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2021-11-25 Home Front: Politix
Comrade Down: Senate Forces Biden to Dump OCC Nominee, Lenin Scholar
She was too toxic even for some Dems (who seek re-election)
[FreeBeacon] Five Senate Democrats told the White House late Wednesday they will not support Lenin scholarship recipient Saule Omarova to serve as Comptroller of the Currency, nuking her chances to serve as the country’s bank regulator.

The Democrats—Sens. Jon Tester (D., Mont.), Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.), Mark Kelly (D., Ariz.), Mark Warner (D., Va.), and John Hickenlooper (D., Colo.)—join all Senate Republicans in opposition to Omarova, who came under scrutiny over her proposals to use the banking system to "bankrupt" the oil and gas industry and her education in the Soviet Union. Axios reported Wednesday that the Democrats informed the White House they will not support Biden's nominee.

The failed nomination marks a major setback for progressives, who championed Omarova over her criticism of big banks and fossil fuel companies. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) hailed Omarova’s nomination as "tremendous news." The left-wing Sierra Club touted Omarova as a bulwark against "climate chaos" and hoped she would set up "guardrails against Wall Street's risky fossil fuel investments."

Omarova faced questions about her academic history throughout the confirmation process. Omarova in recent years scrubbed her resume of references to a thesis she wrote about Karl Marx while studying on a Lenin scholarship at Moscow State University in the 1980s. Omarova disavowed the thesis at her confirmation hearing this month, but said she did not have a copy of the document.

Omarova was arrested in 1995 on charges she stole $214 in merchandise from a T.J. Maxx store in Madison, Wisc., where she was studying for her doctorate degree.

Related: Powerline: It’s over for Omarova
Posted by Frank G 2021-11-25 11:26|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top
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#1 They'll nominate someone else who will try to implement the same policies. And I wouldn't worry about Comrade Omarova. They'll find a place for her where she doesn't have to undergo any scrutiny.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-11-25 12:18||   2021-11-25 12:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Currency Czar.
Posted by CrazyFool 2021-11-25 12:45||   2021-11-25 12:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Will she be imprisoned ?
Posted by Besoeker 2021-11-25 13:19||   2021-11-25 13:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Donks are easy with throwing Asians under the bus. Just saying.
Posted by Procopius2k 2021-11-25 14:14||   2021-11-25 14:14|| Front Page Top

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