Impressed by the Trump administration part II

posted by like_that

That's what he gets for being a fucking idiot

FIFY

posted by like_that

That's what he gets for being a fucking idiot and having Bannon in his ear when his set up his cabinet. 

Maybe I wasn't paying very close attention, but I was pretty surprised to see Tillerson was fired.

Does he even have a single cabinet member left that's actually been there from the beginning (a whole whopping 14 months)?

I wish he’d fire Betsy DeVos

Learned today Mexican criminals, especially those carrying drugs, are also professional climbers.  Thanks Donald.  

posted by QuakerOats

It was government intervention that screwed it up to begin with; so now it will take government intervention to unwind government from its involvement.  Perhaps you did not understand my prior statement. 

Ultimately I hope we get where we need to be. 

It is pretty humorous watching you try and justify exceptions to you basic tenets. Ms. Ayn would never approve. 

posted by gut

Maybe I wasn't paying very close attention, but I was pretty surprised to see Tillerson was fired.

Does he even have a single cabinet member left that's actually been there from the beginning (a whole whopping 14 months)?

I wasn't. He has been rumored to be on the chopping block since last summer and the moron comment. The way he did it caught me off guard. How Trump like to do it via Twitter. 

As for who is left, actually most of them are still there. Cabinet wise, only State, HHS, and DHS have actually changed. There is heat on the VA, EPA, and HUD, but they are still there. 

posted by friendfromlowry

I wish he’d fire Betsy DeVos

I caught her 60 min interview. It was....special.

posted by O-Trap

Do you hear how insane this sounds?  Government intervention screwed things up, so government intervention is the solution?

If deficit spending screws things up, then I suppose deficit spending is the solution?

Hell, if taxes get too high, we'll just have to implement more taxes to fix it.

If government intervention caused the problem, then REMOVING government intervention would be a solution.  Not adding or diversifying the intervention.

 

 

Good God.  It was government that inserted itself into the equation; only government can now extract itself.  We manufacturers cannot throw GAAT and NAFTA and all other asinine agreements into the trash can, only government can.  I view the tariffs as the initial, and necessary, step to begin that process.  Ultimately, government unwinds these horrific agreements to allow us to compete on a level playing field. 

I can't help you any further. 

posted by QuakerOats

Good God.  It was government that inserted itself into the equation; only government can now extract itself.  We manufacturers cannot throw GAAT and NAFTA and all other asinine agreements into the trash can, only government can.  I view the tariffs as the initial, and necessary, step to begin that process.  Ultimately, government unwinds these horrific agreements to allow us to compete on a level playing field. 

I can't help you any further. 

Good lord ...

So, you think ADDING a regulatory policy ON United States businesses is the first step to undoing government intervention in the market?

You're right.  You can't help me.  The blind leading anybody is a bad idea.

Take care; God bless.

posted by O-Trap

Good lord ...

So, you think ADDING a regulatory policy ON United States businesses is the first step to undoing government intervention in the market?

 

You're right.  You can't help me.  The blind leading anybody is a bad idea.

I applaud your effort to get him to go outside the box and say anything other than generic talking points, but I've become really sure that's an exercise in futility.

posted by ptown_trojans_1

As for who is left, actually most of them are still there. Cabinet wise, only State, HHS, and DHS have actually changed. There is heat on the VA, EPA, and HUD, but they are still there. 

Of course!  How could I forget about Ben "Big Decorator" Carson?

posted by Heretic

I applaud your effort to get him to go outside the box and say anything other than generic talking points, but I've become really sure that's an exercise in futility.

Call me an optimist.

This roundtable is disturbing on multiple levels.  Even Obama never campaigned so shamelessly.

Trump does a lot of amazingly stupid things, but this is jaw-dropping.

posted by gut

This roundtable is disturbing on multiple levels.  Even Obama never campaigned so shamelessly.

Trump does a lot of amazingly stupid things, but this is jaw-dropping.

Remember those people who were oozing with pure outrage at how Obama spent more time campaigning for president than he had spent as a Congressman?

My guess is that many of them will stay pretty quiet about this.

posted by O-Trap

Remember those people who were oozing with pure outrage at how Obama spent more time campaigning for president than he had spent as a Congressman?

My guess is that many of them will stay pretty quiet about this.

It was shamelessly indulgent.  Absolutely disgusting.

Same thing as thoes bipartisan hearings.  He opens it up, showing/promising transparency so how can Dems refuse?  But then it forces them to be respectful and defferent, because they'll disrespect him plenty in a soundbite but no one is doing that directly to the POTUS on camera.  It's kind of a brilliant move, but it's nothing more than optical bullshit.

posted by O-Trap

Remember those people who were oozing with pure outrage at how Obama spent more time campaigning for president than he had spent as a Congressman?

My guess is that many of them will stay pretty quiet about this.

At least President Trump is to busy governing instead of being on the golf course like Obama.

posted by ppaw1999

At least President Trump is to busy governing instead of being on the golf course like Obama.

too

posted by ppaw1999

At least President Trump is to busy governing instead of being on the golf course like Obama.

Trump’s on pace to play 2 times as much golf while in office compared to Obama. So you’re wrong there. This is especially funny considering how vocally he criticized Obama for playing and for claiming he “wouldn’t have time to play golf” while in office. 

posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

Trump’s on pace to play 2 times as much golf while in office compared to Obama. So you’re wrong there. This is especially funny considering how vocally he criticized Obama for playing and for claiming he “wouldn’t have time to play golf” while in office. 

When a libtard uses sarcasm and confuses another libtard.