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14th October 2019, 08:05 AM | #2081 |
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14th October 2019, 09:43 AM | #2082 |
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14th October 2019, 11:30 PM | #2083 |
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15th October 2019, 04:06 AM | #2084 |
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15th October 2019, 04:35 AM | #2085 |
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OK, he does political work for Trump who lives in the White House.
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15th October 2019, 05:11 AM | #2086 |
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15th October 2019, 03:32 PM | #2087 |
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15th October 2019, 03:52 PM | #2088 |
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15th October 2019, 06:36 PM | #2089 |
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...our governments are just trying to protect us from terror. In the same way that someone banging a hornets’ nest with a stick is trying to protect us from hornets. Frankie Boyle, Guardian, July 2015 |
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16th October 2019, 01:43 PM | #2090 |
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WAPO reports that Mulvaney was the lead person on Trump's Ukraine policy.
Given his already weakened standing with the White House staff and GOP leaders in general, I think he might be tied with Rudy on the 'most likely to be next to go under the bus" list. |
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16th October 2019, 08:09 PM | #2091 |
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16th October 2019, 08:33 PM | #2092 |
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How many degrees of separation are we allowed? How about Rudy's now-ex attorney?
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16th October 2019, 10:56 PM | #2093 |
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17th October 2019, 12:41 AM | #2094 |
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Speaking of ex-attorneys,... how long will Gowdy last if he actually falls back on any actual "legal" advice instead of sucking up and saying "No, no, you're right Don Donaldo, you can do anything you want because you're the president."
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17th October 2019, 05:19 AM | #2095 |
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Rudy: You wanted to see me Mr. President?
Donald: Yes Rudy. No, don't sit down. This won't take long. Rudy: What is it, Mr. President? Donald: These two gentlemen need a guide to the nearest bus stop. I'd like you to show it to them. Rudy: They seem like they could find it themselves. Donald: I really want you to show it to them. Up Close. Wait with them till the bus shows up. Rudy: Okay. I will be right back after they are on the bus. Straight back to your office. Donald: No, that won't be necessary at all. Rudy: Then I will call you next week. Donald: Sure Rudy. Next week. Everything will be fine after you meet the bus....... |
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17th October 2019, 02:06 PM | #2096 |
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Dept. of I-forget-the-other-one seeking new leadership, for real this time.
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17th October 2019, 03:33 PM | #2097 |
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17th October 2019, 05:20 PM | #2098 |
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And Mulvaney is ******. That is unless today was an effort to **** Trump on the way out the door. The disgusting little Leprechaun bastard wouldn't be the first to have their way with Trump on while trying to keep the screen door from hitting them in the ass.
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17th October 2019, 05:39 PM | #2099 |
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Mulvaney just tried to walk back his admission on the Ukraine "I deny saying what I just said on Camera in front of God and everybody". It is to make one laugh, really. Flash. One of Trump's real lawyers...not TV Lawyer Rudy just said that Mulvaney did not clear his intial statement with the White House legal staff. Read what you will into that. |
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17th October 2019, 05:57 PM | #2100 |
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Perry leaving is really bizarre. Rumor has it that he was going to step down next year any way and work in the private sector. Whic probably means some oil companies will pay him for the policies he implemented at the DOE. You know, give him a huge consulting contract where he basically gets sent a big check every month.
The question is what was his involvement. |
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17th October 2019, 06:50 PM | #2101 |
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Mick was perched on the ledge before this fiasco. Ya gotta figure he may not make it through the weekend. Donnie wanted to blame him for the admin staff being so ill-prepared for the impeachment hearings. Now he's learning that hiring people on the basis of "But do they stick up for me?" may not be the best criteria, particularly when "sticking up for Trump" means you open your big mouth when you should've just shut up.
The problem is that these miscreants actually believe the crap they tell each other and that Donnie Johnny's motives are pure and patriotic so they just repeat his misdeed in the assurance that the deplorables just won't care. Who's on tap to be the next "acting" CoS? Can I still root for Devin? Gotta get his sorry ass-kissing in there to make Trump's suicide drive complete. |
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17th October 2019, 08:44 PM | #2102 |
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There is no Chief-of-Staff these days. Anyone in the position is going to be simply a seat-warmer, sycophant and sideshow. Really, it's a great job for loafer who wants to be paid the big bucks to do nothing at all constructive, watch Trump **** things up all by himself, and cheer him on. Maybe Hannity should apply...
Trump has always liked to run his own show, in person, alone. In business, you can probably get away with that...it's a management style, I suppose. But this scatter-gun "You're fired!" mentality designed to "keep your people on their toes" is really reaping its dividends in government now. Government ain't a business. It doesn't work like that. Of course, everyone but Donny knew that going in... Didn't they! |
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18th October 2019, 03:10 PM | #2103 |
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18th October 2019, 03:13 PM | #2104 |
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Problem is any CEO in charge of a large company needs a Chief of Staff or his equivalent just for gatekeeping purposes...he can't waste his time running his office staff. You can't really get away with that in a large business either.
But then who said Donnie was a good CEO. What he does flies in the face of what any good business/government management school teaches.The techniques of running a large organization are pretty much the same. |
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18th October 2019, 04:32 PM | #2105 |
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Don't know how much there is to this, but there is some speculation that Trump is giving serious consideration to dropping Pence from the ticket.
Reason: Only reason Donnie picked him was to get the evangelical vote, and Trump feels that the evangelicals are now tied in so closely to him that he can do without Pence, and he want a running mate who will help him with his weakest spot, which is the female vote.I I don't know if anybody can help Trump in that regard..too much damage has been done...but the above does seem to be the way that Donnie's mind often works. |
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18th October 2019, 04:35 PM | #2106 |
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18th October 2019, 04:38 PM | #2107 |
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I do not like Pence at all, but at least he might have a little spark of decency whereas Trump does not. At this point I am willing to roll the dice on that.
Damn, I wish I could remember the Latin for that that Pelosi used a couple of weeks ago. |
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18th October 2019, 04:42 PM | #2108 |
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18th October 2019, 06:08 PM | #2110 |
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From looking at his record, there is no reason to assume Pence would be more competent than Trump as President - he just can get bullied into not doing very much.
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18th October 2019, 08:14 PM | #2111 |
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19th October 2019, 01:44 PM | #2113 |
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19th October 2019, 03:16 PM | #2115 |
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I'm kind of confused. I thought I heard a couple of weeks ago that Rick Perry was leaving?
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19th October 2019, 03:25 PM | #2116 |
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19th October 2019, 03:25 PM | #2117 |
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20th October 2019, 03:35 PM | #2118 |
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So who's going to fire Mulvaney? Pence?
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20th October 2019, 05:06 PM | #2119 |
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No, they're not, actually. But they share one thing in common: The CEO and "the board" need to know what the business is in the business of doing. Why does the organisation even exist. And hopefully, how does this organisation do what it does better.
In short (in management school speak): Mission statement, and business practices. In a private business, Donny's "mission statement" was pretty clearly "Make me as rich as possible the easiest way possible by any means possible while hanging about looking cool with good-looking women in flashy cars with gold stuff everywhere". And his business practices were "Screw everyone else, I'm all right and **** you if you get in trouble". And to be frank, if that's what he wanted then fine. Let him knock himself out trying that...with his own private business. But that's nothing what government is about. And that's not how government works. But I'm sure I don't have to explain that at all. Donny's problem is he has brought his private business practices into government administration. And within 3 years, here we are... |
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20th October 2019, 06:18 PM | #2120 |
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"...aides and allies started to contemplate the length of Mulvaney’s tenure in the West Wing."
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/1...e-house-052708 |
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