yeah...I'm making sure you get screwed over buddy.
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yeah...I'm making sure you get screwed over buddy.
Sorry to be bearer of bad news, but this debate has no influence or power whatsoever on forcing May to cancel the state visit.
The fact T-Rex is being looked at as one of the best out off a bad bunch is telling, the goal posts have been moved off the pitch...
I actually think you should do another bingo card that predicts the content of Trump tweets.It's time... A few of them have turned up.
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Y'all obviously missed the bit where Raoul said - 'best of' TRUMP's picks. He got more No votes than any SoS in history. So, people are aware of his background and some of his areas of conflict of interest. But, seeing as he's the guy for at least the next 4 years - you look at what positives he can bring.
I think when you compare him to the idiot savant Ben Carson...I hate the EPA head - Scott Pruitt....what does the Department of Energy do - Rick Perry...RExxon is obviously one of the more qualified cabinet picks.
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Y'all obviously missed the bit where Raoul said - 'best of' TRUMP's picks. He got more No votes than any SoS in history. So, people are aware of his background and some of his areas of conflict of interest. But, seeing as he's the guy for at least the next 4 years - you look at what positives he can bring.
I think when you compare him to the idiot savant Ben Carson...I hate the EPA head - Scott Pruitt....what does the Department of Energy do - Rick Perry...RExxon is obviously one of the more qualified cabinet picks.
I don't see why that should have any bearing or whether or not someone chooses to protest... You protest because you want to make a statement, you want to do something. It's akin to not voting because you doubt your single vote will affect anything.
Okay, that puts it into perspective. He's rotten, but not the most rotten of Trump's lot.
He did what he had to for Exxon at the time. If that involved coziying up to Putin to advance Exxon's interests then that's what he had to do. I'm fairly confident he understands the fact that he is now representing an entire country and not an oil company.
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A wall you can see through
Oh you mean what we already have...gotcha.
That's news to me. Today is literally his first day on the job and he's only beginning to meet his own staff, much less hold pressers with foreigners.
Protests are good and healthy for democracy, but time for a bit of realism about this debate. MPs will show up to make their views known, but there wont be a vote.
Government experience is obviously a plus, but in his case he has comparable private sector experience, including similar experience to what is required by the SecState job in terms of dealing with foreign leaders, advancing policy positions, negotiating etc. At Exxon, he was in charge of over 83,000 employees. The State Department only has about 30,000 and a significantly smaller budget than Exxon. I think he will be fine and a good counterbalance to Trump's antics.
Well yes but like I said I don't think that's reason not to protest, you can have that realism and still hope for the best. Rather protests against than sit back and accept...
There's no lack of realism, the point is to make it politically embarrassing for May. And when he has his visit, go again to take the piss out of him and his chubby little digits.
What are you on about? What relevance does that have to anything? If anything, your post above just shows YOUR insecurities and YOUR feelings of inadequacy. It's pretty clear who won the election, it's also clear to most people why, and the myriad of combining factors have been discussed here numerous times. It's also a few times now you have tried to mock others with the fact Trump won the election, and it's very childish to be honest, not to mention completely not productive or adding anything to the thread. If you are a Trump supporter, fine, good for you, but after less than two weeks in charge he has already proved he is unfit for the job, put the environment in serious danger, and now putting US citizens and businesses home and abroad in serious danger. If you think that's something to not only celebrate, but something to use to throw at people in this thread because you don't agree with what they say, well then I think it's very sad indeed and I'd say you are probably better off trolling somewhere else, because sooner or later nobody will bother replying to you at all.
I'll be working that day, trying to earn a crust for my family.
Will he have any problems implementing his policies - if his executive orders are overruled, can he override the ruling ? And what about the filibuster firewall - does it still exist, if so, will that go down the pan ?
Gonna have to disagree, he will be learning on the job as that will become clear as time goes by, trust me. Obviously we hope that he can get a handle on it but that's no given. They are clearly not the same field of experience, far from it.
Another one for the bingo card... Well done.
I fully expect Tillerson to be a shill for the oil industry. He's going to have the job Rick Perry thought he was getting.
It doesn't change the facts. It's standard to hold these common pressers, it's considered a diplomatic insult if you don't.
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And the right talks about liberals virtue signalling.
They all learn on the job, its not something a person can learn to do before actually being appointed to the position. He's no less qualified than a U.S. Senator, Governor, or the like.
Chain link fence for the win.
A wall you can see through
Oh you mean what we already have...gotcha.
In that sense, yeah, he's certainly better than most of the other figures. Although it does highlight how low the bar has been set.
I hope a lot of people do show up to protest.
Well from what I've seen over the past week or so, I think he will push through his agenda regardless. Effectively rewriting law to fit what he wants, or using legal loopholes...
Let's refrain from attacking fellow caftards on a personal level guys.
I don't disagree that Tillerson is by this cabinet's standards a solid pick. I'm certainly not one to underestimate the competence of a long-time, and by all accounts successful, CEO of a very large organization. But I would never ideally want someone to jump straight from private sector to cabinet position, with no prior government experience. People from the private sector should be drafted into government, just not at that high a level to start out.
Nancy Pelosi not pulling any punches
Since no one else mentioned it.....PAGE 420!
Nancy Pelosi not pulling any punches
Probably a wise tactical move given that Bannon is singlehandedly rerwritng the book on dirty tactics. The Dems are allowed to play in the sand box as well.
Yeah. Amazing what he's done in a week. Makes you realise what lazy slobs politicians are compared to this go-getter.
I can't believe no one noticed we're on page 420.
Bannon doesn't like attention either, does he? Stuff like this will draw more and more interest towards him, and thus apply further pressure to Trump and the Republicans to get rid of him. I think Bannon's hope was to largely fly under the radar and let any criticism pass as he worked quietly in the background, but it's clear now that isn't going to happen. Should continue to hammer this home, and mention him as much as possible.
Fecker. That's what I get for having someone on ignore, don't notice what they post.
Does help when he has the senate/congress on his side, and is essentially abandoning diplomacy. There's a reason a lot of stuff takes a while to pass. It's because politicians are supposed to talk/listen to each other, and work alongside each other for the interests of the country.
Why is page 420 an important thing?
Oh we are on Page 420
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