Biden expected to replace Ron Bloom, USPS board chair and key DeJoy ally, on postal board
Last edited Fri Nov 19, 2021, 08:41 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: Washington Post
President Biden is expected to announce Friday that he will not renominate Ron Bloom, the chair the U.S. Postal Service board and a key ally of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, when his term expires next month, according to three people with knowledge of the situation. The move casts doubt on DeJoy's future at the agency, said the three people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.
Biden's decision potentially gives liberals on the panel another crucial vote to oust the postmaster general, who can only be removed by the board of governors. The nine-member board currently is split with four Democrats, four Republicans and one independent, though Biden has only appointed three members. Bloom, a Democrat, has backed the postmaster general as the agency slowed mail delivery standards and raised prices. Biden's decision reflects the White House's continued antipathy toward DeJoy, who many liberals view as a loyalist to former president Donald Trump.
When asked about DeJoy in February, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, "I think we can all agree, most Americans would agree, that the Postal Service needs leadership that can and will do a better job." Congressional Democrats are still fuming about DeJoy's planned mail slowdowns in the run up to the 2020 presidential election, his past activity as a Republican megadonor and his financial relationship with Bloom.
DeJoy between October 2020 and April purchased up to $305,000 in bonds from the asset management firm where Bloom is a senior executive. Postal ethics officials have cleared the transaction, and Bloom has told The Washington Post that he receives "no benefit whatsoever" when bonds issued by his company, Brookfield Asset Management, are bought or sold.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/11/19/usps-biden-bloom-dejoy/
(I don't usually do the above smiley brigade but I have been waiting for months and months to begin the process to oust FUCKING DEJOY)
Note that the "Independent" is left-leaning (a major advocate of mail-in voting) and also note that because of that (I), and not only Bloom's slot being up, but a GOP slot ALSO up on December 8, then that means that Biden could fill those 2 slots with 2 more (D)s and not violate the "no more than 5 of one party" mandate (because for the 9 members, it could then potentially be 5 (D)s + 1 (I) + 3 (R)s. - edit to fix).
GB_RN
(2,443 posts)For the USPS, and the rest of us. 👍😁
Botany
(70,685 posts)August 22, 2020. Letter sorting equipment that was ruined and dumped behind a USPS building.
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WTF hasn't he been investigated and thrown out due to his shady dealings and conflicts of interest? This is too important of a job to leave to someone who has spent his entire career trying to destroy the U.S. postal system! If they don't get him out next month, I'm going to be very pissed!!!
JohnSJ
(92,570 posts)multigraincracker
(32,786 posts)Lets follow the money until we get him & friends in jail.
Lovie777
(12,448 posts)Deminpenn
(15,308 posts)at the very least the appearance of a conflict of interest when DeJoy buys bonds from Brookfield. The sales might not directly benefit Bloom, but the proceeds from the sale certainly go toward paying senior executives like Bloom.
patphil
(6,270 posts)But, he's not interested in donating any feces to the situation.
quakerboy
(13,926 posts)Dont care what the letter next to the name is, look at who brought him in.
We need a clean sweep. Probably some decent people got into low level offices under trump.. but we cant chance it. Clean sweep of anyone he brought in, top to bottom.
dalton99a
(81,716 posts)Kahuna
(27,313 posts)JohnSJ
(92,570 posts)turbinetree
(24,752 posts)rurallib
(62,500 posts)obligations that Repubs imposed on the USPS in 2006. Once BBB is done, that should be a priority!
FakeNoose
(32,956 posts)I agree that it's been an absurd situation, and detrimental to the USPS. However there are retirement funds accumulating that belong to the postal workers. Just like Social Security it was taken out of their paychecks and paid into a special retirement fund on their behalf. Wouldn't the Repukes love to get their hands on that money? Of course, but they cannot be allowed to touch it. I hope that rule gets baked into anything the new USPS Board is permitted to do in the future.
DeJoy's destruction of the USPS electronic sorting machines has cost us taxpayers $ millions. He must be held accountable for that awful decision. He should be required to replace that equipment at his own expense before he walks away from that job.
ananda
(28,931 posts)Finally!
AllaN01Bear
(18,982 posts)Rebl2
(13,635 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,277 posts)Time to start over there. Fucking Turtle spent years blocking Obama's nominees for that Board and I am hoping that we can ram through the 2 upcoming vacancies that come up December 8th (meaning they get confirmed by the Senate as quickly as possible, which might be a chore), and then move to the next stage which will be addressing the meat of the problem.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)Rebl2
(13,635 posts)Biden just get to appoint who he wants or does it have to be voted on by Congress.
Lonestarblue
(10,213 posts)Republicans may drag future nominees out solely because they know the public wants DeJoy gone, and they can frustrate Biden on his removal. Then in 2022 theyll blame mail delays on Democrats as one reelection strategy. Ted Cruz is still holding national security and foreign service staff hostage because hes in a snit over the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2. Perhaps hes doing this to support the Texas gas industry, but its unlikely that Germany will ever buy US gas because it first has to be converted to LNG, loaded on special ships, and then reconverted to natural gas at the receiving end. Like almost all Republicans these days, Cruz is just being an utter ass.
Rebl2
(13,635 posts)the Democrats luck getting his nominee approved.
rurallib
(62,500 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,802 posts)onetexan
(13,088 posts)c-rational
(2,603 posts)5 (D's), 1 (I) and 3(R's).
BumRushDaShow
(130,277 posts)This December, there is a (D) seat up (Bloom's) and a (R) seat up so the (R) seat can be assigned to a (D) because of the (I) that is there (who is left-leaning) and it keeps takes the (identified) majority party's number to the max of no more than 5.
spicysista
(1,663 posts)grumpyduck
(6,315 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)llashram
(6,265 posts)trump POS... his ass and Bloom... all for money I presume
gopiscrap
(23,769 posts)he will be over joyed if that damn assholes gets voted out
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,570 posts)The wheels of change move slowly.
orangecrush
(19,687 posts)Upthevibe
(8,119 posts)as soon as possible!!!!
Demovictory9
(32,517 posts)Number9Dream
(1,565 posts)Cha
(298,241 posts)nobody mess with our mail!
ailsagirl
(22,916 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,693 posts)Last year only 37% of mail was delivered on time thanks to this asshole. I have had the worst mail service EVER!
Dear Santa,
I want DeJoy in jail for Christmas. I have been very good . Thank you.
bagimin
(1,339 posts)K&R!