President-Elect Trump's cabinet
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 00:28 last edited by
But still better than the other side…
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Pete Hegseth for SecDef.
Was NOT expecting that.
He'll probably be the first SecDef with ink.
wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 00:41 last edited by@George-K said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Pete Hegseth for SecDef.
Was NOT expecting that.
He'll probably be the first SecDef with ink.
Might have been a WW-II vet that had a US Marines or Iwo Jima tattoo or the like.
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@jon-nyc said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
IHT but who is she?
Alina Habba - one of his attorneys.
wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 00:41 last edited by@George-K said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@jon-nyc said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
IHT but who is she?
Alina Habba - one of his attorneys.
Isn’t she the one that brought a gamer laptop to his trial or something? If so, she needs a good spanking.
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@George-K said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@jon-nyc said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
IHT but who is she?
Alina Habba - one of his attorneys.
Isn’t she the one that brought a gamer laptop to his trial or something? If so, she needs a good spanking.
wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 00:46 last edited by@89th said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
she needs a good spanking
And I know just the person to provide it.
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 00:46 last edited by
DOGE
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 00:55 last edited by
Is he imagining that Congress will create a new department? Or did he just want to goose Dogecoin? (which doubled this week)
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 00:55 last edited by
Seems weird to create a department for 2 guys that are going to oversee a single 600p report.
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 00:56 last edited by LuFins Dad
Okay, just bought a few bucks worth of DOGECOIN for the hell of it
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Pete Hegseth for SecDef.
Was NOT expecting that.
He'll probably be the first SecDef with ink.
wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 00:56 last edited by jon-nyc@George-K said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Was that picture taken during Pride Month? Lots of half naked dudes, some with dog collars.
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@George-K said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Was that picture taken during Pride Month? Lots of half naked dudes, some with dog collars.
wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 01:14 last edited by@jon-nyc said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Was that picture taken during Pride Month? Lots of half naked dudes, some with dog collars.
You have a problem with that, you bigot?
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@George-K said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Was that picture taken during Pride Month? Lots of half naked dudes, some with dog collars.
wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 01:22 last edited by@jon-nyc said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@George-K said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Was that picture taken during Pride Month? Lots of half naked dudes, some with dog collars.
Uh, that's the NYC SEAL Swim across the Hudson River. Those "collars" are swim goggles.
If I was you, I'd go down there next year and make fun of those guys in person.
Nice knowing you...
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@jon-nyc said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@George-K said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Was that picture taken during Pride Month? Lots of half naked dudes, some with dog collars.
Uh, that's the NYC SEAL Swim across the Hudson River. Those "collars" are swim goggles.
If I was you, I'd go down there next year and make fun of those guys in person.
Nice knowing you...
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@George-K said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Pete Hegseth for SecDef.
Was NOT expecting that.
He'll probably be the first SecDef with ink.
Department of Veteran Affairs? Great pick. SecDef? FFS…
wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 01:25 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
@George-K said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Pete Hegseth for SecDef.
Was NOT expecting that.
He'll probably be the first SecDef with ink.
Department of Veteran Affairs? Great pick. SecDef? FFS…
Princeton, Harvard, 2 bronze stars. Current rank is Major.
I agree, better at VA.
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Is he imagining that Congress will create a new department? Or did he just want to goose Dogecoin? (which doubled this week)
wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 01:36 last edited by@jon-nyc said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
Is he imagining that Congress will create a new department? Or did he just want to goose Dogecoin? (which doubled this week)
The goal, as I understand it?
Trim $2T.
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 01:39 last edited by
All they're empowered to do is write a report. Then Congress still has to act.
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 01:40 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
All they're empowered to do is write a report. Then Congress still has to act.
That's why I've called them the Grace Commission.
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 01:43 last edited by jon-nyc
I'm not sure either of these guys are astute enough (or are so incentivized) to realize we can't really fix fiscal problems without a serious bipartisan commitment. Any true fix would cause a lot of pain to a shitload of people and if one party were responsible the other party will run on relieving the pain and would likely be victorious.
At some point we will need to get the two parties to jointly agree to each cause pain to their bases and stick to their guns.
Actually in today's world the above might not be sufficient, given the parties relative lack of strength. Today it would be too easy for someone to run for the nomination explicitly against the deal that had been struck, and the parties are no longer in a good position to block them.
Man that's depressing.
"You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 01:45 last edited by
Truman managed to get the majority of the Hoover Commission recommendations enacted.
Sometimes, you never know...
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wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 01:47 last edited by
Right - but there you had a Democratic president choose a Republican ex-president to lead it. That's about as bi-partisan as it gets.
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I'm not sure either of these guys are astute enough (or are so incentivized) to realize we can't really fix fiscal problems without a serious bipartisan commitment. Any true fix would cause a lot of pain to a shitload of people and if one party were responsible the other party will run on relieving the pain and would likely be victorious.
At some point we will need to get the two parties to jointly agree to each cause pain to their bases and stick to their guns.
Actually in today's world the above might not be sufficient, given the parties relative lack of strength. Today it would be too easy for someone to run for the nomination explicitly against the deal that had been struck, and the parties are no longer in a good position to block them.
Man that's depressing.
wrote on 13 Nov 2024, 02:10 last edited by@jon-nyc said in WSJ speculates on President-Elect Trump's cabinet:
we can't really fix fiscal problems without a serious bipartisan commitment.
Exactly. Especially in todays world, where every little thing is thought to be beneficial to only one side.
