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10th November 2017, 03:23 PM | #401 |
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10th November 2017, 07:43 PM | #402 |
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14th November 2017, 01:31 PM | #403 |
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I hereby nominate Jeff Sessions. Who is simultaneously trying to explain why he can't remember being in meetings with Papadopolous where Russian collusion was discussed and being criticized by Trump & Co for not locking her up.
No worries for Jeffie though. After Roy Moore is expelled by the Senate the governor can nominate him back to his old seat. |
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21st November 2017, 02:42 PM | #404 |
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https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017...ump-idiot-dope
MR McMaster maybe the next out now. We'll see. For some reason The Hair dislikes having his intellectual deficiency pointed out to him. Not sure why; it's perfectly obvious. |
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30th November 2017, 09:38 AM | #407 |
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Conway is moving on to become some sort of opioid czar but I don't think that counts.
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30th November 2017, 09:54 AM | #408 |
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There was supposed to be some kind of "suicide pact" between Tillerson, Mnuchin and Mattis...
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...-a7984151.html I expect that it will prove to be so much hot air. |
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30th November 2017, 10:40 AM | #410 |
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...nl_most&wpmm=1
White House readies plan to replace Tillerson with Pompeo at State, install Cotton at CIA The plan, hatched by White House chief of staff John F. Kelly, is expected to be set in motion over the next few weeks. Looks like Tillerson is a good bet for next. |
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30th November 2017, 10:47 AM | #411 |
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30th November 2017, 11:09 AM | #412 |
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Tillerson has been a disaster at State. He should go. He’s likely be happier too since he considers Trump a moron.
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30th November 2017, 02:09 PM | #417 |
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30th November 2017, 04:17 PM | #418 |
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Good question. I recall he was made responsible for a whole raft of things, but don't recall what any of the others were. Strange how long ago that seems now.
Does anyone recall who was going to plug the leaks at the White House? Was that one of Jared's? Or was it a Kelly mission? |
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30th November 2017, 06:56 PM | #421 |
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2nd December 2017, 03:01 AM | #424 |
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Kushner is looking a lot like he's going back to New York to take care of the family business. Mueller is closing in and there's no upside for him to stay in Washington.
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2nd December 2017, 03:31 AM | #425 |
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Kushner is an enigma to me. He has been given the most plentiful policy portfolio of all ("peace in the ME" anyone? And several more of that caliber), yet is so far back in the background, we famously don't even know his voice. Well almost. What is it in Trump's head that makes Kushner so yugely, bigly important? Is he expendable?
He is such a light weight, any ill breeze ought to whisk him away. I am not sure Kushner is next, even though he is clearly in Mueller's crosshairs. Too attached to the POTUS's next of kin. I still say: Kelly! |
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2nd December 2017, 06:53 AM | #427 |
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Trump only hires the best people, but government is so slow and inefficient that we can't get the NEW best people in fast enough.
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Trump will probably keep Tillerson now just to prove the news is fake!
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3rd December 2017, 12:31 AM | #430 |
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3rd December 2017, 12:55 PM | #432 |
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Originally Posted by quadraginta
True, not firing someone who is known to be contemptuous of Trump must be eating him inside... ETA: Firing Tillerson will vindicate "Fake News", not firing him means Tillerson has got away with calling him a moron. Where will Trump's ego force him |
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3rd December 2017, 05:16 PM | #433 |
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Tillerson can resign and have enough loyalty not to admit Trump ordered him to do so. Trump can then say he's sorry to see him go.
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3rd December 2017, 07:32 PM | #434 |
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And what about the alleged suicide pact?
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13th December 2017, 08:04 AM | #437 |
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Seems the most insipid of them all (Aside from the boss) is leaving. Omarosa.
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13th December 2017, 09:10 AM | #438 |
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Omarosa is out!
Escorted out of the building! (I don't know if that's in a good way, or like "escorted out" by security. https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/o...q52#.kx3jApDep
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13th December 2017, 10:46 AM | #439 |
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From Ray Dalio's Principles, page 328:
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Too much showboating?
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