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02-18-2017, 11:57 AM
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...hlutobn75jyvi&
Real professionals don't want to work for the Orange Menace. It is either a career destroyer or such a bad job no one wants it. So we will probably get some Bannon approved hack, or Bannon as de facto NSA.
The rot is at the top and is trickling down. Plus there are no Undersecretary of States yet for the same reason: no one wants to be associated with the disrupter party. Who would want to kill their careers or reputations?
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As long as Trump insists on keeping Bannon and KT McFarland on the NSC, he'll have a hard time finding anybody worth a damn. Consider for a moment that the Commander of the Special Operation Command, General Tony Thomas, recently said:
“Our government continues to be in unbelievable turmoil. I hope they sort it out soon because we’re a nation at war."
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02-18-2017, 12:04 PM
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As long as Trump insists on keeping Bannon and KT McFarland on the NSC, he'll have a hard time finding anybody worth a damn. Consider for a moment that the Commander of the Special Operation Command, General Tony Thomas, recently said:
“Our government continues to be in unbelievable turmoil. I hope they sort it out soon because we’re a nation at war."
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Who in their right mind wants to be an NSA that has to get approval from those two hacks? Who is minding the store while the orange menace is holding his night rallies?
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02-18-2017, 12:38 PM
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I would rather have the Trump cabinet in turmoil. This will alienate both parties and keep the damage from a Trump administration to a bare minimum.
Being an eternal optimist, I hope our constitution will put sufficient roadblocks on Trump's agenda for 'change' and embolden the media to make life difficult for Trump and his administration. Imagine what he could do if he knew what he was doing and had qualified administration to execute his policies!
Having said that, Steve Bannon is dangerous lurking in the shadows of the WH.
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02-18-2017, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Rajoo
I would rather have the Trump cabinet in turmoil. This will alienate both parties and keep the damage from a Trump administration to a bare minimum.
Being an eternal optimist, I hope our constitution will put sufficient roadblocks on Trump's agenda for 'change' and embolden the media to make life difficult for Trump and his administration. Imagine what he could do if he knew what he was doing and had qualified administration to execute his policies!
Having said that, Steve Bannon is dangerous lurking in the shadows of the WH.
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That is kinda like saying I would like to fly in a jumbo jet across the ocean without any co- pilots or navigator in the cockpit. Obviously Trump can't do national security alone. He is not an Obama or even a George W. Bush.
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02-18-2017, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by icenine
That is kinda like saying I would like to fly in a jumbo jet across the ocean without any co- pilots or navigator in the cockpit. Obviously Trump can't do national security alone. He is not an Obama or even a George W. Bush.
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As long as there's a pilot I wouldn't have any concern and given how advanced avionic software has become, large planes practically fly themselves, even not having a pilot wouldn't concern me all that much, especially if I was at the controls during landing. Landing is the most difficult part of flying a plane and I safely landed a B-2 back in 2001. No practice and I had never played a flight simulator computer game.
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02-18-2017, 02:47 PM
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Sounds like the Air Force makes the informal comment a reality--it treats billion-dollar airplanes like 'toys.'
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02-18-2017, 02:51 PM
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A man after my own heart.
" Mr. President: ‘Just who the hell do you think you are?’ " Miami Herald
"Dear Mr. So-Called President:
So let me explain to you how this works.
You were elected as chief executive of the United States. I won’t belabor the fact that you won with a minority of the popular vote and a little help from your friends, FBI Director James Comey and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The bottom line is, you were elected.
And this does entitle you to certain things. You get your own airplane. You get free public housing. You get greeted with snappy salutes. And a band plays when you walk into the room.
But there is one thing to which your election does not entitle you. It does not entitle you to do whatever pops into your furry orange head without being called on it or, should it run afoul of the Constitution, without being blocked.
You and other members of the Fourth Reich seem to be having difficulty understanding this. Reports from Politico and elsewhere describe you as shocked that judges and lawmakers can delay or even stop you from doing things. Three weeks ago, your chief strategist, Steve Bannon, infamously declared that news media should “keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while.” continued below.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/o...#storylink=cpy
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02-18-2017, 03:08 PM
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Classic. Thank-you Leonard.
And props for the post, Bob.
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02-18-2017, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by bobabode
A man after my own heart.
" Mr. President: ‘Just who the hell do you think you are?’ " Miami Herald
"Dear Mr. So-Called President:
So let me explain to you how this works.
You were elected as chief executive of the United States. I won’t belabor the fact that you won with a minority of the popular vote and a little help from your friends, FBI Director James Comey and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The bottom line is, you were elected.
And this does entitle you to certain things. You get your own airplane. You get free public housing. You get greeted with snappy salutes. And a band plays when you walk into the room.
But there is one thing to which your election does not entitle you. It does not entitle you to do whatever pops into your furry orange head without being called on it or, should it run afoul of the Constitution, without being blocked.
You and other members of the Fourth Reich seem to be having difficulty understanding this. Reports from Politico and elsewhere describe you as shocked that judges and lawmakers can delay or even stop you from doing things. Three weeks ago, your chief strategist, Steve Bannon, infamously declared that news media should “keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while.” continued below.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/o...#storylink=cpy
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A song for The Donald.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f4CyQto-0E
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02-18-2017, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by donquixote99
Sounds like the Air Force makes the informal comment a reality--it treats billion-dollar airplanes like 'toys.'
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It's true.
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