBG, too interested in personal power and ego, what else is new I guess
Edit: and naps, who doesn’t love a little power nap
I don't think she has enough consistent cognitive functionality to know wtf is going on really.
She's being propped up by Pelosi rather than being allowed to decompose horizontally with dignity.
It's indicative of just how corrupt the political class is in every western country
Source re Pelosi?
Feinstein’s primary caregiver: Pelosi’s daughter
Pelosi is keeping Feinstein in place so she can swap her out for Schiff instead of having two other candidates who would be interim replacements that are more left wing and not (so much) under her control.
I believe her chief aide is one of Pelosi's children, and people read into that manipulation by Nancy herself -- usually along the lines of "she's propping up Feinstein to keep out a progressive replacement!"
Feinstein belongs in a memory care ward rather than the Senate, but it doesn't take nefarious scheming by everyone's favorite bogeywoman to explain a cantankerous dementia patient refusing to accept their limitations and step away from something that they find comfortable and familiar.
I heard someone joke that if her staffers aren't propping her up to keep their jobs but are actually delighting in seeing her frightened and confused in public, that person had new respect for the staffers. It's an amusing way to reframe this tragedy.
I don't think she's interested in much besides naps at this point.
This is 1000% on her staff, family, and colleagues.