Reestablishing the Senate’s dress code when they are worthless
The Senate is pretty much worthless. A dress code, you gotta be kidding me. What is this Omega Theta Pi?
Dems really need to concentrate on the issues and lay into Repubs on their failure to pass a budget, etc. Why should Dems play nice when Repubs don’t. It is about time someone took a different stance. Fetterman is different than the normal arrivals in government.
As far as Durbin, he gave a speech at Showdown in Chicago which I attended. Great speech and then nothing afterwards. They are all talk and no action. The only thing they can agree on is what suit (clothing) should be worn in the Senate.
John Fetterman Just Got Some Bad News – 19FortyFive, Georgia Gilholy
The proposal being circulated by Sen. Manchin seeks to reestablish the Senate’s previous dress code standards, which required senators to wear coats, ties, or business attire while on the Senate floor. One senator familiar with the resolution stated that it aims to define the dress code and essentially return to what it was before Schumer’s recent change.
Schumer’s decision to ease the dress code was seen by many as an attempt to accommodate the preferences of first-term Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), known for his signature hoodie and shorts. However, the move has faced bipartisan pushback. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) expressed his belief that the Senate should maintain certain standards when it comes to attire on the Senate floor. Durbin emphasized the need for the Senate to act on this matter.
“Coalition of the Rational”
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) referred to the group of senators advocating for restoring the dress code as “the coalition of the rational.” He criticized the idea of conforming the dress code to the lowest common denominator and argued for the need to maintain dress code standards. Cornyn predicted that a Senate resolution on this issue would allow senators to express their views on the necessity of a dress code.
Real powerful commentary by Cornyn. Manchin failed to get the opioid commentary correct when he took the floor to discuss a death of one rich white, blonde haired, woman.
“West Virginia has more drug overdose deaths per capita than any other state (52.8 out of every 100,000 residents).”
The rundown on West Virgina a state with a declining population. Senators, Opioids, and EpiPens, Angry Bear, run75441
Who is that guy – “run?”
What a waste of taxpayer money, debating whether to enforce a dress code in the Senate. Trivial pursuit.
Joel:
A deflection from the reality of a budget for the upcoming year. And Durbin is right in there with them.
Will the bimbos dress more … ahhhh, conservatively ?
@Ten,
Who, in your view, are the “bimbos” in the Senate?
Female Senators can dress the way they want. Kyrsten Sinema is quite the fashionista.
Here male colleagues should take note.
Kyrsten Sinema’s Style Keeps Us Guessing
NY Times – October 18, 2021
I don’t see why Lindsey Graham couldn’t follow suit. And then maybe some others.
Evenyually John Fetterman will cross over, perhaps.
@Fred,
Fetterman dresses for comfort, not for speed.
There needs to be a lot more cross-dressing in Congress.
If the Democratic Party knew how to bust balls they would hold a Fetterman dress down day or better, a week. If they knew how in the House, they would all show up for committee hearings, stand up in unison, take off their jackets, roll up their sleeves and loosen their ties.
Daniel:
Many of them are complicit. Durbin was. He was whining also. They are trying to set themselves above the constituency they represent who are very much like Fetterman in appearance. Figuring that clothes will make the difference.
I don’t know if they are as much trying to set themselves above the constituency as simply stuck in the old days of social norms. Certainly they believe wearing a suit implies some sort of dignity and deserving of respect of the person.
Well, I guess we could go in all sorts of directions regarding where their heads are at.
@Daniel,
“Certainly they believe wearing a suit implies some sort of dignity and deserving of respect of the person.”
When I was a little assistant professor at my medical school, I’d show up for meetings in a tee shirt where all the other male faculty (mostly MDeities) would be wearing a jacket and tie. I found myself ignored. When I adopted what my wife calls “my armor” (a jacket and tie), I was respected and listened to. Same speech, different outfit.
Joel:
Did you, at the least, wear a Tommy Hilfiger T-shirt and freshly laundered Levi 501s??? And show some dignity?
The packaging certainly does not assert intelligence, brilliance, leadership, etc.
Daniel:
It is to the point of not giving them any consideration. Even on the Dem side. The suits I assume are not Robert Halls varieties. To which they are worn to give them a step up on everyone else around them. Probably manicured nails too!
It is a silly argument on their part, and there are more important things to do. Yet they all got together to vote on this. Are they really much better than the constituents they represent? They forget who they are and what they are i the Senate for today.