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Tuberville has achieved setting precedent that higher officer promotions don't need unanimous Senate consent. Republicans will plan to use this to promote MAGA friendly officers in an effort to influence and control the military.
tuberville doesn't achieve shit. He's a potato.
The handlers around him get the credit for any of their perceived "victory" that are simultaneously loses for humanity in general. He's 1000% propped up and barely knows where he is. tommy tuberville probably uses a gun to try to tie his Velcro shoes in the morning.
Yeah, I'm sorry, but I'm not willing to give Tuberville the credit for being either smart or crafty and that includes being smart or crafty enough to be able to do someone else's bidding. He's just a fucking idiot. I don't know about football, but I'm told he was a mediocre coach basically his whole adult life before becoming a senator. All he's ever known is football and whatever he's soaked up from watching Fox News when football is over. I don't believe this was part of some master plan. This was an idiot thinking if he did something stupid, he would achieve his goal of being dumb.
Did you miss the word, handlers?
It's not like they can just pick who gets to be a general; it takes years to get into positions of authority, and Congress approving promotions is mostly a formality (that's why they did it in batches before ol' Tommy decided to hold people's careers hostage.).
If there are MAGA supporters in the military, they've been there the whole time.
No doubt, but the Rs have already politicized the highest officers by labeling those making policy with which they disagree woke. They pay close attention and vet the generals, and I believe they'll use this practice to influence the promotions with their own hierarchy in mind--and plans once it's in place.
I suspect this was Tuberville's main goal with all this nonsense. The disruption to the defense department and nonstop cycle of distraction this year have been icing on the cake for him and MAGA at large.
I dunno if it was his goal, because that seems like a bit too tactful, but I definitely agree they'll use whatever weaknesses they can exploit.